Parameters

The parameters are explained as follows:

name
An optional symbol, starting in column 1, that is the name on the HZSCHECK macro invocation. The name must conform to the rules for an ordinary assembler language symbol.
,CART=cart
,CART=NO_CART
An optional input parameter that specifies the Command And Response Token (CART) to be used if any messages are issued while processing the HZSCHECK request. The default is NO_CART. which indicates that messages issued while processing the HZSCHECK will be issued without a CART.

To code: Specify the RS-type address, or address in register (2)-(12), of an 8-character field.

,CATEGORY=category
,CATEGORY=ANY_CATEGORY
When REQUEST=DELETE and REMOTE=ANY are specified, an optional input parameter that specifies an array of 1 to 16 contiguous 16 character entries each of which contains a category. The categories are used as filters. Each category can include wildcard characters. Checks that belong to categories that match according to the rules of the CATRULE parameter and according to the other filtering parameters (CHECKOWNER, CHECKNAME, and EXITRTN) are processed. The number of categories is specified by the NUMCAT parameter. The default is ANY_CATEGORY.

To code: Specify the RS-type address, or address in register (2)-(12), of a character field.

,CATEGORY=category
,CATEGORY=ANY_CATEGORY
When REQUEST=RUN and REMOTE=ANY are specified, an optional input parameter that specifies an array of 1 to 16 contiguous 16 character entries each of which contains a category. The categories are used as filters. Each category can include wildcard characters. Checks that belong to categories that match according to the rules of the CATRULE parameter and according to the other filtering parameters (CHECKOWNER, CHECKNAME, and EXITRTN) are processed. The number of categories is specified by the NUMCAT parameter. The default is ANY_CATEGORY.

To code: Specify the RS-type address, or address in register (2)-(12), of a character field.

,CATRULE=DEFAULT
,CATRULE=ONLY
,CATRULE=ANY
,CATRULE=EVERY
,CATRULE=EXCEPT
When CATEGORY=category, REQUEST=DELETE and REMOTE=ANY are specified, a required parameter that indicates how to process the category filters.
,CATRULE=DEFAULT
indicates to apply the default (which is CATRULE=ONLY).
,CATRULE=ONLY
indicates to match only if all the categories match the categories to which the target check belongs, and if the target check belongs to exactly the number of categories specified by the NUMCAT parameter.
,CATRULE=ANY
indicates to match if any of the categories provided match any of the categories to which the target check belongs.
,CATRULE=EVERY
indicates to match if every one of the categories provided matches any of the categories to which the target check belongs.
,CATRULE=EXCEPT
indicates to match except when one of the categories provided matches any of the categories to which the target check belongs.
,CATRULE=DEFAULT
,CATRULE=ONLY
,CATRULE=ANY
,CATRULE=EVERY
,CATRULE=EXCEPT
When CATEGORY=category, REQUEST=RUN and REMOTE=ANY are specified, a required parameter that indicates how to process the category filters.
,CATRULE=DEFAULT
indicates to apply the default (which is CATRULE=ONLY).
,CATRULE=ONLY
indicates to match only if all the categories match the categories to which the target check belongs, and if the target check belongs to exactly the number of categories specified by the NUMCAT parameter.
,CATRULE=ANY
indicates to match if any of the categories provided match any of the categories to which the target check belongs.
,CATRULE=EVERY
indicates to match if every one of the categories provided matches any of the categories to which the target check belongs.
,CATRULE=EXCEPT
indicates to match except when one of the categories provided matches any of the categories to which the target check belongs.
,CHECKNAME=checkname
When REQUEST=DELETE and REMOTE=ANY are specified, a required input parameter that specifies the name of the check to be used as a filter. CHECKNAME can include wildcard characters. All checks with names that match the specified name and that match the other filtering parameters (CHECKOWNER, EXITRTN, CATEGORY) are processed.

To code: Specify the RS-type address, or address in register (2)-(12), of a 32-character field.

