Context Data Elements

The following table describes the Context Data Elements that the probe generates.

Table 1. Context Data Elements elements

Element name

Element description

$Agent

Agent that generated the Netcool alert.

$AlertGroup

Group used to categorize the alert.

$AlertKey

Used to correlate events.

$CreationTime

Time when the event is created.

$FirstOccurence

Time when the event is first created.

$Identifier

Identifier of the alert within the ObjectServer.

$LastOccurrence

Time when the event is last created.

$Manager

Name of the probe that generated the Netcool alert.

$Node

Source that originated the CEI event.

$Severity

Severity of the event. Possible values are:

5 - critical

4 - major

3 - minor

2 - warning

1 - intermediate

$Summary

Short description of the alert

$Type

Type of event generated by the CEI. This indicates whether the events is a problem event or a resolution event.

$Any

Token to represent any other disposition.

$AvailableDisposition

Availability of the entity that created the event.

$CategoryName

Type of the situation that caused the event. The possible string values are:
  • StartSituation
  • StopSituation
  • ConnectSituation
  • ConfigureSituation
  • RequestSituation
  • FeatureSituation
  • DependencySituation
  • CreateSituation
  • DestroySituation
  • ReportSituation
  • AvailableSituation
  • OtherSituation

$DependencyDisposition

Dependency disposition of a feature of a component that caused the event. The possible string values are:
  • MET
  • NOT MET

$ElapsedTime

Time (in microseconds) elapsed while the identical events occurred.

$GlobalInstanceId

Optional primary identifier for the event.

$LocalInstanceId

Optional event identifier supplied by a source. This value is globally variable.

$Msg

Textual description of the situation.

$Node

Node that generated the event.

$OperationDisposition

Operation status of the component reported by the situation. The status value can be one of the following status:
  • STARTABLE
  • NONSTARTABLE

$Priority

Optional value that specifies the importance of the event. The reserved priorities are:
  • 10 Low
  • 50 Medium
  • 70 High

The possible values can be from 0 to 100. Other priorities added must not exceed 100.

$ProcessingDisposition

Processing disposition of the component that caused the event. The possible values are:
  • FUNCTION_PROCESS
  • FUNCTION_BLOCK

$RepeatCount

Optional value that specifies the number of repeated occurrences of an event within a specific time interval.

$ReportCategory

Category of the reported situation. The possible string values are:
  • PERFORMANCE
  • SECURITY
  • HEARTBEAT
  • STATUS
  • TRACE
  • DEBUG
  • LOG

$ReporterComponentid

Component that reported the situation.

$SituationQualifier

Situation qualifiers that describe the situation that caused the event. The possible string values are:
  • START INITIATED
  • RESTART INITIATED
  • START COMPLETED

$SourceComponentId

Identifier of the affected component.

$SuccessDisposition

Success disposition of an operation that caused the event. The possible string values are:
  • SUCCESSFUL
  • UNSUCESSFUL