FileNet P8 Business Activity Monitor (BAM)

FileNet Business Activity Monitor (BAM) is an optional feature that works with the Process Analyzer to allow you to monitor your business activities. FileNetBusiness Activity Monitor (BAM) uses a subset of the data stored on the Process Analyzer. Where the Process Analyzer helps you analyze and manage workflow processes based on historical information gathered from the Process Engine, BAM lets you monitor the current state of your system in near real-time.

The data from running workflows and work items can be displayed on dashboards using formats appropriate for the data, such as bar charts and pie charts. Each dashboard object can be easily modified to view the data in more detail, or to change the dimension represented on one axis.

FileNet provides several sets of BAM objects for you to use. These include the basic objects necessary to access the workflow and work item data stored on Process Analyzer, as well as additional objects for more advanced activity. To use these objects, you must import them into FileNet Application Workbench. Once imported, you can use them as-is, or you can modify them.

This help system provides the information you need in order to understand the objects provided and make any changes, and provides some examples of modifying the objects for a variety of purposes. It also provides some guidelines and recommended practices for using BAM with Process Analyzer.

Since this help system addresses the use of the BAM with Process Analyzer and the BAM samples, it does not provide an in-depth discussion of the BAM software. It assumes that you have some knowledge of FileNet Activity Suite and of standard SQL syntax. See the online help for FileNet Application Workbench for complete details and instructions.