Selecting messages for automation

Using MPFLSTxx you can specify that an automation program like NetView® use messages to automate certain system or operator actions on MVS™.

Use the following parameter and its option in MPFLSTxx to specify an automation program like NetView:

msgid: Specifies the ID or list of IDs for messages that you want to select for automation

The option you can specify for the msgid is as follows:

AUTO: Specifies whether you want the automation program at your installation to handle the message(s) identified by msgid for automation

If you do not specify an MPFLSTxx member, all messages are eligible for automation. AUTO(YES) or AUTO(token) indicates that you want to use an automation program to process the message or messages. If you have defined an extended MCS console with the automation attribute, the console can receive any message that MPF has specified for automation from any system in the sysplex. See Directing messages that are eligible for automation to extended MCS consoles.

If a message has been specified for automation in MPFLSTxx, you can reissue the message with a descriptor code 13 from a message processing exit. Reissuing a message specified for automation might be useful in a sysplex where the message does not need to be automated on every system in the sysplex.

Reference

For information on using NetView to plan the automation of messages, see NetView Automation: Planning.