Appendix - Common Library System Defaults

This entry specifies the number of minutes for which a rule should be suspended when an acknowledgment is received for an alert. If the rule accepts variable conditions, such as generic names or has variable types, the suspension only applies to the specific values of the alert. The default value is 5 minutes.

Specifies the number of days messages are retained in the Action Log before being automatically deleted.

Specifies the target maximum busy percentage value for Action Monitors. This value is compared to the actual busy percentage value of the Action Monitors to determine the optimum number of Action Monitors to run, within the limits specified by the HAL/ACTMONMIN and HAL/ACTMONMAX system defaults.

Specifies the maximum number of Auxiliary Action Monitors that are run. See HAL/ACTMAXBUSY.

Specifies the minimum number of Auxiliary Action Monitors that are run. See HAL/ACTMAXBUSY.

Specifies the run priority of the Primary and Auxiliary Action Monitors.

Specifies the user profile used when running the Primary and Auxiliary Action Monitors.

Specifies the message queue to which administrator messages are sent. These would include messages such as those warning of an imminent authorization code expiry date.

Specifies the number of days for which Open and Acknowledged alerts are retained in the Alert Log before being closed automatically.

Specifies the qualified name and library of the program to be called whenever a local alert is closed.

Specifies the number of days that closed alerts are retained in the Alert Log before being automatically deleted. The number of days is measured from when the alert was logged, not from when it was closed.

Specifies the authority control mode used.

Specify whether and how to automatically export rules to remote systems.

Specifies the automatic export retry interval in minutes. If an automatic export cannot connect to the remote system, additional attempts are made at the interval specified here until the export is successful or until the time-out specified by system default HAL/AUTOEXPORTTMOUT expires.

Specifies the automatic export time-out in hours. If an automatic export cannot connect to the remote system, additional attempts are made at the interval specified by system default HAL/AUTOEXPORTRETRY until the export is successful or until the time-out specified here elapses.

Specifies the number of years of default data with which the *DEFAULT calendar should be automatically populated on an ongoing basis.

The default data sets the *DEFAULT calendar on Mondays through Fridays using the times specified by system defaults HAL/CALDFTSTRTIME and HAL/CALDFTENDTIME. The data is added in whole years. A year is only populated if that year previously contained no enabled dates.

Specifies the command character for the Clear Day option on the Work with Calendars display.

Specifies the command character for the End of Contiguous Days option on the Work with Calendars display.

Specifies the command character for the Set Day option on the Work with Calendars display.

Specifies the command character for the Start of Contiguous Days option on the Work with Calendars display.

Specifies the command character for the View Day option on the Work with Calendars display.

Specifies the default end of day time used with the various calendar and schedule related options.

Specifies the default start of day time used with the various calendar and schedule related options.

Specifies the number of days warning that is given for calendar expiry. A warning message is sent to the message queue defined in HAL/ADMINMSGQ for each calendar that does not have any days set ‘on’ beyond the current date plus the number of days specified in this system default.

Specifies whether to automatically delete temporary product authorization codes that have expired. The default setting is *YES.

Specifies whether this environment accepts product authorization codes entered via a Code Upload utility.

Specifies the number of days that Closed alerts are retained by the ‘green-screen’ Message Console before being automatically deleted. This system default has no effect on the PC-based Enterprise Console. The number of days is measured from when an alert was logged and not from when it was closed.

Specifies the default color control scheme used by Message Console. The actual scheme may be changed individually by each user via use of F16=User Options on the Message Console display.

Specifies the default directory used for stream file output, such as PDF and CSV files.The initial value is automatically set during installation and depends on the environment name. For environment name PROD, the installer sets the default directory to /Halcyon/HALPROD, creates the directory and shares the sub-directory. If this value is subsequently changed, the user is responsible for creating and sharing the specified directory.

System logos are shown on graphical PDF reports and are defined for each i5 system using option 25=Change System Logo on the Work with Remote Locations display.

The default value is *DFT. This system default, and the associated HAL/DFTLOGOPOSITION system default, determine the logo and logo positioning used when *DFT is specified.

System logos are shown on graphical PDF reports and are defined for each i5 system using option 25=Change System Logo on the Work with Remote Locations display. The default value is *DFT. This system default, and the associated HAL/DFTLOGO system default, determine the logo and logo positioning used when *DFT is specified.

Specifies the default run priority for the Halcyon monitors and agents. The run priority selected here, is used when the specific monitor run priority is set to *DFT. Each monitor has its own system default setting which may be set to override the setting entered here.

