Situation Editor

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The Situation Editor is a group of Workspaces that is used to create, view, and edit situations (including the formula, distribution, expert advice, action, and until conditions) that can monitor important conditions in your environment. Each situation monitors your environment constantly by testing a formula at time intervals that you set up, for example, every 5 minutes.

The following Workspaces are included in the situation editor.

Create New Situation (KOBSEDCN TREE)

Use the Create New Situation pop-up window (KOBSEDCN) to create a new situation. You supply the situation's name, description, and type.

Situations are one of two types: Standard or Correlated.

Select Conditions (KOBSEDPD TREE): The Select Conditions workspace (KOBSEDPD) is where you select the tables and columns or embedded situations that make up your situation's formula. This workspace is displayed when you create a new situation and when you 'add columns' to an existing situation.
Correlated Situation Selection (KOBSEDCB TREE): The Correlated Situation Selection workspace (KOBSEDCB) is where you select a 'Situation + Managed System' pair to be included in a correlated situation you are editing. This workspace is displayed when you first create a correlated situation and when you choose 'Add column' while editing a correlated situation.

Create Copy of a Situation (KOBSEDCC TREE)

Use the Create Copy of a Situation pop-up window (KOBSEDCC) to create a copy of an existing situation. You supply a new situation name and description.

Formula Tab (KOBSEDTF TREE)

The Formula tab displays a workspace (KOBSEDTF) that contains summary information about a situation like Agent, ID, Name, Description, and other fields. Typical things to do in the Formula tab are to edit the formula, to change the situation name, and to change the situation severity.

Name (KOBSEDEA TREE): Use the Situation Name pop-up window (KOBSEDEA) to enter a name for the situation. The name may be up to 256 characters in length.
Description (KOBSEDEB TREE): Use the Situation Description pop-up window (KOBSEDEB) to enter a description for the situation. The description may be up to 64 characters in length.
Severity (KOBSEDEC TREE): Use the Situation Severity pop-up window (KOBSEDEC) to enter a severity value for the situation. The severity value is one of seven (7) choices.
When you display situations in the Enhanced 3270 User Interface Enterprise Status Tree (KOBSITST) or in the Current Situation Status screen (KOBSITMN), then the severity values are converted to colors, to help you locate the most important exceptional events on your system.
Display Items (KOBSEDED TREE): The Display Items workspace (KOBSEDED) is where you can select one attribute (a column name from a table) that is a 'key' item, which enables you to see multiple events from a single situation.
Persistence (KOBSEDEE TREE): Use the Situation Persistence pop-up window (KOBSEDEE) to enter a value for the number of times the condition must occur before the Situation turns 'true'.
Sampling Interval (KOBSEDEF TREE): Use the Situation Sampling Interval pop-up window (KOBSEDEF) to specify how often the situation's formula should be evaluated. The sampling interval must be at least 30 seconds.
Startup (KOBSEDEG TREE): Use the Situation Startup pop-up window (KOBSEDEG) to specify if the situation should be started automatically (sampling should take place) when a monitoring system associated with this situation is 'on line.'

Formula Editing (KOBSEDPA TREE)

Use the Situation Formula workspace (KOBSEDPA) to view and update the monitoring conditions that are tested during periodic sampling. This workspace is displayed when you select the Formula line item from the Formula tab workspace (KOBSEDTF).

Select Conditions (KOBSEDPD TREE)

The Select Conditions workspace (KOBSEDPD) is where you select the tables and columns or embedded situations that make up your situation's formula. This workspace is displayed when you create a new situation and when you 'add columns' to an existing situation.

Correlated Situation Selection (KOBSEDCB TREE)

The Correlated Situation Selection workspace (KOBSEDCB) is where you select a 'Situation + Managed System' pair to be included in a correlated situation you are editing. This workspace is displayed when you first create a correlated situation and when you choose 'Add column' while editing a correlated situation.

Choose a Function (KOBSEDP5 TREE)

Use the Formula Editing: Choose a Function pop-up window (KOBSEDP5) to select the function to use for the current formula cell.

