IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for CICS on z/OS, Version 5.1.0

Editing the classification rules for a service class

The classification rules for a service class identify the CICS transactions associated with a particular service class. To add classification rules to a new service class, complete these steps:

  1. Within the Service Classes window, select the service class whose classification rules you want to define, and click Edit Rule.

    The Rule Editor window is displayed.

    Figure 8. The Rule Editor window for assigning a new service class's classification rules
    This graphic shows the Rule Editor popup window when used to assign classification rules to a new service class.
  2. Right-click the Rule entry in the left pane, and select one of the following transaction-selection criteria from the menu:
    TranID
    Transactions in this service class are based on their transaction names.
    LUname
    Transactions in this service class are based on the VTAM® terminal that invoked them.
    UserID
    Transactions in this service class are based on the user ID associated with them.
    CICSname
    Transactions in this service class are based on the CICS® region that is running them. The CICSname refers to the APPLID of the region, not the JOBNAME.
    Figure 9. The Rule action menu
    This graphic shows the Rule menu where you choose the criterion by which you're identifying transactions for inclusion in this service class.
  3. Within the input window, enter an initial CICS transaction, VTAM terminal ID (LU name value), user ID, or CICS region name you want to assign to this service class rule. You enter only one value in this field; additional criteria can be added later:
    Figure 10. The input window where you define the test strings for a criterion
    This graphic shows the input window where you specify the test strings for the CICS transactions, VTAM terminal IDs (LU name value), user IDs, or CICS region names that your new rule applies to.

    These are the valid characters for the test string, A-Z, a-z, 0-9, and any of the following characters, $ @ # . / - _ % & ¢ ? ! : | = ¬ ; < >. Note, the comma (,) and double-quote (") characters are not valid.

    When you are finished specifying the value to assign to this criterion, click OK.

  4. To add an additional criterion to your rule, right-click the Rule entry or the existing selection criterion you want to apply it to, and select the new criterion type.
    Figure 11. The Rule Editor window where you select an additional rule criterion
    This graphic shows the popup action menu for adding an additional criterion to a service class's classification rules.
  5. When you have finished defining the rules for this service class, click Save.
Note:
A service class is not completely defined until you assign its classification rules. The Save button remains grayed out until you complete this step.

To edit a service class's existing classification rules, complete these steps:

  1. Within the Service Classes window, select the service class whose classification rules you want to update, and click Edit Rule.

    The Rule Editor window is displayed and shows the service class's existing classification rules.

    Figure 12. The Rule Editor window for editing a service class's existing classification rules
    This figure shows the Rule Editor popup window where you edit the classification rules assigned to a service class.
  2. In this window, you can add a new criterion, update the test strings assigned to an existing criterion, or delete a criterion.
  3. When you have finished updating the rule for this service class, click Save in the Rule Editor window.

After you have defined the appropriate classification rules for your service classes, your next step is usually to define one or more service policies for your CICS environment and to activate one of them; see Adding or editing a service policy and activating a service policy.


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