Specifies the default message for Action Schedule (ACTSCH) actions. This message may comprise fixed text and/or substitution variables. Press F16=Substitution variables to view a list of valid substitution variables.

Specifies the default message for console alert (CONSOLE) actions. This message may comprise fixed text and/or substitution variables. Press F16=Substitution variables to view a list of valid substitution variables.

Specifies the default message for Send Message Queue Message (SNDMSG) actions. This setting defaults to the alert text. This message may comprise fixed text and/or substitution variables. Press F16=Substitution variables to view a list of valid substitution variables.

Specifies the default message for the Send Text Message (SNDTXT) actions. This setting defaults to the system name and the alert. This message may comprise fixed text and/or substitution variables. Press F16=Substitution variables to view a list of valid substitution variables.

Specifies the default value for the Open Alert Action option for rules. This option specifies which action is performed for previously raised alerts if the alerting criteria no longer applies.

Specifies the default subject for the Send Text Message (SNDTXT) actions. The subject line is only used when the message is sent as an email.

Specifies whether the primary handler programs are to be used as the registered exit programs for the various exit points used by Halcyon products, or whether a different program is to be used.

A number of exit points used by more than one Halcyon product have a limit of one exit program. In addition, you may have additional software that requires use of a particular exit point. The solution is to register primary handlers to each exit point, and have the primary handlers call each secondary handler in turn. You can use the default primary handlers or you can provide your own.

Specifies the action to be taken when the user requests a Halcyon menu with incompatible job attributes. The job attributes are incompatible when both the following are true:

• Coded character set identifier (CCSID) is set to 65535

• Default coded character set identifier (DFTCCSID) is not set to 37

These settings cause incorrect storage and retrieval of data in the Halcyon database. Specify the correct cause of action to take:

Specifies the number of days to retain journal receivers after they are detached. The Halcyon Action Monitor automatically deletes journal receivers older than this number of days.

Specifies the size in Kb for each newly created receiver. The Halcyon journal receivers are automatically changed by the system once this size is exceeded.

Specifies the maximum time-out value used when attempting to connect to a remote system. The minimum time-out value is two seconds. The actual time-out value used when connecting to a remote system is calculated from previous successful connection times. This system default sets the upper limit of the calculated value. If the remote system cannot be contacted in the time allowed, it is assumed to be unreachable.

Specifies the user profiles associated with job descriptions; Start Monitors (STRMON), Start Subsystem (STRSBS) and Supervisor (SUPERVISOR). If *VARY is shown, this indicates that the job descriptions have different user profiles. Change the value as required and press Enter to change the user profile associated with all three job descriptions. Changing the value to *VARY has no effect.

The user profiles can also be changed using the Change Job Description (CHGJOBD) command.

Specifies the number of days for which messages are retained in the Message Log before being automatically deleted.

Specifies whether to automatically define a remote location when valid network data is received from a previously unknown system or environment.

Specifies the default value of the Allow Automatic Update parameter used when new remote locations are added automatically.

Specifies whether to delete inactive (not connecting to this system) i5 systems from the Work with Remote Locations display.

Specifies whether to delete inactive (not connecting to this system) PC systems from the Work with Remote Locations display.

Specifies the logging level of Network Manager diagnostics.

Specifies the number of days for which messages are retained in the Network Log before being automatically deleted.

Specifies whether failed remote system communications checks are logged to the Message Log.

Specifies the run priority of the Network Monitor.

Specifies the user profile to be used when running the Network Send and Network Receive Primary and Auxiliary Monitors.

Specifies the threshold at which to log a warning message regarding slow receive form a remote system. The value specified here is the percentage of the Receive Wait Time-Out value specified on the Work with Remote Locations display. This value must be exceeded for a message to be logged.

For example, if Receive Wait Time-Out for a system is set to 1000mS and this system default is set to 50mS, a message is logged if the if a receive took more than 500mS.

Specifies the method used by the various export commands to transfer data to a remote system. The setting in this system default applies to the following commands:

• Export Action Schedules (EXPACTSCH)

• Export Call Schedules (EXPCALLSCH)

• Export Rules (EXPRULE)

• Export User Authorities (EXPUSRAUT)

• Export Group (EXPGRP)

Specifies the number of days warning that is given for permanent authorization codes where the maintenance is about to expire. The warning message is sent to the message queue defined in the HAL/ADMINMSGQ system default.

