Policy Objects and Policy Items

A policy object is represented by an entry name for a particular entry type, for example, an application or timer.

Each policy object has a number of policy items associated with it. To define your policy, you enter data for the policy items of each policy object in the SA z/OS enterprise. For example, if you choose option 2 on the Entry Type Selection panel (Figure 1) to specify Group policy, Figure 2 is displayed.

Figure 1. Entry Type Selection Panel
   MENU  HELP                                                                        
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 AOFGETYP                      Entry Type Selection                                  
 Option ===>                                                                   

  Enter number or entry type or use "BR <entry type>" for browse
                                                                                     
   1 ENT      Enterprise                      30 TMR      Timers                     
   2 GRP      Groups                          32 TPA      Tape Attendance            
   3 SBG      SubGroups                       33 MVC      MVC Components             
   4 SYS      Systems                         34 MDF      MVSCOMP Defaults           
   5 APG      ApplicationGroups               34 SDF      System Defaults            
   6 APL      Applications                    36 ADF      Application Defaults       
   7 EVT      Events                          37 AOP      Automation Operators       
   8 SVP      Service Periods                 38 NFY      Notify Operators           
   9 TRG      Triggers                        39 NTW      Networks                   
  10 PRO      Processors                      40 XDF      Sysplex Defaults           
  11 MTR      Monitor Resources               41 RES      Resident CLISTs            
                                              42 SCR      Status Display 
  13 PAC      Pacing Gates                    50 DMN      Remote Domains  
                                              51 REF      Resource References   
                                                                                     
  20 PRD      Product Automation              99 UET      User E-T Pairs             
  21 MSG      Messages                                                               
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
                                                                                

A label for each panel (for example, AOFGETYP, AOFGENAM) is shown to the left of the panel title. This is the panel ID. You can toggle its display by entering the command PANELID at the command line.

Figure 2 shows the Group policy objects SYSPLEX1 and SYSPLEX2.

Figure 2. Entry Name Selection Panel for Groups
   COMMANDS  ACTIONS  VIEW  HELP
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 AOFGENAM                      Entry Name Selection                  Row 1 of 2 
 Command ===>                                                   SCROLL===> PAGE 
                                                                                
 Entry Type : Group                 PolicyDB Name   : USER_PDB                  
                                    Enterprise Name : USER_ENTERPRISE           
                                                                                
 Action      Entry Name             C  Short Description                        
 S           SYSPLEX1                  Sysplex with SYSTEM1, SYSTEM2, SYSTEM3   
             SYS1SYS2                  Sysplex with SYS1 and SYS2               
 

If you select a group, the Policy Selection panel for this group is displayed, as shown in Figure 3. This panel gives you a list of the policy items for a group. You can enter S (for SELECT) in the Action field next to any policy item to display the associated policy input panel. Figure 3 shows the Policy Selection panel for groups, listing the policy items for the selected policy object SYSPLEX1.

Figure 3. Policy Selection Panel for Sysplex Groups
   ACTIONS  HELP                                                                
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 AOFGEPOL                        Policy Selection                   Row 1 of 19 
 Command ===>                                                   SCROLL===> PAGE 
                                                                                
 Entry Type : Group                 PolicyDB Name   : USER_PDB                  
 Entry Name : SYSPLEX1              Enterprise Name : USER_ENTERPRISE           
                                                                                
 Action      Policy Name          Policy Description                            
             DESCRIPTION          Enter description                            
             GROUP INFO           Define group information                     
             SUBGROUPS            Select subgroups for group                   
             SYSTEMS              Select systems for group                     
             -------------------- -----SYSPLEX SPECIFIC POLICY-----------------
             SYSPLEX              Define sysplex policy
             APPLICATION GROUPS   Select application groups for sysplex        
             SYSPLEX DEFAULTS     Select sysplex resource defaults for group    
             -------------------- -----LOCAL PAGE DATA SET POLICY--------------
             LOCAL PAGE DATA SET  Define local page data set recovery          
             JOB DEFINITIONS      Define handling of jobs                      
             -------------------- -----LONG RUNNING ENQUEUE POLICY-------------
             JOB/ASID DEFINITIONS Define handling of long running jobs and ASID
             COMMAND  DEFINITIONS Define "hung" commands                        
             COMMAND  FLOODING    Define check intervals for command flooding   
             RESOURCE DEFINITIONS Define long running enqueue resources         
             RECOVERY OPTIONS     Define dump and miscellaneous options         
             -------------------- ---------------------------------------------
             COPY                 Copy data from an existing entry