On Demand Report
Use the On Demand Report activity to request real-time data from any monitoring agent. This activity is generally used to retrieve additional information related to the situation that triggered a workflow.
- ITM SOAP Server URL
- The default value is Localhost. Protocol options are HTTP (default) or HTTPS. Select Localhost or Other. When selecting Other, enter the specific hub monitoring server where the targeted SOAP server is running and to which the On Demand Report will be sent. You must also specify the valid port number used by the SOAP server.
- Application
- Select the application. For example,
Windows OS. - Attribute Group
- Select the attribute group. Your options depend on the application you previously selected.
- Data source
- For Automatic, the On Demand Report request is sent to the monitoring agent that triggered the workflow. For Other, you can specify a valid managed system name to which the On Demand Report request is sent.
- ITM SOAP Server User Credentials
- Enter the user name and password to access the ITM SOAP server. Credentials are required if authentication is enabled at the hub monitoring server where the targeted SOAP server is running.
- Attributes
- Select the attributes you want to be returned in the report. You must select as least one attribute.
- Filter
- Add optional filters to the report. The report returns only rows
that meet the filter criteria.
The Attribute element is a list of attributes based on the selected Attribute Group.
The supported operator values are Equal to, Not equal to, Less than, Less than or equal to, Greater than or equal to, Greater than, and Like. For the Like operator, the '*' character matches one or more characters. Only supported for text attributes.
The Value element can be a hard-coded literal or the substitution of an attribute or value returned by a preceding Wait On Situation or On Demand activity.
Multiple filters are supported as conjuncts, for example, using AND to join together.
- Insert Variable Data
- Specify Situation Attribute or Other value to substitute
data from a preceding situation or On Demand activity.
The Situation Attribute button becomes active if the policy contains a "Wait until a situation is true" activity and you select a row cell under Value.
The Other value button becomes active if the user selects a row cell under Value. Selecting this button opens a dialog box that facilitates the substitution of data returned by a preceding On Demand activity, as well as diagnostic information regarding TADDM activities and On Demand activities.
- Request timeout
- Select the amount of time in seconds you want to allow before a timeout occurs. A timeout occurs when Cloud Pak System Software Monitoring Server doesn't receive a response from the SOAP server. Options (in seconds): 5, 10, 15 (default), 30, 45, 60, 90, 120.
- If multiple data items are returned
- Your selection here controls how this activity behaves if the triggering situation returns multiple rows of data. The selection should be predefined based on the supported monitoring agent.