Rule condition

A rule condition defines the metric variable that you monitor, such as a Platform Object attribute, a Windows Service, or a Windows operating system Performance Counter object. You can add multiple conditions for each rule.

Add a Rule Condition

1. Select Add Condition in the upper-right of the Conditions grid.

   The Add Condition window is displayed.

   

2. Select an Attribute from the Attribute list.

3. The Data Type field displays the data type of the selected Attribute, and the Healthy Condition operator list is updated with valid comparison operators for the selected Attribute.

4. Select the Healthy Condition drop-down list to see the operator list.

5. Enter the Healthy Condition value.

6. Time Deadband controls how often an alert is sent after an unhealthy condition has occurred. You can specify the number of times an alert needs to be sent.

   Enter a numerical value, the default value is displayed as 1. By default, the value range for Time Deadband 0.

   The Condition changes are applicable for the following data providers:

   • Runtime Data Provider

   • Windows Service Data Provider

   • IO Data Provider

   • Perfmon Data Provider

7. Select OK to add the Rule to the Conditions grid. You can add up to four conditions for each rule.

8. (Optional) Provide the appropriate content in the Knowledge Base fields, such as Symptoms, Resolution, and More information.

9. Select Save and Continue to save the new Rule and reload the Rule Creation entry screen.

10. Create any additional Rules as required.

11. When you finish, select Save and Publish. The saved rules are added to the updated manifest and published to the System Monitor Agents.

    Note: While creating a rule for the Windows or Wonderware services, instead of service executable name you can use service name directly in the attribute field.