Control-O automatically detects messages, commands, and events, and responds by performing console actions according to predefined user specifications.
Some examples of message, command, and event criteria that can be used to trigger a response from Control-O are
a specific message containing a specific string
an action threshold
a day, time, or date
a message issued by a specific job
a data set event
OMEGAMON exception event
Some of the actions Control-O can perform in response to detected messages, commands and events are
suppress a message
reply to a WTOR message
modify the text of a message
reroute a message
change the descriptor code of a message
issue an operator command
initiate a job or a started task
notify the user of a system event
perform a TSO command
perform a KeyStroke OpenAccess script to automate VTAM applications KeyStroke OpenAccess scripts are described in KOA Recording
Control-O has many facilities and components. Working together, they serve to automate the data center. This chapter introduces Control-O facilities and components from a functional perspective, beginning with the major components that comprise the heart of Control-O and progressing to the less central components which enhance the functionality of Control-O.
