Example 2: creating a TIME-initiated Rule with ATSTART
This example shows how to create a TIME-initiated Rule that begins to fire at BBI-SS PAS startup and fires every 15 minutes for a total of 10 times. After the Rule fires 10 times, the Rule will stop firing and it will not begin firing until the next BBI-SS PAS startup. The action that the Rule takes is to display initiators.
To create this Rule
- Enter the new Rule ID and the event type on the Rule Processor Detail Control panel.
Press Enter; the Selection Criteria - TIME panel is displayed as shown in the following figure.
Figure 1. Creating a TIME-initiated Rule (2): Selection Criteria panel
BMC Software --------- Selection Criteria - TIME -------- MAINVIEW AutoOPERATOR
COMMAND ===> TGT --- AOAO
TIME --- HH:MM:SS
Rule-set === RULMAGIE Rule-id === NEWRULE4
Start Specification:
Start Time ===> ATSTART hh:mm:ss or ATSTART
Frequency:
Interval ===> 00:15:00 hh:mm:ss
Stop Specification:
Stop time ===> hh:mm:ss
or
Stop Count ===> 10
Press ENTER to continue, END return to Detail Control, CANCEL to cancel changesSpecify the start time for the Rule to fire and the time interval; enter the time specifications as follows:
- To specify that the Rule begins firing at BBI-SS PAS startup, specify ATSTART for the Start Time field.
- To specify that the Rule fires every 15 minutes, enter 00:15:00 for the Interval field.
- To specify the Rule should fire a total of 10 times, specify 10 for the Stop Count field (valid values are 1 to 99999999).
The Rule will stop firing after 10 times and will not fire again until the next BBI-SS PAS startup.
For more information about the parameters on the Selection Criteria - TIME panel, see Selection-Criteria-fields
- Press Enter; the Variable Dependencies - TIME panel is displayed.
This example does not make use of variables; press Enter.The Action Specification - TIME panel is displayed as shown in the following figure.
Figure 2. Creating a TIME-initiated Rule (2): Action Specification I panel
BMC Software ---------- Action Specification(s) I - TIME -------- AutoOPERATOR
COMMAND ===> TGT --- AOAO
Rule-set === RULMAGIE Rule-id === NEWRULE4
Automation Actions:
Journal ===> Aux Log ===>
* Exec Name/Parms ==>
* Cmd(Type MVS ) ===> $DI
* Issue Msg( WTO ) =>
POST Target ===>
POST ID ===>
POST Parms ===>
* Enter a question mark(?) and blank in any field on the line for more options.
Press ENTER to continue, END return to Detail Control, CANCEL to cancel changes- To specify that the command the Rule issues when it is fired, enter the command in the CMD (Type MVS) field. In this case the MVS command is $DI which causes the initiators to be displayed in the SYSLOG.
Press Enter; the Action Specification(s) - II MSG panel is displayedas shown in the following figure.
Figure 3. Creating a TIME-initiated Rule (2): Action Specification II panel
BMC Software ---------- Action Specification(s) II - MSG ------- AutoOPERATOR
COMMAND ===> TGT --- DL72
Rule-set === RULAO72 Rule-id === CTMXSDF
Send (TSO IDs) ===>
DOM Id ===> Delete Operator Message
Set IOA Variable ===>
Value ===>
CTM Force Job: Table..: Job.: Date:
Library:
CTM Set Cond.: Name...: Date: Action:
Press ENTER to continue, END return to Detail Control, CANCEL to cancel changes- Specify that a notification is sent to a TSO user ID, BAOMES1, in the Send (TSO IDs) field.The Rule will issue the command and a notification will be sent to TSO user ID BAOMES1 every 15 minutes.
- The Rule will not set variables or issue an ALERT; press Enter until the Rule Processor Detail Control panel is redisplayed.
Press END to apply changes; the Confirm Timer Rule Update panel is displayed as shown in the following figure.
Figure 4. Creating a TIME-initiated Rule (1): Confirm Timer Rule Update panel
BMC Software ------------- Confirm Timer Rule Update ------------ AutoOPERATOR
COMMAND ===> TGT --- RB64
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ WARNING! You have added an ATSTART Timer Rule, NEWRULE4. +
+ +
+ The NEWRULE4 Rule will be in a SUSPENDED status and will not be +
+ eligible to fire until the next time the AutoOPERATOR PAS is +
+ stopped and started again. +
+ +
+ Please do one of the following: +
+ - Press Enter to continue updating Rule NEWRULE3 in Rule Set RULMAGIE. +
+ - Enter CANCEL to exit this Rule and cancel changes. +
+ - Press END to return to Rule Processor Detail Control for this Rule. +
+ +
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+- Press END to apply changes; the Rule Set Overview panel is displayed.
- Repeat Step 15 and Step 16 to complete saving the Rule NEWRULE4 to Rule Set RULMAGIE.