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Automation Rule Interdependencies

Although many automation rules are independent of other rules, the implementation of some rules depend on actions performed using other automation rules. In Control-O, these interdependencies can be defined using the following mechanisms.

Table 3 Mechanisms for Defining Automation Rule Interdependencies

Mechanism

Description

Prerequisite conditions

A condition or conditions set by a rule to enable execution of another rule.

DO RULE statement

When specified in a Control-O rule, this statement can trigger another rule (in which a corresponding ON RULE statement is specified).

DO TSO statements

When specified in a Control-O rule, this statement can invoke a TSO, REXX procedure or CLIST program.

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