In business monitoring, an instance represents a specific construct of data that is being processed by WebSphere® Business Monitor. In an order processing scenario, an order can be considered an instance. Information (data) about each order instance can be monitored, such as the dollar amount of each order. Ultimately, the order instance data is displayed in a customizable table or graph format.
The Instances widget displays the available monitoring context instances (such as orders) along with specific metrics (such as the dollar amount for each order).