MPF and MVS operations planning

The message processing facility (MPF) controls message processing for an MVS™ system. It controls the following:

Message presentation (the color, intensity and highlighting, of messages) for an MCS, HMCS or SMCS console
The suppression of messages
The retention of messages for the action message retention facility
Which subsystems, if any, are to receive foreign messages.
The selection of messages for automation programs like NetView®
Message processing exits other than IEAVMXIT that gain control when certain messages are issued
Command installation exits that gain control when commands are issued

You can specify presentation options, message retention, message suppression, selection of messages by an automation program, and user exit information in the MPFLSTxx Parmlib member.