Attributes

Attributes are characteristics or properties of the objects monitored by the WebSphere® Message Broker Monitoring Agent; for example, the status of brokers, execution groups, and message flows, or the average time taken for a message flow to process a message. You specify attributes in query definitions, which are used to collect information presented in workspace views and to specify the conditions, or situations that trigger alerts and automated actions.

Attributes are organized into groups of related items. The WebSphere Message Broker Monitoring Agent monitors 28 groups of attributes.

Attributes are used to define the queries which collect the information presented in workspace views. They are also used to specify the conditions, or situations, that trigger alerts and actions.

For information about the attribute groups available with WebSphere Message Broker Monitoring Agent, see Attributes reference. For further information about attributes, see Tivoli® Enterprise Portal online help.

Attributes and queries:

Chart and table views use queries to specify which attribute values to request from a Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring agent for display. You can modify those queries or design custom views by creating your own queries that collect data for just those attributes you specify. For more information about how to design custom views, see Tivoli Enterprise Portal online help.

Attributes and situations:

You can also use the attributes available with WebSphere Message Broker Monitoring Agent to create your own situations to monitor the performance of your WebSphere Business Integration applications and message flows. These situations can monitor your WebSphere Business Integration broker resources or analyze message flows to alert you to problems when attribute values exceed the thresholds you specify.

For information about the predefined situations available with WebSphere Message Broker Monitoring Agent, see Predefined situations.