What ALERTs are
An MainView AutoOPERATOR ALERT consists of a number of components both textual (visible) and user-specified (machine accessible). MainView AutoOPERATOR ALERTs are messages that MainView AutoOPERATOR creates to notify operators of exceptional situations that might require manual intervention and attention.
MainView AutoOPERATOR ALERTs can originate from
- MainView AutoOPERATOR Rule Processor
- MainView AutoOPERATOR REXX (or CLIST) EXECs
- IBM NetView address spaces issuing the NAIEXEC ALERT command
The way an ALERT looks and functions depends on what you specify when the ALERT is created from any of these sources.
For documentation about how ALERTs are generated from these sources, refer to Table 1.
Table 1. Where to find more information about ALERTs
To read about | See |
|---|---|
Creating ALERTs based on various system events with MainView AutoOPERATOR Rules | MainView AutoOPERATOR Basic Automation Guide, Volume 1: Using Rules contains information about how to create Rules and how to create ALERTs from Rules |
Creating ALERTs from MainView AutoOPERATOR REXX (or CLIST) EXECs | MainView AutoOPERATOR Advanced Automation Guide |
Creating ALERTs from the NetView address space | 'MainView AutoOPERATOR ACCESS NV' section in the MainView AutoOPERATOR Options User Guide |
In addition, MainView AutoOPERATOR maintains information about
- the date and time ALERTs originated
- where the ALERTs originated from
- the ALERT's priority and color
- the ALERT's queuing characteristics
- target user information
- any user-specified data associated with a particular ALERT