ObjectServer automations

You can create SQL triggers and procedures to automate ObjectServer tasks. A set of standard automations is included with Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus. They are created during database initialization.

The main ObjectServer automation objects are trigger groups, triggers, signals, and procedures.

Trigger groups
Trigger groups are collections of related triggers. Every trigger must belong to a trigger group.
Database triggers
Database triggers fire when a modification is attempted or made on an ObjectServer table or view.
Temporal triggers
Temporal triggers fire at a specified frequency.
Signal triggers
Signal triggers fire in response to incidents in the ObjectServer or to user-defined signals.
User-defined signals
You can create user-defined signals for use in your own automations.
System signals
System signals are predefined signals that are available for use with signal triggers.
SQL procedures
SQL procedures manipulate data in an ObjectServer database.
External procedures
External procedures run executable files on a remote system.