OA63506: USABILITY ISSUE AFFECTING THE INTEGRATION BETWEEN THE METRIC-BASED MACHINE LEARNING SCORING PROCESS AND THE PROBLEM INSIGHTS SER

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In the past, this integration required the system administrator
  to create a very complex single-line configuration expression
  for the Problem Insights server. This expression could grow so
  long that standard z/OS text editors were not able to
  edit it.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: Z Anomaly Analytics users who are using the  *
  *                 continuous scoring feature of the           *
  *                 metric-based machine learning system and    *
  *                 want to see notifications for anomalous KPIs *
  *                 in the Problem Insights server              *
  *                 or external event                           *
  *                 management systems.                          *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The integration between the             *
  *                      metric-based machine learning scoring   *
  *                      process and the Problem Insights server *
  *                      is difficult to configure and may, in   *
  *                      some cases, cause the configuration     *
  *                      file to become impossible to edit on   *
  *                      z/OS.It requires the system            *
  *                      administrator to create a very complex  *
  *                      single-line JavaScript Object Notation  *
  *                      (JSON) configuration expression in the  *
  *                      analysisroutine.config file. This      *
  *                      expression can grow so long that       *
  *                      validation of the JSONis difficult to   *
  *                      accomplish or that the file can no     *
  *                      longer be edited in standard z/OS text  *
  *                      editors.                                *
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  * RECOMMENDATION: APPLY this PTF and follow the ++HOLD        *
  *                 instructions                                 *
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  The KPI anomaly configuration was moved to a YAML
  file so the KPI anomaly parameters could be configured
  in an easier to read format.
  

Problem conclusion

• With this PTF, the complex configuration expression 
  has been broken into a series of short and simple 
  expressions in YAML format. It has also been 
  moved into a separate configuration file.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  UJ08996

Modules/Macros

• GLASETUP
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  Z ANALYTICS BAS

• Fixed component ID

  5698ABH08

Applicable component levels

• R510 PSY UJ08996

     UP22/08/06 P F208

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