Elements

The probe breaks event data down into tokens and parses them into elements. Elements are used to assign values to ObjectServer fields; the field values contain the event details in a form that the ObjectServer understands.

The following table describes the elements that the Probe for Alcatel-Lucent ITM-NM/OMS generates. Not all the elements described are generated for each event; the elements that the probe generates depends upon the event type.

Table 1. Elements
Element name	Element description
`$af`	This element contains service affecting flags. Possible values are: SA: Service Affecting NSA: Non Service Affecting
`$a1`	This element contains extra parameters related to the alarm. This data originates from the `addInfo` field in Lucent OMS. Note: This element is only generated when the probe acquires data from Lucent OMS.
`$cat`	This element contains the category of the alarm. Possible values are: ENV EQU TRM QOS PRC
`$cla`	This element contains the A element. This is the network element that reported the alarm.
`$clf`	This element contains the circuit identifier.
`$clz`	This contains the Z element. This is the network element at the opposite end of the path/circuit that is affected by the alarm generated by the A element.
`$n`	This element contains the name or description of alarm.
`$s`	This element contains the state of alarm. Possible values are: C: Clear A: Active
`$sv`	This element contains the alarm severity. Possible values are: P: Prompt D: Deferred I: Information
`$t`	This element contains the sequence number tag.
`$tm`	This element contains a time stamp.
`$txt`	This element contains an additional text string forwarded with the alarm. Note: This element is only generated when the probe acquires data from Lucent OMS.