Monitoring events

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IBM® Business Automation Workflow produces monitoring events that help monitor each process application that you create and deploy.

Monitoring events are emitted by process executions in support of monitoring and should not be confused with process events, which are one-way messages that are part of the behavior of a process.

Parts of a monitoring event

The following table describes the significant parts of a monitoring event. Refer to the XML schema for the detailed event format.

Event parts are referenced using standard XPath notation. When elements are nested, this is indicated by a slash (/) separating the element part names. The @ symbol indicates that the part is an attribute of the element. The table also indicates if an event part is optional or required.

A copy of the XML schema is provided for reference in Event schema extensions.

Event part Description Optional or required Type
mon:monitorEvent The root element of an event.

There is one root element per event.

 Required complex
<mon:model mon:name="<name>"> Identifies the instance of the script task that emitted the event.
Note: This element is not part of the schema definition.
 Required xs:string
mon:monitorEvent/@mon:id The unique identifier of an event. Optional xs:string
mon:monitorEvent/mon:eventPointData
 Describes the nature, the time, and the source of the occurrence reported by the event. There is one mon:eventPointData element per event. Required complex
mon:monitorEvent/
  mon:eventPointData/mon:kind
  
 Defines the kind of the event (for example, bpmnx:PROCESS_STARTED). There is one mon:kind element per event. Required xs:Qname
mon:monitorEvent/
  mon:eventPointData/mon:model
  
 Describes an executable model element defining the event emission point (for example, a human task such as Review Claim).

There is at least one mon:model element per event, but there can be multiple mon:model elements when the event emission point is part of a model-defined hierarchy (for example, a human task, which is defined within a process that is part of a process application).

 Required complex
mon:monitorEvent/
  mon:eventPointData/mon:model/@mon:type
  
 Specifies the type of the process model element from which the event originated. The value of the mon:type attribute refers to elements defined in the BPMN 2.0 schema (for example, bpmn:process or bpmn:userTask). Required xs:QName
mon:monitorEvent/
  mon:eventPointData/
  mon:model/mon:instance
  
 References or describes the instance of the executable model element that emitted the event (for example, a specific execution of a task). The instance is typically running in an execution environment such as a process engine, but is referenced by the mon:instance element.

There is at most one mon:instance element per mon:model element. In some cases, a mon:model element can occur without a mon:instance element (for example, when a top-level mon:model element refers to a grouping construct, such as a process application or solution, which does not have runtime instances).

 Required complex
mon:monitorEvent/
  mon:eventPointData/mon:correlation/mon:ancestor
  
 Contains a hierarchy of correlation identifiers, which can be auto-generated and created by the process engine or which can be user-defined.
For events that originate from IBM Business Automation Workflow, the <mon:ancestor> tree is populated by the process engine. The <mon:ancestor> elements contain instance identifiers that identify the following items:
  • The process step emitting the event (for example, a human task)
  • The process execution (for example, a claims process)
  • Any callers

Additional correlation identifiers, such as customer order numbers, or claim identifiers, can be added in the mon:correlation section following the <mon:ancestor> tree. The additional identifiers can be used to facilitate correlation across multiple business processes.

 Optional complex
mon:monitorEvent/
  mon:eventPointData/mon:source
  
 Describes the source location where the event originated (or example, a specific server). Optional complex
mon:monitorEvent/
  mon:eventPointData/
  mon:source/mon:server
  
 Identifies the server on which the event emitter is running. Optional complex
mon:monitorEvent/
  mon:eventPointData/
  mon:source/mon:server/@mon:type
  
 Indicates the syntax of the server identification (for example, a URL or an IP address). If a mon:server element is present, a mon:type attribute must be specified to qualify the server identification. Required xs:QName
mon:monitorEvent/mon:applicationData
  
 Contains well-formed XML that is reported by the event-emitting application. This element contains the custom business data in the event, such as tracked field data, tracking point information, or KPI data.

Some events do not include the applicationData element. For more information about the structure of the applicationData, see Event schema extensions and the example applicationData provided at the end of this topic.

