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Status Future consideration
Workspace IBM Z System Automation
Created by Guest
Created on Jan 26, 2015

RELATED IDEAS

Make SA messages or at least message help, more operator friendly. In this case I refer specifically to threshold messages.

Some SA messages tend to be cryptic for the operator. One of two things occur when the message and/or online help is not detailed enough.
1. Emails are sent to the operators to update their documentation to explain what to do, which is redundant with the SA supplied help and encourages them to ignore the online help.
2.. Automation programmers must trap the original message and issue a modified alert that explains the original message in more detail, also causing the operator to ignore the SA supplied HELP. This poses a burden on the automation programmers.
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While I am sure there are other examples, in this case, I am referring to the threshold messages.
AOF577E, AOF578I, AOF579I
AOF587I, AOF588I, AOF589I
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The fields (referencing the online help) that could either be changed or at least have more detailed help are the restype and resname.
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Provide more intuitive restype, such as 'MINOR RESOURCE' instead of MINRES in the message.
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Provide enhanced HELP to explain the various SA-supplied resource types.
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Provide enhanced HELP to explain the format of the resource name.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    |     Jun 19, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - zSeries Software
    Product - Tivoli System Automation for z/OS (SA z/OS)

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Tivoli
    Product family - Automation
    Product - Tivoli System Automation for z/OS (SA z/OS)

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