Using XREF function to view service definition relationships

To view the relationship between any two definitions (service class, workload resource group etc), you can use the XREF function. From any Modify panel in the application, you can use the XREF function to determine an definition's relationship to another.

For example, on the Modify Service Class panel, you may want to know whether a service policy overrides the defined goal. You use the XREF function to check whether its goals are overridden in a service policy. From the Modify Service Class panel, you can also check which subsystem types reference that service class in the classification rules. If there are some that do reference it, the application displays a pop-up selection list where you can browse the Rules referencing that service class. Figure 1 shows an example of the pop-up displayed for an Xref by Subsystem for a service class.

Figure 1. Service Class Subsystem Xref panel
               Service Class Reference  ROW 1 TO 1 OF 1

 These subsystem types refer to the service class.

 Action Codes: 4=Browse

 Action  Name  Description
   _     STC   IBM-defined subsystem type
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