Create a MSG rule using EasyRule that sends a WTO to all consoles
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Issue/Introduction
How can a MSG rule be configured in EasyRule to send MVS messages to ALL the consoles? In the Actions menu of the rule and selecting option M, "Issue z/OS Messages", the selection 'Console Names =>' says to enter a console name but the messages need to go to ALL the consoles.
Environment
OPS/MVS
Resolution
When creating a Message Rule using EasyRule, a WTO can be sent from the rule to all active consoles using the following method...
Within EasyRule, from the Message Rule Main Menu, select "4" for ACTIONS:
EasyRule ----------------------------------------------------------------------
M E S S A G E R U L E M A I N M E N U
1 MESSAGE ID - Specify the ID of the message(s) to be processed
2 DOCUMENTATION - Add comments to this Rule
3 CONDITIONS - Supply additional criteria for this Rule to fire
4 ACTIONS - Take action with respect to the message(s)
5 INITIALIZATION - One-time initialization done when Rule is ENABLEd
6 TERMINATION - Specify actions to be taken when Rule is DISABLEd
Next, select option "M" to issue a z/OS message from the rule:
EasyRule ----------------------------------------------------------------------
M E S S A G E R U L E -- T A K E A C T I O N
The actions you specify via these panels will be taken for all messages that
have the Message ID you specified and pass any additional tests you supplied
via the "Additional Criteria" panels.
1 Suppress G Update Global variables
2 Message deletion L Update Local or Global variables
3 Re-route to other consoles M Issue z/OS messages
4 Re-word the Message N Send a NetMaster Alert
5 Change DESC codes O Issue Operator commands
6 Reply (WTORs only) P Page support people
7 Send to another system (MSF) Q Perform SQL update or insert
8 Throttle Message display rate S Send messages to TSO users
9 Update Environmental variables U Issue UNIX commands
X Run REXX/CLIST program in Server
On the resulting "Issue a New Message" panel there is a "Broadcast" field toward the bottom of the screen. When Broadcast is set to "Y", the associated WTO will be broadcast to all active consoles:
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I S S U E N E W M E S S A G E
Message ID ===> __________
Message text ==> _________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Route Codes ===> ___ ___ ___ (1-128)
Desc Codes ===> __ __ __ (1-16; 1-6,11 are mutually exclusive)
Console Names => ________ ________ ________ ________ ________
Console ID ===> __ (1-99) Mutually exclusive with Console Names
System Names ==> ________ ________ ________ ________ ________
HILITE ===> _ (Y/N)
Broadcast ===> _ (Y/N)
Console names are two to eight characters long, alphanumeric, and must
start with an alphabetic character. System names are one to eight
characters long, alphanumeric, and must start with an alphabetic character.
An example of resulting command produced within the generated rule is as follows:
address WTO
"MSGID(NCTSTMSG) ",
"TEXT('This is a test message ') MCSFLAGS(BRDCST)"
return
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