JR43840: CANNOT CREATE DYNAMIC AGGREGATE KPI BASED ON METRIC IN NESTED MONITORING CONTEXT

IBM Business Monitor V7.5.1 Fix Pack 1 (7.5.1.1)
IBM Business Monitor V8.0 Refresh Pack 1 (8.0.1)
IBM Business Monitor V8.0.1 Fix Pack 1 (8.0.1.1)

APAR status

• Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

• The KPI Manager widget cannot be used to create an aggregate KPI
  based on a metric in an nested (i. e. not top level) monitoring
  context.  In the Metric Selection Tree dialog (displayed when
  clicking the "..." button next to the Metric field in the New
  Aggregate KPI dialog), a top level monitoring context can be
  expanded (metrics and nested monitoring contexts are displayed
  underneath), but when you try to expand a nested monitoring
  context, the expansion never completes (an animated icon
  indicating activity continuously spins).
  

Local fix

• Define the KPI as a static KPI, in the monitor model definition.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  Users of IBM Business Monitor Version       *
  *                  7.5.1 and Version 8.0.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The KPI Manager widget cannot be used   *
  *                      to create an aggregate KPI based on a   *
  *                      metric in an nested (i. e. not top      *
  *                      level) monitoring context.  In the      *
  *                      Metric Selection Tree dialog            *
  *                      (displayed when clicking the "..."      *
  *                      button next to the Metric field in      *
  *                      the New Aggregate KPI dialog), a top    *
  *                      level monitoring context can be         *
  *                      expanded (metrics and nested            *
  *                      monitoring contexts are displayed       *
  *                      underneath), but when you try to        *
  *                      expand a nested monitoring context,     *
  *                      the expansion never completes (an       *
  *                      animated icon indicating activity       *
  *                      continuously spins).                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  A JavaScript callback function that builds a tree of metrics
  and monitoring contexts (from the hierarchy retrieved from REST
  services, for a monitor model) is not correctly setting
  objects underneath monitoring contexts that are not at the top
  level.
  For Version 7.5.1 customers, this issue is resolved in IBM
  Business Monitor Version 7.5.1 Fix Pack 1 (7.5.1.1), available
  at http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24033020.
  For Version 8.0 customers, this issue will be resolved in an
  upcoming maintenance release for that version.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

Applicable component levels

• R750 PSY

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