Configuring zRule Execution Server for z/OS® to collect execution data

You must be authorized to the BPX.SMF profile of the FACILITY class to write System Management Facility (SMF) records. You can enable the SMF recording feature to collect execution data by setting a property.

About this task

Authorize the user and the zRule Execution Server for z/OS to be able to write SMF records.

Procedure

  1. Ensure that the user that runs zRule Execution Server for z/OS is authorized to the BPX.SMF profile of the FACILITY class. Use the following commands: 
    PERMIT BPX.SMF CLASS(FACILITY) ID(<ZRESTCID>) ACCESS(READ)
    SETROPTS RACLIST(FACILITY) REFRESH
  2. Set the following property in the ++HBRWORKDS++.SHBRPARM(HBRMSTR) member of the zRule Execution Server for z/OS which requires the SMF execution data: 
    HBRSMFST100=YES
  3. Optional: Set the HBRSMFST100EMPTY property to YES if you want to write an empty record when there have been no rule executions during the interval. This property is set to NO by default.