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Cooperative connections

WebSphere® Business Monitor widgets on a dashboard page are cooperative or wired when they interact with one another by sharing information or properties.

How cooperative connections work

Wired or cooperative connections provide a coordinated and consistent behavior between widgets on a dashboard. After a connection is established, the source sends data that the target receives. The sent data is created as a result of an action performed in the source. The target then reacts to the data it receives and is updated automatically. WebSphere Business Monitor source and target widgets must reside on the same dashboard page.

You can establish multiple wires between the same two items so that several different types of data can be sent and received for each connection.

Sources and targets

A target in a particular connection can be used as a source in another connection. For example, an Instances widget can be the target in a connection with Alerts and, at the same time, be the source in a connection with Diagrams, provided that all widgets are on the same dashboard page. Although the Instances widget is used in two different connections, the interaction for each connection is handled independently. Changing the source (Alerts) would cause a change in Instances in the first connection, but does not affect the source (Instances) or the target (Diagrams) of the second connection.

The following table lists the WebSphere Business Monitor widgets that support cooperative connections.

Supported cooperative connections when using Business Space dashboards
Source Target Description

Instances

Diagrams

You can display a diagram that represents a particular process instance. To display an instance diagram, you must establish a connection from Instances that targets Diagrams. When an instance is selected from Instances, Diagrams displays the diagram of the selected instance.

Alerts Diagrams

By establishing a connection from the Alerts widget that targets Diagrams, you can automatically display a diagram that is based on the particular alert you select.

Alerts Instances

You can establish a connection from the Alerts widget that targets Instances. When you click the Alert Source icon Alert Source icon in the Alerts widget, the associated process instance is displayed in the Instances widget with the associated business measures.

KPIs Instances

You can establish a connection from KPIs that targets Instances. When you click the Show Instances icon Show Instances icon in the Actions column of the KPIs widget, the associated process instance is displayed in the Instances widget with the associated business measures.

Reports Instances

You can establish a connection fromReports that targets Instances. When you right-click in a data cell and select Show Instances, the associated process instances are displayed in the Instances widget with the associated business measures.

Dimensions Instances

You can establish a connection fromDimensions that targets Instances. When you right-click in a data cell and select Show Instances, the associated process instances are displayed in the Instances widget with the associated business measures.

Diagrams Human Tasks You can establish a connection from Diagrams that targets Human Tasks. When you click on a human task in a diagram, the associated human task instances are displayed in the Human Tasks widget.




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