Creating a standard SLC group

Create Standard SLC groups to monitor specific items such as process names or file names. Use standard SLC groups when you know the specific item to monitor.

Standard SLC groups are used to monitor the following items:

  • Sterling Connect:Direct® process starts, ends, and durations
  • Sterling Connect:Direct process step starts, step ends, and durations
  • Sterling B2B Integrator (Sterling B2B Integrator) business process starts, ends, and durations
  • Sterling B2B Integrator business process activity starts, ends, and durations
  • Sterling B2B Integrator AFT transfer starts, ends, and durations
  • Sterling File Gateway arrived files, routes, and delivery starts, ends, and durations
  • Sterling Connect:Enterprise® batch arrivals and transmissions
  • FTP GETs and PUTs

You can import a text file containing a list of process names, file names within processes, submitter IDs, batch IDs, or mailbox IDs into an SLC.

To create a standard SLC group:
  1. Select Manage > Service Level Criteria (SLCs) > Standard SLC Groups. The Standard SLC Groups listing displays.
  2. Click the Create button to display the Create Standard SLC Group wizard.
  3. Enter a Name and Description for the SLC.
  4. Select values for the Monitor Window Tolerance fields.
  5. If you want to be notified when an event does not occur, select the Generate notification if event has not occurred field.
  6. To enable the SLC, check Enabled.
  7. Click Next to continue.
  8. On the Server Groups page, identify one or more server groups to monitor by selecting the name in Groups and clicking the Right Arrow button to move it to Server Groups. Click Next to continue.
  9. Identify individual servers to monitor by selecting the server name in Servers and clicking the Left Arrow button to move it to Selected Servers. Click Next to continue.
    Note: You must select at least one server group or server from the lists on the Server Groups and Servers wizard pages.
  10. On the Data Visibility Groups page, select the data visibility group to associate with this SLC by selecting the name in Data Visibility Groups and clicking the Right Arrow button to move it to Selected Data Visibility Groups.
    Note: If you are a data visibility restricted user, you are required to select a data visibility group for the SLC.

    Click Next to continue.

  11. On the Schedules page, identify one or more schedules to associate with the SLC. At least one schedule is required. Click Next to continue.
  12. In the Processes/Batches, File Names, Submitters/Senders, and Remote Servers/Recipients pages, enter the item or items to monitor, or click Import to import files containing this information. Click Next to move through each of these wizard pages.

    To allow one SLC to monitor multiple instances of the same process or file name, check Allow Duplicates on the Processes/Batches or File Names pages.

  13. On the Confirm Choices page, click Finish. The SLC is added to IBM® Sterling Control Center Monitor.
  14. Click Close on the Finish page to close the wizard.
If you want the SLC to generate an alert, you must create and enable the corresponding action and rule.