 Optional complex

The monitoring event part names begin with the mon namespace prefix, which is bound to the namespace http://www.ibm.com/xmlns/prod/websphere/monitoring/7.5.

The namespace prefix xs, used to designate XML schema types, is bound to http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema.

Tip: When multiple <mon:ancestor> elements exist in a <mon:ancestor> tree, you read the tree from the bottom up. In the following example, the mon:ancestor element shown in boldface type is the parent of the first mon:ancestor element:
<mon:correlation>
    <mon:ancestor mon:id="3e888eb2-9c18-4cd5-a9de-3991aeb4f40e.2064.33692aa7-cb0e-4f0a-ac90-b85a5a5687ffT.161.6">
<mon:ancestor mon:id="3e888eb2-9c18-4cd5-a9de-3991aeb4f40e.2064.33692aa7-cb0e-4f0a-ac90-b85a5a5687ffT.161">
        </mon:ancestor>
            
    </mon:ancestor>
    <wle:starting-process-instance>3e888eb2-9c18-4cd5-a9de-3991aeb4f40e.2064.33692aa7-cb0e-4f0a-ac90-b85a5a5687ffT.161
<mon:correlation>

In the following monitoring event example, namespace prefixes are bound by the xmlns attributes in the root element.

Monitoring event example

<mon:monitorEvent xmlns:mon="http://www.ibm.com/xmlns/prod/websphere/monitoring/7.5" 
   mon:id="C1299df7f13ced21792162189" 
   xmlns:bpmn="http://schema.omg.org/spec/BPMN/2.0" 
   xmlns:bpmnx="http://www.ibm.com/xmlns/bpmnx/20100524/BusinessMonitoring" 
   xmlns:ibm="http://www.ibm.com/xmlns/prod/websphere/monitoring/7.5/extensions" 
   xmlns:wle="http://www.ibm.com/xmlns/prod/websphere/lombardi/7.5" 
   xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
  <mon:eventPointData>
    <mon:kind mon:version="2010-11-11">bpmnx:PROCESS_STARTED</mon:kind>
    <mon:time mon:of="occurrence">2011-02-03T10:44:13.829-05:00</mon:time>
    <ibm:sequenceId>2</ibm:sequenceId>
    <mon:model mon:type="bpmn:process" mon:id="854325da-04ea-4ea6-8664-c701b4bf3d61" 
    mon:version="2064.9d926c59-6511-4ee9-a0d2-4015fb19cb55">
      <mon:name>Ping</mon:name>
      <mon:documentation>The "Ping" process definition.</mon:documentation>
      <mon:instance mon:id="754">
        <mon:state>Active</mon:state>
      </mon:instance>
    </mon:model>
    <mon:model mon:type="wle:processApplication" mon:id="b9e85db9-5c4d-40e7-9421-e53acb738f4e" 
    mon:version="2064.9d926c59-6511-4ee9-a0d2-4015fb19cb55">
      <mon:name>Oscillating Invocations</mon:name>
      <mon:documentation>Ping pong between two processes.</mon:documentation>
    </mon:model>
    <mon:correlation>
      <mon:ancestor mon:id="854325da-04ea-4ea6-8664-c701b4bf3d61.2064.9d926c59-6511-4ee9-a0d2-4015fb19cb55.754"/>
      <wle:starting-process-instance>854325da-04ea-4ea6-8664-c701b4bf3d61.2064.9d926c59-6511-4ee9-a0d2-4015fb19cb55.754
      </wle:starting-process-instance>
    </mon:correlation>
  </mon:eventPointData>
</mon:monitorEvent>

