Attributes reference

Attributes are the application properties that are being measured and reported by the agent.

About attributes

Attributes are organized into attribute groups. Attributes in an attribute group relate to a single object such as an application, or to a single kind of data such as status information.

Attributes in a group can be used in queries, query-based views, situations, policy workflows, take action definitions, and launch application definitions. Chart or table views and situations are two examples of how attributes in a group can be used:
  • Chart or table views

    Attributes are displayed in chart and table views. The chart and table views use queries to specify which attribute values to request from a monitoring agent. You use the Properties editor to apply filters and set styles to define the content and appearance of a view based on an existing query.

  • Situations

    You use attributes to create situations that monitor the state of your operating system, database, or application. A situation describes a condition you want to test. When you start a situation, the values you assign to the situation attributes are compared with the values collected by the agent and registers an event if the condition is met. You are alerted to events by indicator icons that are displayed in the Navigator.

Additional information about attributes

For more information about using attributes and attribute groups, see the Tivoli Enterprise Portal User's Guide.