Visara Master Console Center Administration Guide - Manual (Page 148)

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In addition to the common rule fields (see Common Rules Fields on page 143),
Console Message event rules have the following additional fields:
ƒ Message Source. Console Messages come from OS and printer consoles.
Valid sources are a specific OS, OS Groups, or any OS.
ƒ Type. Selects whether the rule should match messages from a physical
printer of the OS, the MVS Agent of the OS, or both. The default is to match on
messages from the physical printer for the OS.
ƒ Search Expression. The regular expression for which to search for. Refer to
the Scripting Guide for details of regular expressions.
ƒ Start Position. The column position of the search can be limited. If
specified, Event Manager begins searching the input message at the specified
character position.
ƒ Character Count. The number characters in the input message for which to
search, relative to the start position.
Searching Console Message Rule Expressions
To search expressions:
1.
From the Event Editor window Console Messages tab, select an event.
2. Click the Modify button. The Console Message Rule window appears.
3. Click the Search Expression build (…) button. The Search Expression
Builder window appears.
Figure 22 Search Expression Builder window
The Search Expression Builder window provides another entry point for editing
the search expression.