Adding a rule

  1. Log on to MFA Compare and Synchronization Monitor:
    • From Visual Studio, on the Tools menu, select MFA Compare and Synchronization Monitor.
    • From an Enterprise Developer command prompt, enter mfmonmx2.
  2. On the main toolbar, click Add rule (Add new rule).

    The Check Data Set Type dialog box appears.

  3. Type the name of the data set to synchronize, set the organization type (if required), then click OK.

    If the data set is valid, the Add Rule dialog screen appears.

  4. Click the box below Sync Mode and select one of the following:
    • BOTH - changes on either the mainframe or the workstation are synchronized
    • UPLOAD - only changes on the workstation are synchronized to the mainframe
    • DOWNLOAD - only changes on the mainframe are synchronized to the workstation
    • MONITOR - mimics the BOTH setting without changes being made
  5. Click Binary Data Transfer to transfer PDS data sets in binary format.
  6. In the Member Type field, specify the type of member contained in an Endevor, Panvalet or Librarian container, if appropriate.
  7. If required, click Advanced and select one or more of the following options:
    Note: These options apply to all active rules.
    • Delete workstation file if mainframe member is deleted - during synchronization, if a member has been deleted on the mainframe, it will also be deleted on the workstation.
    • Delete workstation folder if library is deleted - during synchronization, if a library has been deleted on the mainframe, the workstation folder is also deleted if it contains no other synchronized members.
    • Handle embedded hex in MF MDECONV format - uses the MDECONV technique to deal with embedded hex values, that is, all translated hex values less than x'1f' have a null character inserted before the hex value, and the COBOL run-time system handles these embedded hex values.
    • Suppress embedded hex warning messages - pop-up messages when a non-printing character is received from the mainframe are not displayed; an entry is recorded in the log file instead.
  8. If required, click Filters, then add a simple or advanced filter:
    • To add a simple filter, in the Simple Filter field, enter a filter (for example AA* filters only on data sets that start AA), then click OK.
    • To add an advanced filter, click Use Advanced Filters, Add Filters, click the required filter and select how the filter should work (Include or Exclude), then click OK.
  9. In the Directory field, enter the path of a workstation directiory to use for synchronization.
  10. In the File Extension field, enter the extension that will be applied to each member synchronized to the workstation.
  11. Click OK.

    The rule appears on the main screen.

Parent topic: Synchronization and monitoring rules
Related tasks
Modifying a rule
Removing a rule
Synchronizing rules
Toggling active status of a rule
Adding an advanced filter
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Handling Embedded HEX Values