applicationData element example

<mon:applicationData>
    <wle:tracking-point wle:time="2011-02-03T10:44:16.054-05:00" wle:name="Call Ping ? (PRE)" 
     wle:id="8bfe448-7ceebpdid571234bad276b9a1-4cb5676012c08bfe448-7cd0 (PRE)" 
     wle:version="2064.9d926c59-6511-4ee9-a0d2-4015fb19cb55" 
     wle:groupName="at12886649788291288665594539" 
     wle:groupId="guid:571234bad276b9a1:-4cb56760:12c08bfe448:-7cee" 
     wle:groupVersion="2064.9d926c59-6511-4ee9-a0d2-4015fb19cb55">
      <wle:tracked-field wle:name="levelEnteringPong" 
        wle:id="bpdid:571234bad276b9a1:-1448ee2a:12c08c263e4:-7fbc" 
        wle:type="xs:integer">1</wle:tracked-field>
      <wle:tracked-field wle:name="reportOfWhereInPong" 
        wle:id="bpdid:571234bad276b9a1:-1448ee2a:12c08c263e4:-7fba" 
        wle:type="xs:string">This is Pong. Called with level = 1.</wle:tracked-field>
      <wle:tracked-field wle:name="argumentForPing" 
        wle:id="bpdid:571234bad276b9a1:-1448ee2a:12c08c263e4:-7fb8" 
        wle:type="xs:integer"/>
      <wle:kpi-data wle:name="Labor Cost" 
         wle:id="fbec4968-5e4c-4f2b-b11b-f3c9ef63d09b" 
         wle:version="2064.8d7ade38-7307-4894-a633-9903b7fc69d6" 
         wle:type="xs:decimal">0</wle:kpi-data>
      <wle:kpi-data wle:name="Total Time (Clock)" 
         wle:id="67cbb213-0032-4f14-be44-7e9c7a1a146f" 
         wle:version="2064.8d7ade38-7307-4894-a633-9903b7fc69d6" 
         wle:type="xs:dayTimeDuration">P0DT0H0M0S</wle:kpi-data>
      <wle:kpi-data wle:name="Wait Time (Clock)" 
         wle:id="43b503bd-63e7-4c42-8268-92d1033e0997" 
         wle:version="2064.8d7ade38-7307-4894-a633-9903b7fc69d6" 
         wle:type="xs:dayTimeDuration">P0DT0H0M0S</wle:kpi-data>
      <wle:kpi-data wle:name="Resource Cost" 
         wle:id="d5da2c80-b2af-40a6-981d-9de4df12ed12" 
         wle:version="2064.8d7ade38-7307-4894-a633-9903b7fc69d6" 
         wle:type="xs:decimal">0</wle:kpi-data>
      <wle:kpi-data wle:name="Value Add" 
         wle:id="e30cf309-a884-4a7b-a2db-16e8a371a4c1" 
         wle:version="2064.8d7ade38-7307-4894-a633-9903b7fc69d6" 
         wle:type="xs:decimal">1</wle:kpi-data>
      <wle:kpi-data wle:name="Execution Time (Clock)" 
         wle:id="8601bb6b-9c9d-4cba-936e-16350a036de3" 
         wle:version="2064.8d7ade38-7307-4894-a633-9903b7fc69d6" 
         wle:type="xs:dayTimeDuration">P0DT0H0M0S</wle:kpi-data>
      <wle:kpi-data wle:name="Cost" 
         wle:id="995ba3fc-e786-45eb-b356-47acb3d3ebbc" 
         wle:version="2064.8d7ade38-7307-4894-a633-9903b7fc69d6" 
         wle:type="xs:decimal">0.00000000</wle:kpi-data>
      <wle:kpi-data wle:name="Rework" 
         wle:id="0f650e6c-a9d7-4355-90bd-06530fa3eeec" 
         wle:version="2064.8d7ade38-7307-4894-a633-9903b7fc69d6" 
         wle:type="xs:decimal">0</wle:kpi-data>
    </wle:tracking-point>
  </mon:applicationData>

Consideration when monitoring events emitted by Business Automation Workflow processes

The correlation expression for inbound events in the monitor model is generated to use the value of the <wle:starting-process-instance> element within the <mon:correlation> element of element <mon:eventPointData>. This value includes the snapshot ID by default. It is possible to use the Business Automation Workflow system ID instead, by setting the following option in the 100Custom.xml file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<properties>
    <common>
        <monitor-event-emission merge="replace">
          <enabled>true</enabled>
          <use-system-id-for-correlation>true</use-system-id-for-correlation>
        </monitor-event-emission>
    </common>
</properties>"