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Global Rulers ($ruler)

Users authorized by the INCONTROL administrator (that is, users authorized in the Recipient Tree to access $SYSDATA records) can define rulers for global usage. This is done by prefixing the ruler name with $ in the Exit Option window.

Global rulers can be created, modified, or deleted by authorized users only. However, all users can access global rulers in report viewing. Global rulers do not belong to a specific user, report, or job. Using Control-D Exit CTDX004, it is possible to use a global ruler or the default ruler. For details about global rulers, see the description of Exit CTDX004 in the Exits chapter of the INCONTROL for z/OS Administrator Guide.

For example, ruler $JOBCHK is a predefined ruler that restricts lines in MSGCLASS output to common messages and strings relevant to production personnel.

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Editing (Reformatting) Reports