The view uses buttons, icons and filtering options to specify the visual settings and the displayed values of runtime business measures for business measures groups.
The following are buttons and icons found in one or more of the Configure, Edit and View modes.
Name | Icon image | Description | Mode |
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Has index | ![]() |
Indicates that a business measure has an index in the database and thus can be easily sorted in the View mode. If this icon is left empty, then sorting by this measure might degrade performance because it does not have an index in the database. | Configure, and Edit. |
Show calendar | ![]() |
Opens a calendar to specify the date range on which you can apply the analysis. Shows only if you are filtering a business measure with the type Date. | Configure (third page in configuration wizard) and Edit |
Last year | ![]() |
Moves you to the calendar of the previous year. Shows only when the calendar is opened. | Configure (third page in configuration wizard) and Edit |
Last month | ![]() |
Moves you to the calendar of the previous month. Shows only when the calendar is opened. | Configure (third page in configuration wizard) and Edit |
Next year | ![]() |
Moves you to the calendar of the next year. Shows only when the calendar is opened. | Configure (third page in configuration wizard) and Edit |
Next month | ![]() |
Moves you to the calendar of the next month. Shows only when the calendar is opened. | Configure (third page in configuration wizard) and Edit |
First | ![]() |
Moves you to the first records in the instances table. | Configure (preview), Edit (preview), and View |
Previous | ![]() |
Moves you to the previous records in the instances table. | Configure (preview), Edit (preview), and View |
Next | ![]() |
Moves you to the next records in the instances table. | Configure (preview), Edit (preview), and View |
Last | ![]() |
Moves you to the last records in the instances table. | Configure (preview), Edit (preview), and View |
Sorting arrows | ![]() |
Indicates that the contents of the column can be sorted in ascending or descending order. Click the icon and select a sorting order: ascending, descending or none. If you select none, the icon remains as is. If you select ascending or descending, the icon changes and the rest of the table contents are sorted accordingly. | Configure (preview), Edit, and View |
Sort ascending | ![]() |
Shows that the column is sorted in an ascending order. | Configure (preview), Edit, and View |
Sort descending | ![]() |
Shows that the column is sorted in a descending order. | Configure (preview), Edit, and View |
Drill down | ![]() |
Opens a child level. For example, it opens a table with activity instance of a parent process.Notice that it doesn't open the child levels in the Configuration (preview) and Edit modes. | View |
Diagram | ![]() |
Opens the diagram of a process instance. Note: The diagram
does not show up unless the Active
Instances view
is wired to the Process
Diagrams view.
|
Configure (preview), Edit, and View |
Administrative actions | ![]() |
Shows a menu with WebSphere® Process Server administrative actions. Administrative actions for a process instance are: Suspend, Resume, and Terminate. | Configure (preview), Edit, and View |
Button | Description | Function | Mode |
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Sortable | Check box | Enables sorting a business measure and shows sorting arrows icon in the column header of that business measure when displayed in the View mode. | Configure |
Default Sorting | Check box | Specifies a default sorting for the values of a business measure when displayed in the View mode. Only one business measure can be selected. Select this check box to specify the default sorting order: ascending or descending. The selected default sorting order of the business measure is applied to the instances of the business measures group you selected in the first configuration page. Default sorting does not propagate to the local or global subprocesses that belong to that business measures group. | Configure and Edit |
Monetary measure | Check box | Marks a business measure to denote that it pertains to money. Select this check box to specify the required currency for the business measure. You can only use this check box when the selected business measure type is numerical (see the supported filters table below). | Configure |
Add | Button | Inserts a filter criterion in the filter query box. | Configure (third page in configuration wizard) and Edit |
Case sensitive | Check box | Applies case-sensitive filtering for a business measure that has a text value. | Configure (third page in configuration wizard) and Edit |
Validate | Button | Checks the filter query to find out any Syntax errors. | Configure (third page in configuration wizard) and Edit |
Clear | Button | Removes the contents of the filter query. | Configure (third page in configuration wizard) and Edit |
And | Button | Inserts an And operator in the filter query. | Configure (third page in configuration wizard) and Edit |
Or | Button | Inserts an Or operator in the filter query. | Configure (third page in configuration wizard) and Edit |
( | Button | Inserts a left- parenthesis operator in the filter query. | Configure (third page in configuration wizard) and Edit |
) | Button | Inserts a right-parenthesis operator in the filter query. | Configure (third page in configuration wizard) and Edit |
Drill Up | Button | Moves you one level up when you drill down in a process or activity instances. It closes one child level and returns back to its parent level. | View |
Show informational text | Check box | Shows the instructional text on the top of the view pages. | Configure, and Edit |
When you configure the Active Instances, you have the option to filter the resulting instances according to one or more filtering types. The following are the filter types that show in the third configuration page in the configuration wizard and that are supported by WebSphere Business Monitor.
The filters you specify in this page apply only to the instances of the business measures group that you selected in the first page of the configuration wizard. Filters do not apply to the child instances (activities, local subprocess, and global subprocess).
Specifying the filter expressions is done using the above icons and buttons. It can also be done through manually typing and editing the filter expression text by using the conventional text editing commands (Cut, Copy, Paste, and Delete).
Filter type | Explanation |
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Numerical | Select this type when you want to filter by a business measure that has a numerical value (Integer or double) such as cost, credit amount, or number of employees. You can select the numeric value range by using the logical operators (<=, <, >=, >, =) and then entering the required value. Example: Credit amount > "1000" |
Duration | Select this type when you want to filter by a business measure that has a time-duration value (days, hours, or minutes), such as elapsed time duration, working time duration, or process-cycle time duration. You can select the duration range by using the logical operators (<=, <, >=, >, =) and then entering the required duration values. Example: Working time duration >= "0d 8h 0m". |
Date | Select this type when you want to filter by a business measure that has a date value, such as starting time, completion time, or date of birth. You can select the duration range by using the logical operators (<=, <, >=, >, =) and then specifying the required date value from the calendar. Example: Date of Birth >= "June 14, 2005". |
Boolean | Select this type when you want to filter by a business measure that has a Boolean value (true or false), such as credit approved, vacation balance full, or order completed. You can select the required value for the business measure, either true or false. Example: Credit Approved = "True". |
Text | Select this type when you want to filter by a business measure that has a text value, such as first name, last name, and address. You can select a text filter option: matching, containing, or not containing, and then typing the required text. Note: You can filter by case-sensitive text. Example: Customer name = exact "John". |
State | Select this type when you want to filter by a business measure that has a current state, such as Ready, Running, and Suspended. You can select a state filter option. Only results matching the selected state show. For a process, you can filter by any of the following options: Running, Suspended while Running, Suspended while Failing, Completed, Terminating, Terminated, Failing, or Failed. For a Local process, you can filter by any of the following options: Running, Completed, Suspended, Terminated, Failed, or Failing. |
Is Delayed | Select this type when you want to filter by a business measure that has a current status. You can select one of two status filter options: delayed or on time. Only results matching the selected status show. Example: Is Delayed = "False". |