UC_SYSTEM_SETTING / UC_CLIENT_SETTINGS: Y/N vs YES/NO

Products

• CA Automic Workload Automation - Automation Engine

Issue/Introduction

How do I find out if a parameter in UC_SYSTEM_SETTING or UC_CLIENT_SETTINGS accepts Y or N or rather YES or NO?

Some parameter in UC_SYSTEM_SETTING and UC_CLIENT_SETTINGS accept Y/N others YES/NO, some even accepts both while only one option is documented.

For instance:

UC_CLIENT_SETTINGS > VERSION_MANAGEMENT is documented to accept Y/N but also accepts YES and NO.

UC_SYSTEM_SETTING > SMGR_LOOKUP is documented to accept YES/NO but also accepts Y/N

Resolution

When you change the setting in AWI, the result is reported in the PWP log, unless the values is not accepted.

 

To find out what values is accepted, cycle though the following option YES > N > Y > NO > YES (alternating from yes to no) in AWI and observe in the PWP log if there is a change reported for the parameter. If the parameter is changed it is an accepted values, if not it is not. (Note that some parameter need a restart to be applied to the system.)

IMPORTANT: In some cases, a value is accepted but reported differently in the PWP log, for instance AWI: NO, but PWP log: N. (NO reported as N by the PWP happens in many cases).

 

Example: UC_CLIENT_SETTINGS > VERSION_MANAGEMENT

Value changed to	PWP reports	validity
YES	YES	accepted
N	N	accepted
Y	Y	accepted
NO	N	accepted

 

Example: UC_SYSTEM_SETTINGS > LOG_TO_DATABASE

Value changed to	PWP reports	validity
YES	YES	accepted
N	N	accepted
Y	Y	accepted
NO	NO	accepted