,CHECKNAME=checkname
When REQUEST=RUN and REMOTE=ANY are specified, a required input parameter that specifies the name of the check to be used as a filter. CHECKNAME can include wildcard characters. All checks with names that match the specified name and that match the other filtering parameters (CHECKOWNER, EXITRTN, CATEGORY) are processed.

To code: Specify the RS-type address, or address in register (2)-(12), of a 32-character field.

,CHECKOWNER=checkowner
When REQUEST=DELETE and REMOTE=ANY are specified, a required input parameter that specifies the owner of the check to be used as a filter. CHECKOWNER can include wildcard characters. All checks with owners that match the specified owner and that match the other filtering parameters (CHECKNAME, EXITRTN, CATEGORY) are processed.

To code: Specify the RS-type address, or address in register (2)-(12), of a 16-character field.

,CHECKOWNER=checkowner
When REQUEST=RUN and REMOTE=ANY are specified, a required input parameter that specifies the owner of the check to be used as a filter. CHECKOWNER can include wildcard characters. All checks with owners that match the specified owner and that match the other filtering parameters (CHECKNAME, EXITRTN, CATEGORY) are processed.

To code: Specify the RS-type address, or address in register (2)-(12), of a 16-character field.

,CONSID=consid
,CONSID=NO_CONSID
An optional input parameter that specifies the console ID to be used if any messages are issued while processing the HZSCHECK request. The default is NO_CONSID. If the CONSID parameter is not specified, no messages will be issued while processing the HZSCHECK.

To code: Specify the RS-type address, or address in register (2)-(12), of a fullword field, or specify a literal decimal value.

,EXITRTN=exitrtn
,EXITRTN=ANY_EXITRTN
When REQUEST=DELETE and REMOTE=ANY are specified, an optional input parameter that specifies the name of the exit routine that was provided via the EXITRTN parameter on the HZSADDCK macro that added the check. The exit routine is EXITRTN can include wildcard characters. All checks with names that match the specified name and that match the other filtering parameters (CHECKOWNER, CHECKNAME, CATEGORY) are processed. The default is ANY_EXITRTN.

To code: Specify the RS-type address, or address in register (2)-(12), of an 8-character field.

,EXITRTN=exitrtn
,EXITRTN=ANY_EXITRTN
When REQUEST=RUN and REMOTE=ANY are specified, an optional input parameter that specifies the name of the exit routine that was provided via the EXITRTN parameter on the HZSADDCK macro that added the check. The exit routine is EXITRTN can include wildcard characters. All checks with names that match the specified name and that match the other filtering parameters (CHECKOWNER, CHECKNAME, CATEGORY) are processed. The default is ANY_EXITRTN.

To code: Specify the RS-type address, or address in register (2)-(12), of an 8-character field.

,HANDLE=handle
When REMOTE=YES is specified, a required input parameter that specifies a handle (token) that identifies the check. This handle was returned via the HANDLE parameter of the HZSADDCK macro for a REMOTE=YES REXX=NO check. The handle is in REXX variable hzs_handle for a REMOTE=YES REXX=YES check.

To code: Specify the RS-type address, or address in register (2)-(12), of a 16-character field.

,MF=S
,MF=(L,list addr)
,MF=(L,list addr,attr)
,MF=(L,list addr,0D)
,MF=(E,list addr)
,MF=(E,list addr,COMPLETE)
An optional input parameter that specifies the macro form.

Use MF=S to specify the standard form of the macro, which builds an inline parameter list and generates the macro invocation to transfer control to the service. MF=S is the default.

Use MF=L to specify the list form of the macro. Use the list form together with the execute form of the macro for applications that require reentrant code. The list form defines an area of storage that the execute form uses to store the parameters. Only the PLISTVER parameter may be coded with the list form of the macro.

