MeasureType

MeasureType identifies a metric, counter, or stopwatch that is to be used as a measure within a cube. MeasureType also identifies the function that can be used against the metric, counter, or stopwatch. The functions are enumerated by the AggregationType.

Elements

Name	Min-max	Description
description	0 - 1	A user-provided description of the measure.

Attributes

Name	Required or optional	Type	Description
source	Required	String	The metric, counter, or stopwatch that is the source for the measure.
trackingKey	Optional	String	An additional string that can be associated with a measure for the purpose of retrieving actual values collected during monitoring and returning them to WebSphere® Business Modeler.
aggregationType	Required	AggregationType	One of the valid aggregation types defined in AggregationType.
id	Required	String	The unique identifier of the element.
displayName	Optional	String	The name to display in the Monitor Model editor and Business Monitor dashboards. If a displayName is not provided, the ID attribute is used.

Restrictions

The ID attribute must not be InstancesCount, which is a reserved ID.
The source attribute must point to a valid metric in the associated monitoring context.
If the metric referenced by source has type Integer or Decimal, the aggregationType must be one of the values avg, count, max, min, or sum.
If the metric referenced by source has type Date, DateTime, or Time, the aggregationType must be one of the values count, max, or min.
If the metric referenced by source has type Duration, the aggregationType must be one of the values avg, count, max, min, or sum.
If the metric referenced by source has type Boolean or String, the aggregationType must be count.

Schema definition

<xsd:complexType name="MeasureType" >
    <xsd:complexContent>
        <xsd:extension base="mon:NamedElementType">
            <xsd:attribute name="source" type="xsd:string"
                use="required"/>
            <xsd:attribute name="aggregationType" 
                type="mon:AggregationType" use="required"/>
            <xsd:attribute name="trackingKey" type="xsd:string"
                use="optional"/>
        </xsd:extension>
    </xsd:complexContent>
</xsd:complexType>