Disabling and enabling the checking of BPM alerts

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To reduce the load on the process servers, you can disable whether the system checks the status of BPM alerts. You can enable this checking so that the alert definitions generate alerts.

Before you begin

The following conditions must be met:

  • The setBPMProperty command must be run on the deployment manager node.
  • If the deployment manager is stopped, use the wsadmin -conntype none option to run the command in disconnected mode.
  • If the deployment manager is running, you must connect with a user ID that has WebSphere Application Server configurator privileges. Do not use the wsadmin -conntype none option.

About this task

IBM® Business Automation Workflow uses a WCCM custom property to control whether the system checks that alert definitions have triggered alerts. If the ProcessServer.AlertDefinitionsStatusEnabled property does not exist or if it is true, the system checks the condition in the alert definition to see whether it is true and thus triggers an alert. If you are not sure about current behavior, use the getBPMProperty command to confirm whether the property exists and if it does, what value it has.

Disabling the checking of BPM alerts is a significant action to take because it affects all of the alert definitions. An alternative option is to check how often the getAlertDefinitionsStatus API is called. Try to reduce the number of calls to the minimum needed to properly monitor a specific artifact when you create an alert implementation.

Procedure

Use the setBPMProperty command to set the ProcessServer.AlertDefinitionsStatusEnabled WCCM custom property.

  • To disable the checking of BPM alert status, set the property value to false.
    When the property is false, the system does not check whether the artifacts that are being monitored have passed the threshold value. Calls using the getAlertDefinitionsStatus API result in the CWTBG0600E error message. The error message says that status checking for alert definitions has been disabled.
  • To enable the checking of BPM alert status, set the property value to true, which is the default value. Alternatively, delete the property by using the deleteBPMProperty command.