Note: Only those functions that are valid for the cell's particular attribute and data type are displayed in this pop-up window.

Choose an Operator (KOBSEDP6 TREE)

Use the Formula Editing: Choose an Operator pop-up window (KOBSEDP6) to select the comparison operator to use for the current formula cell.

Note: Only those operators that are valid for the cell's particular attribute, data type, and function are displayed in this pop-up window.

Enter a Value (KOBSEDP7 TREE)

Use the Formula Editing: Enter a Value pop-up window (KOBSEDP7) to directly type the value (a number or character string) for the current formula cell.

Value Choices (KOBSEDP8 TREE)

Use the Formula Editing: Value Choices pop-up window (KOBSEDP8) to select one or more values from a list of choices. Each item you select is then copied into the cell's value after you select the 'Accept' button.

Enter a Value (KOBSEDP9 TREE)

Use the Formula Editing: Enter a Value pop-up window (KOBSEDP9) to enter a value for the cell by typing into a special form for any of these functions:

STR
SCAN
Compare date and time (DATE)
Compare to time delta (TIME)

Distribution Tab (KOBSEDTD TREE)

The Distribution tab displays a workspace (KOBSEDTD) where you assign the managed systems and managed system groups where the situation should run.

Advice Tab (KOBSEDTE TREE)

The Advice tab displays a workspace (KOBSEDTE) where you can view and edit any advice associated with a situation. A value of '*NONE' or blanks is displayed if there is no advice defined for a situation.

Action Tab (KOBSEDTA TREE)

The Action tab displays a workspace (KOBSEDTA) that enables you to associate an 'action' (a command or a message) with a situation. When the situation turns 'true' then the action specified with the situation will be executed.

Action Type (KOBSEDAA TREE)

The Action Type pop-up window (KOBSEDAA) is where you select the type of action (a command or a message) to run when this situation turns 'true'. When the situation turns 'true' then the action specified with this situation will be executed.

When to Run the Action (KOBSEDAB TREE)

The When to Run the Action pop-up window (KOBSEDAB) is where you select what happens if the condition is true for more than one monitored item.

Where should the Action run (KOBSEDAC TREE)

The Where should the Action run pop-up window (KOBSEDAC) is where you select the location of the system on which the action should run.

How often should the Action run (KOBSEDAD TREE)

The How often should the Action run pop-up window (KOBSEDAD) is where you select how frequently the action should run if the condition stays true over multiple intervals.

System Command (KOBSEDAE TREE)

The Action: System Command pop-up window (KOBSEDAE) is where you enter the system command to run when this situation turns 'true'. When the situation turns 'true' then this system command is executed.

Universal Message (KOBSEDAF TREE)

The Action: Universal Message pop-up window (KOBSEDAF) is where you enter a message to be issued when this situation turns 'true'. When the situation turns 'true' then this message is issued to the Universal Message Console, which is viewable in the TEP or here:

_ (KOBITMLG WENU) ITM Operations Log and Universal Message Console

Select Attribute (KOBSEDAS TREE)

The Select Attribute workspace (KOBSEDAS) is where you select a column (also called an attribute) to be included in the action for the situation. (An action is optional for a situation.) This workspace is displayed when you are editing an action and then select the Attribute Substitution button.

Until Tab (KOBSEDTU TREE)

The Until tab displays a workspace (KOBSEDTU) that enables you to specify the conditions needed to 'close' this event. The Until settings provide a way to automatically close an event by turning a true situation to false when another situation is true or when the close interval expires. This is particularly useful for pure events that might occur frequently. If no options are selected in this workspace, the situation will remain 'open' until the conditions that caused the situation to turn 'true' are no longer true.

Select Situation (KOBSEDSA TREE): The Select Situation workspace (KOBSEDSA) is where you select a situation to be included in the Until settings for the situation. (Until settings are optional for a situation.) This workspace is displayed when you are using the Until workspace and select the Choose Situation button.