Use MF=E to specify the execute form of the macro. Use the execute form together with the list form of the macro for applications that require reentrant code. The execute form of the macro stores the parameters into the storage area defined by the list form, and generates the macro invocation to transfer control to the service.

,list addr
The name of a storage area to contain the parameters. For MF=S and MF=E, this can be an RS-type address or an address in register (1)-(12).
,attr
An optional 1- to 60-character input string that you use to force boundary alignment of the parameter list. Use a value of 0F to force the parameter list to a word boundary, or 0D to force the parameter list to a doubleword boundary. If you do not code attr, the system provides a value of 0D.
,COMPLETE
Specifies that the system is to check for required parameters and supply defaults for omitted optional parameters.
,NUMCAT=numcat
When CATEGORY=category, REQUEST=DELETE and REMOTE=ANY are specified, a required input parameter that specifies the number of categories contained in the array specified by the CATEGORY parameter.

To code: Specify the RS-type address, or address in register (2)-(12), of a one-byte field.

,NUMCAT=numcat
When CATEGORY=category, REQUEST=RUN and REMOTE=ANY are specified, a required input parameter that specifies the number of categories contained in the array specified by the CATEGORY parameter.

To code: Specify the RS-type address, or address in register (2)-(12), of a one-byte field.

,PETOKEN=petoken
When REXX=NO, REQUEST=OPSTART and REMOTE=YES are specified, a required input parameter that is the updated pause element token returned by the IEAVPSE service (the pause element token was originally obtained via the IEAVAPE service and then was provided as input to the IEAVPSE service which returned an updated token). The caller, waiting to be told what to do by IBM® Health Checker for z/OS®, should pause using this pause element token. IBM Health Checker for z/OS will "release" using that pause element token to wake up the check processing.

To code: Specify the RS-type address, or address in register (2)-(12), of a 16-character field.

,PLISTVER=IMPLIED_VERSION
,PLISTVER=MAX
,PLISTVER=0
,PLISTVER=1
An optional input parameter that specifies the version of the macro. PLISTVER determines which parameter list the system generates. PLISTVER is an optional input parameter on all forms of the macro, including the list form. When using PLISTVER, specify it on all macro forms used for a request and with the same value on all of the macro forms. The values are:
  • IMPLIED_VERSION, which is the lowest version that allows all parameters specified on the request to be processed. If you omit the PLISTVER parameter, IMPLIED_VERSION is the default.
  • MAX, if you want the parameter list to be the largest size currently possible. This size might grow from release to release and affect the amount of storage that your program needs.

    If you can tolerate the size change, IBM recommends that you always specify PLISTVER=MAX on the list form of the macro. Specifying MAX ensures that the list-form parameter list is always long enough to hold all the parameters you might specify on the execute form, when both are assembled with the same level of the system. In this way, MAX ensures that the parameter list does not overwrite nearby storage.

  • 0, which supports all parameters except those specifically referenced in higher versions.
  • 1, which supports both the following parameters and those from version 0:
    • REXXTIMELIM
To code: Specify one of the following:
  • IMPLIED_VERSION
  • MAX
  • A decimal value of 0, or 1
,PQE=pqe
When REQUEST=OPSTART and REMOTE=YES are specified, an optional output parameter that specifies the area into which to place the information mapped by HZSPQE that is associated with this check. This area should begin on a doubleword boundary.

To code: Specify the RS-type address, or address in register (2)-(12), of a 4096-character field.

,PQECHKWORK=pqechkwork
,PQECHKWORK=NO_PQECHKWORK
When REQUEST=OPCOMPLETE and REMOTE=YES are specified, an optional input parameter that specifies the PQECHKWORK area which is to be saved and which is to be provided on the next running of the check. This area should begin on a doubleword boundary. The default is NO_PQECHKWORK.

To code: Specify the RS-type address, or address in register (2)-(12), of a 2048-character field.

