Schema definition of the event format

Events are processed in the event format that is shown in the following diagram. If you are extending IBM® Predictive Maintenance and Quality to process external events from other sources, you must map those events to this internal event format.

The event schema is stored in the project PMQEventDataLibrary.

Figure 1. The event format used by IBM Predictive Maintenance and Quality
The event format that is used by IBM Predictive Maintenance and Quality is eventType and observationType. Review the preceding information.

Error reporting

Errors can occur while processing events; during mapping to the required format or during the updating of the event, KPI, and profile tables.

You can add extra properties to the message to provide event source information for reporting while mapping to the IBM Predictive Maintenance and Quality format.