Rule Definition Facility

The Control-O Rule Definition facility is composed of a series of screens that enable you to view, create, and modify rule definitions and parameters.

Rule definitions under Control-O are stored in libraries (partitioned data sets). A library contains rule tables (members), and each table contains rules (criteria) for one or more console messages, commands, strings, or events. A table generally contains rules related to a specific topic, such as IPL. Although most sites designate a primary rule definition library, the number of rule definition libraries you can use is unlimited.

Note: The Control-O Rule Definition facility does not support members which have been compressed using the ISPF PACK option.

The number of rule tables in a library, the number of rules in a table, and the size of each rule definition, are all calculated dynamically and are not dependent on parameter specification.