REMOTE=ANY
REMOTE=YES
An optional parameter, which identifies the locale of the check. The default is REMOTE=ANY.
REMOTE=ANY
indicates that the check may either be Remote (runs remotely, in an address space other than that of IBM Health Checker for z/OS) or not Remote (runs locally in the address space of IBM Health Checker for z/OS).
REMOTE=YES
indicates that the check runs remotely, in an address space other than that of IBM Health Checker for z/OS.
,REQUEST=DELETE
,REQUEST=ADDNEW
,REQUEST=RUN
When REMOTE=ANY is specified, a required parameter, which identifies the type of request.
,REQUEST=DELETE
indicates to delete the specified check(s) from IBM Health Checker for z/OS.
,REQUEST=ADDNEW
indicates to call the HZSADDCHECK dynamic exit, which results in running exit routines associated with that exit to add checks that are not currently added to IBM Health Checker for z/OS. When a check is added, the current policy is processed to obtain any modifications to the new check(s).

The system runs checks when they are added, unless they are inactive.

REQUEST(ADDNEW) is not allowed from within a HZSADDCHECK dynamic exit routine.

,REQUEST=RUN
indicates to run the specified check(s) registered with IBM Health Checker for z/OS. Checks that are inactive will not be run.
,REQUEST=OPSTART
,REQUEST=OPCOMPLETE
When REMOTE=YES is specified, a required parameter, which identifies the type of request.
,REQUEST=OPSTART
indicates that the current operation is starting
,REQUEST=OPCOMPLETE
indicates that the current operation is now complete for the check.
,RETCODE=retcode
An optional output parameter into which the return code is to be copied from GPR 15. If you specify 15, GPR15, REG15, or R15 (within or without parentheses), the value will remain in GPR 15.

To code: Specify the RS-type address of a fullword field, or register (2)-(12) or (15), (GPR15), (REG15), or (R15).

,REXX=NO
When REQUEST=OPSTART and REMOTE=YES are specified, an optional parameter, which indicates if this is a REXX check. The default is REXX=NO.
,REXX=NO
indicates that the check is a REXX check.
,REXX=NO
When REQUEST=OPCOMPLETE and REMOTE=YES are specified, an optional parameter, which indicates if the check is a REXX check. The default is REXX=NO.
,REXX=NO
indicates that the check is a REXX check.
,RSNCODE=rsncode
An optional output parameter into which the reason code is to be copied from GPR 0. If you specify 0, 00, GPR0, GPR00, REG0, REG00, or R0 (within or without parentheses), the value will remain in GPR 0.

To code: Specify the RS-type address of a fullword field, or register (0) or (2)-(12), (00), (GPR0), (GPR00), REG0), (REG00), or (R0).

,SECCHECK=UNAUTH
,SECCHECK=ALL
When SECCHECKONLY=NO is specified, an optional parameter that indicates whether to do RACF® security checks. The default is SECCHECK=UNAUTH.
,SECCHECK=UNAUTH
that indicates to do RACF security checks only when the caller is unauthorized (not supervisor state, not system key, not APF-authorized).
,SECCHECK=ALL
that indicates to do RACF security checks in all cases. If RACF does not grant authority, the request is rejected.
,SECCHECKONLY=NO
,SECCHECKONLY=YES
An optional parameter that indicates whether to do full processing or only security checks. The default is SECCHECKONLY=NO.
,SECCHECKONLY=NO
that indicates to do full processing.
,SECCHECKONLY=YES
that indicates to do only the security check to see if the requesting user has RACF authority to access the data. When this option is specified, the security check is done regardless of the caller's key or state.
,SYSNAME=sysname
,SYSNAME=CURRENT
When SECCHECKONLY=YES is specified, an optional input parameter that specifies the system name to be used when doing the security check. Note that this specification is used only when the caller is supervisor state, system key, or APF-authorized. The default is CURRENT. which indicates to use the name of the system on which this request was issued.

To code: Specify the RS-type address, or address in register (2)-(12), of an 8-character field.