Specifies the qualified name of a secondary exit program for exit point QIBM_QTMF_CLIENT_REQ with format VLRQ0100.

Exit point QIBM_QTMF_CLIENT_REQ with format VLRQ0100 may be used by a number of Halcyon products but has a limit of one exit program. Therefore the software uses a primary exit program (HAL_QTMFCR) to call one or more secondary Halcyon exit programs as required. If you have other software that requires use of this exit point, you can arrange for the Halcyon primary exit program to call your exit program by defining your exit program using this system default.

Specifies the qualified name of a secondary exit program for exit point QIBM_QTMF_SERVER_REQ with format VLRQ0100.

Exit point QIBM_QTMF_SERVER_REQ with format VLRQ0100 may be used by a number of Halcyon products but has a limit of one exit program.

Therefore Halcyon uses a primary exit program (HAL_QTMFSR) to call one or more secondary Halcyon exit programs as required.

If you have other software that requires use of this exit point, you can arrange for the Halcyon primary exit program to call your exit program by defining your exit program using this system default.

Specifies the qualified name of a secondary exit program for exit point QIBM_QTMF_SVR_LOGON with format TCPL0100.

Exit point QIBM_QTMF_SVR_LOGON with format TCPL0100 may be used by a number of Halcyon products but has a limit of one exit program. Therefore Halcyon uses a primary exit program (HAL_QTMFSL) to call one or more secondary Halcyon exit programs as required. If you have other software that requires use of this exit point, you can arrange for the Halcyon primary exit program to call your exit program by defining your exit program using this system default.

Specifies the qualified name of a secondary exit program for exit point QIBM_QTMX_SERVER_REQ with format VLRQ0100.

Exit point QIBM_QTMX_SERVER_REQ with format VLRQ0100 may be used by a number of Halcyon products but has a limit of one exit program. Therefore Halcyon uses a primary exit program (HAL_QTMXSR) to call one or more secondary Halcyon exit programs as required.

If you have other software that requires use of this exit point, you can arrange for the Halcyon primary exit program to call your exit program by defining your exit program using this system default.

Specifies the qualified name of a secondary exit program for exit point QIBM_QTOD_SERVER_REQ with format VLRQ0100.

Exit point QIBM_QTOD_SERVER_REQ with format VLRQ0100 may be used by a number of Halcyon products but has a limit of one exit program. Therefore Halcyon uses a primary exit program (HAL_QTODSR) to call one or more secondary Halcyon exit programs as required.

If you have other software that requires use of this exit point, you can arrange for the Halcyon primary exit program to call your exit program by defining your exit program using this system default.

Specifies the time interval, in minutes, that the Subsystem Availability Data Collection program waits before performing a scan for active subsystems.

Specifies whether the %Busy column is displayed on the Work with Monitors display.

Specifies whether generic web agents are displayed by default upon initial entry to the Work with Monitors display.

Specifies the maximum number of Auxiliary Network Send Monitors that are run. The actual number varies between this value and the value specified for HAL/SNDMONMIN. The Primary Network Send Monitor may adjust the number of Auxiliary Monitors from time to time in response to the amount and destinations of waiting network messages.

Specifies the minimum number of Auxiliary Network Send Monitors that are run. The actual number varies between this value and the value specified for HAL/SNDMONMAX. The Primary Network Send Monitor may adjust the number of Auxiliary Monitors from time to time in response to the amount and destinations of waiting network messages.

Specifies the host name or IP Address of the default SNMP trap manager. This may be used by the Send SNMP Message (SNDSNMPMSG) command or the SNMP action. If a host name is used, the entry must be defined within either the TCP/IP Host table or via a domain name server. To define the host in the TCP/IP Host Table, use the Add TCP/IP Host Table Entry (ADDTCPHTE) command. To define domain name servers, use the Change TCP/IP Domain (CHGTCPDMN) command.

Specifies the first day of the week for reporting purposes. When a report uses *LASTWEEK in the date parameter, this value is used to determine the start day of the week.

Specifies the number days for which Halcyon Daily Statistics are retained.

Specifies the number days for which Halcyon Hourly Statistics are retained.

Specifies the number days for which Halcyon Monthly Statistics are retained.

Specifies the number days for which Halcyon Weekly Statistics are retained.

Specifies the number of days warning that is given for temporary authorization codes that are about to expire. The warning message is sent to the message queue defined in the HAL/ADMINMSGQ system default.

Specifies the display format used by the Work with Rules display.