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Rule Administration

The Timeout Administration panel provides an extensive menu of tools for centralized, fingertip control over session timing in your local domain. Define, activate, and track Rules

Active rules

lists the currently active Rules for Timeout

Component options

sets the active Rules and the Rule mode

Define (value) Group

sets the processing order for one or more Rules, Rulesets or Groups

Display (value) Group

displays a Group or Value Group for viewing or modification

Rule counts

displays how many times each Rule gets used

Rule definition

contains operands for specifying when and how a particular session should be timed out

Rule display

displays a Rule or Ruleset for modification or viewing

Rule reload

refreshes the Active Rules with any changes made to the Rules, Rulests, or Groups

Rule test

creates sample sessions to test against your Rules

Statistics

lists session activity that is being monitored by Timeout

Timeout Rule Definition

The Rule Definition panel provides a wide range of operands for defining specific or general rules that allow or deny session establishment:

For example, let's say you want to eliminate a problem you are having with users bringing up and then abandoning CICS throughout the day. You could create the following rule, which places a 10-minute inactivity timer on any device that establishes a session with the subsystem "CICS". If the session does not terminate within 8 hours of initiation (the "Connect time"), Timeout will terminate the session. In other words, the device's session will be terminated if it lasts more than 8 hours OR if the device is inactive for more than 10 minutes:

Timeout Session Monitor

The following example demonstrates the real-time monitoring viewpoint provided by the Message Queue, including Rule-based logoffs and terminations:

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