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Defining monitor models
The monitor model is the top-level container. Except for event type definitions and Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) diagrams, it contains all the parts that will go into Business Monitor: the monitor details model, the key performance indicator (KPI) model, the dimensional model, the event model, and the visual model.
To define a monitor model:
Procedure
- In the Project Explorer view, right-click the business monitoring project or the monitor models folder, and click New > Monitor Model.
- In the New Monitor Model window, type or select the parent folder in which you want to save the monitor model.
- Type a name for the monitor model and click Finish. The monitor model is created in the Project Explorer view, and a monitoring context with the same name is created under it.
- Define the attributes of the monitor details model as follows:
- Click Edit if you want to change the ID field. The ID is required, and must be an XML non-colonized name (NCName), which means that it must start with a letter or underscore, and can only contain letters, digits, underscores, hyphens, and periods.
- Optional: Type a new name in the Name field.
- Optional: Type a description in the Description field. The description is used only in the Monitor Model editor and is not displayed anywhere in Business Monitor. The character set is unrestricted.
- Click Edit or type a value into the Time Stamp field. The time stamp identifies the current monitor model and can be used to keep track of versions. The default is the date and time of the creation of the monitor model.
What to do next
The available XML Path Language (XPath) user-defined functions are shown in a table for your reference. You can use these functions anywhere that you can use an XPath expression in the model. See Manage user-defined functions for more information.