MS_CATEGORY

Required? Yes
Keyword Type Hexadecimal string
Field Length 1–16
Multiples Allowed? No, only one for each FOCAL_POINT keyword
   MS_CATEGORY = (
      @TYPE = HEXSTRINGKEYWORD
      @FIELD_LENGTH = 1,16
      @REQUIRED = 1
    )

The MS_CATEGORY parameter specifies the management services category, an identifier that associates related management services data for network management.

The application name can either be one of the 4-byte architecturally defined values for management services applications, or an 8-byte type 1134 EBCDIC installation-defined name.

This parameter is required.

If you are defining a focal point for forwarding alerts, the values are:
23F0F3F1
Alert/Network Operations for the management services category
23F0F3F0
Entry Point Alert for the application name
Valid application names are:
23F0F1F4
Entry Point Common Operations
23F0F1F5
Common Operations/Network Operations
23F0F1F6
Entry Point Operations
23F0F1F7
Operations Management
23F0F3F0
Entry Point Alert
23F0F3F1
Alert/Network Operations