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Workflow Alarm Value Names

To define a variable to use in the APL code, see the APL Reference Guide(3.0), and the section below, Workflow Alarm Value for further information.

Defining an Alarm Detection

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  • A condition, or a set of conditions, see the section below, Alarm Conditions

  • An object such as host, pico instanceworkflow, or workflow , group that the alarm should supervise

  • The parameter that you want the alarm to supervise, for example, Statistics value

  • Time and value limits of supervision

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  • The Alarm Detection includes at least one condition.

  • Two conditions within an alarm guard the same object: host, pico instance, or workflow.

  • Two conditions are set to the same time interval criteria.

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Type

Select an event-related reason for an alarm to be invoked. For a detailed description of every event type, see Event Types(3.1).

Filter

Use this table to define a filter of criteria for the alarm messages that you are interested in.

To define an entry, double-click on the row.

The Edit Match Value dialog box opens. Click the Add button to add a value.

Limits See

the section above, Host Statistic ValueSpecify the condition for the alarm to be triggered. The options are based on the number and frequency of occurrence of the event: Occurred Once, Occurred More Than, Occurred Less Than. In During Last, specify the time frame during which the Limits value should be compared. If a match is detected, an alarm is invoked.


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titleExample - Configuring a System Event condition


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titleNote!

The parameters in the following example do not apply to any specific system and are only presented here to enhance understanding of the alarm condition.


  1. Configure an Alarm Detection that applies the System Event condition.

  2. On the Edit Alarm Condition dialog box, from the Event Type drop-down list, select Workflow State Event.
     

  3. On the Filter table double-click workflowName; the Edit Match Value dialog box opens.
     

  4. Click Add to browse and look for the specific workflow.
     

  5. Enter a limit of occurred more than 3 times during the last 24 hours.

The alarm will be triggered by every 4th occurrence of a "Workflow State Event" during the last 24 hours.

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Value

Select an alarm value from the drop-down list.

Workflow

Click Browse... to enter the workflow(s) that you want to apply the alarm to.

Limits

Summation: Select this check box to add up the dispatchAlarmValue variable (countBillingFiles in the figure above, The Workflow Alarm Value configuration) whenever it is invoked. Alarm Detector compares this total value with the alarm limit (exceeds or falls below), and generates an alarm message accordingly.

Note: Selecting Summation means that the During Last entry refers to the time period during which a sum is added up. Once the set period has ended, that sum is compared with the limit value.

For All Workflows: Select this check box to add up the values (see Summation above) of all the workflows that the alarm supervises. Alarm Detector compares this total value with the alarm limit (exceeds or falls below), and generates an alarm message accordingly. Note: This check box can only be selected when Workflow is set to Any.For further information about Limits see the section above, Host Statistic Value.

Workflow Execution Time

The Workflow Execution Time condition enables you to generate an alarm whenever the execution time of a particular, or all workflows, exceed or fall below the time limit that you specify.

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Workflow

Select a workflow with the throughput value, the processing speed, that you want to supervise. For further information about the throughput value calculation, see Throughput Calculation in Workflow Properties(3.0). An alarm is generated if the throughput value is not within the condition limits.

Limits For information about Limits see the section above, Host Statistic Value

Specify the condition for the alarm to be triggered. The options are Exceeds or Falls Below the selected statistic value.
Enable "During Last" checkbox to further focus on the X duration of Minutes/ Hour.


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titleExample - Configuring a Workflow Throughput condition


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titleNote!

The parameters in the following example do not apply to any specific system and are only presented here to enhance understanding of the alarm condition.

You want the system to warn you on detection of decreased processing rate.

  1. Configure an Alarm Detection to use the workflow throughput condition

  2. On the Edit Alarm Condition dialog box click Browse... to select the workflow with the processing rate that you want to supervise.
     

  3. Enter a limit of Falls Below 50000 (batches, UDRs, Bytearray).

The alarm will be triggered by every occurrence of a workflow slowing down its processing rate to a throughput that is lower than 50000 units per second.

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