Manually adding conversions to the ObjectServer

Conversions are required to support two columns (AdvCorrCauseType and CauseType) that were added to the alerts.status table as a result of the ObjectServer configuration. These conversions translate Type integer values (0 - 4) into descriptive 'causal relevance' text for display within the event list.

Note: These conversions are automatically created from Netcool/OMNIbus Knowledge Library 3.8 onwards.

To add the required conversions:

  1. From the IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Administrator window, click the Visual drop-down list, and then click the Conversions icon.
  2. Right click alerts.status and click the Add Conversion button to access the Conversion Details window.
  3. Select AdvCorrCauseType from the Column drop-down list, and then make the following entries within the Value and Conversion fields, clicking the OK button to save each set of entries.

Table 1. Conversion details window entries

Value

Conversion

0

Unknown

1

Root cause

2

Symptom

3

Singularity

4

Information

Repeat steps 2 and 3 to set up the same conversions for the CauseType column, substituting CauseType as the Column field entry in step 3.

On completion, the Conversions window appears.

For further information on conversions, see the IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Administration Guide.