eventACTION

eventACTION is an z/OS systems management product that automatically and transparently traps events in z/OS systems that allows you to:

• track, control, backup, and monitor changes or references to z/OS system data sets or members
• track and control system commands
• control execution of program products on licensed systems
• propagate changed data to other systems.

The product includes facilities that can transparently back up data sets or members whenever a change is made. Unique resource profile values can be defined which allow individual data sets or members to have varying numbers of backup copies available. These backup copies can exist on either disk or tape storage media, or any combination of both.

Reference tracking allows interested parties to determine which data sets or members are or are not being used, thereby allowing managers to determine which data sets, libraries, or members are either redundant or inactive.

For installations using IBM’s Information/Management product, eventACTION provides an Information/Management interface which allows the data centre to continue using existing change request and approval processes.

eventACTION can monitor and control changes across multiple systems (either local or geographically separate), and can coordinate and centralise change statistic and change request information. data sets, members, files, or entire DASD volumes can be instantly compared across systems or sites, providing detailed information on any differences.

The Change Distribution Manager will allow you to propagate, distribute, and communicate changes across multiple systems or sites that use eventACTION. Larger installations and data centres will appreciate the automated distribution functions and features, as well as the ability to distribute changes progressively (forward) and retrogressively (backward) between multiple testing systems or production sites.

Our product execution controls allows you to prevent program products from executing on unlicensed systems.

Full change activity reporting options provide either summarised or highly detailed information about any system change information.

eventACTION has a powerful and user friendly ISPF interface, with features such as field sensitive HELP, standardised primary and line commands, and an extensive field masking function, which makes the product very quick to learn and easy to use.

The product also provides support utilities such as a powerful side-by-side compare utility, automatic batch job scheduling, extensive reporting, and multi-user update control (check-in/check-out) facility which management and support staff will find extremely valuable.

All of eventACTION’s components are seamlessly integrated, and provide dynamic change tracking, control, and distribution for single or multiple site MVS systems.

Details on which component features provide which functions in eventACTION, ussACTION and testACTION can be seen here.

Areas of interest for the z/OS Services provided by eventACTION, ussACTION and testACTION can be seen here.

Download a copy of the eventACTION General Information Guide PDF here.