CA OPS/MVS® Event Management and Automation - Rules and OPS/REXX

Duration

4 hours

Overview

Audience

Operators, operations analysts, and systems programmers requiring knowledge of CA-OPS/MVS Rules and OPS/REXX.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of JCL, TSO/ISPF, OS/390 operations, and the REXX programming language.

Objectives

After completing this course, the student will be able to:
• Identify how automation rules are defined and used in event automation
• Identify how simple automation rules are written by using the EasyRule facility
• Identify how automation rules are used for event automation
• Recognize the OPS/REXX interface and facilities

Course Content

Automation Rules

Rules and Rule Sets
Rule Definitions and Structure

Types of Rules

Types of Rules
Valid Return Statements

Defining Basic Rules Using EasyRule

Accessing EasyRule
Using EasyRule

Testing Rules Used for Event Automation

Testing Rules
Defining Test Data

Introduction to CA-OPS/MVS REXX Interface

REXX and OPS/REXX
AOF Variables
OPS/REXX Functions
OPS/REXX Host Environments and POI Commands

CA OPS/MVS® Event Management and Automation - Rules and OPS/REXX Mastery Test