Active Instances view reference

The view uses buttons, icons and filtering options to specify the visual settings and the displayed values of runtime business measures for business measures groups.

Icons and buttons

The following are buttons and icons found in one or more of the Configure, Edit and View modes.

Icons table
Name Icon image Description Mode
Has index
Has Index
Indicates that a business measure has an index in the database and thus can be easily sorted in the View mode. If this icon is left empty, then sorting by this measure might degrade performance because it does not have an index in the database. Configure, and Edit.
Show calendar
Show calendar icon
Opens a calendar to specify the date range on which you can apply the analysis. Shows only if you are filtering a business measure with the type Date. Configure (third page in configuration wizard) and Edit
Last year
Last year icon
Moves you to the calendar of the previous year. Shows only when the calendar is opened. Configure (third page in configuration wizard) and Edit
Last month
Last month icon
Moves you to the calendar of the previous month. Shows only when the calendar is opened. Configure (third page in configuration wizard) and Edit
Next year
Next year icon
Moves you to the calendar of the next year. Shows only when the calendar is opened. Configure (third page in configuration wizard) and Edit
Next month
next month icon
Moves you to the calendar of the next month. Shows only when the calendar is opened. Configure (third page in configuration wizard) and Edit
First
Go to first records icon
Moves you to the first records in the instances table. Configure (preview), Edit (preview), and View
Previous
Go to previous records icon
Moves you to the previous records in the instances table. Configure (preview), Edit (preview), and View
Next
Go to next records icon
Moves you to the next records in the instances table. Configure (preview), Edit (preview), and View
Last
Go to last record icon
Moves you to the last records in the instances table. Configure (preview), Edit (preview), and View
Sorting arrows
Sorting arrows icon
Indicates that the contents of the column can be sorted in ascending or descending order. Click the icon and select a sorting order: ascending, descending or none. If you select none, the icon remains as is. If you select ascending or descending, the icon changes and the rest of the table contents are sorted accordingly. Configure (preview), Edit, and View
Sort ascending
Column sorted in an ascending order icon
Shows that the column is sorted in an ascending order. Configure (preview), Edit, and View
Sort descending
Column sorted in a descending order icon
Shows that the column is sorted in a descending order. Configure (preview), Edit, and View
Drill down
Drill down icon
Opens a child level. For example, it opens a table with activity instance of a parent process.Notice that it doesn't open the child levels in the Configuration (preview) and Edit modes. View
Diagram
Show diagram icon
Opens the diagram of a process instance.
Note: The diagram does not show up unless the Active Instances view is wired to the Process Diagrams view.
Configure (preview), Edit, and View
Administrative actions
Administrative actions icon
Shows a menu with WebSphere® Process Server administrative actions. Administrative actions for a process instance are: Suspend, Resume, and Terminate. Configure (preview), Edit, and View

Buttons, check boxes and radio buttons table
Button Description Function Mode
Sortable Check box Enables sorting a business measure and shows sorting arrows icon in the column header of that business measure when displayed in the View mode. Configure
Default Sorting Check box Specifies a default sorting for the values of a business measure when displayed in the View mode. Only one business measure can be selected. Select this check box to specify the default sorting order: ascending or descending. The selected default sorting order of the business measure is applied to the instances of the business measures group you selected in the first configuration page. Default sorting does not propagate to the local or global subprocesses that belong to that business measures group. Configure and Edit
Monetary measure Check box Marks a business measure to denote that it pertains to money. Select this check box to specify the required currency for the business measure. You can only use this check box when the selected business measure type is numerical (see the supported filters table below). Configure
Add Button Inserts a filter criterion in the filter query box. Configure (third page in configuration wizard) and Edit
Case sensitive Check box Applies case-sensitive filtering for a business measure that has a text value. Configure (third page in configuration wizard) and Edit
Validate Button Checks the filter query to find out any Syntax errors. Configure (third page in configuration wizard) and Edit
Clear Button Removes the contents of the filter query. Configure (third page in configuration wizard) and Edit
And Button Inserts an And operator in the filter query. Configure (third page in configuration wizard) and Edit
Or Button Inserts an Or operator in the filter query. Configure (third page in configuration wizard) and Edit
( Button Inserts a left- parenthesis operator in the filter query. Configure (third page in configuration wizard) and Edit
) Button Inserts a right-parenthesis operator in the filter query. Configure (third page in configuration wizard) and Edit
Drill Up Button Moves you one level up when you drill down in a process or activity instances. It closes one child level and returns back to its parent level. View
Show informational text Check box Shows the instructional text on the top of the view pages. Configure, and Edit

Supported filter types

When you configure the Active Instances, you have the option to filter the resulting instances according to one or more filtering types. The following are the filter types that show in the third configuration page in the configuration wizard and that are supported by WebSphere Business Monitor.

The filters you specify in this page apply only to the instances of the business measures group that you selected in the first page of the configuration wizard. Filters do not apply to the child instances (activities, local subprocess, and global subprocess).

Specifying the filter expressions is done using the above icons and buttons. It can also be done through manually typing and editing the filter expression text by using the conventional text editing commands (Cut, Copy, Paste, and Delete).

Supported filter types
Filter type Explanation
Numerical Select this type when you want to filter by a business measure that has a numerical value (Integer or double) such as cost, credit amount, or number of employees. You can select the numeric value range by using the logical operators (<=, <, >=, >, =) and then entering the required value. Example: Credit amount > "1000"
Duration Select this type when you want to filter by a business measure that has a time-duration value (days, hours, or minutes), such as elapsed time duration, working time duration, or process-cycle time duration. You can select the duration range by using the logical operators (<=, <, >=, >, =) and then entering the required duration values. Example: Working time duration >= "0d 8h 0m".
Date Select this type when you want to filter by a business measure that has a date value, such as starting time, completion time, or date of birth. You can select the duration range by using the logical operators (<=, <, >=, >, =) and then specifying the required date value from the calendar. Example: Date of Birth >= "June 14, 2005".
Boolean Select this type when you want to filter by a business measure that has a Boolean value (true or false), such as credit approved, vacation balance full, or order completed. You can select the required value for the business measure, either true or false. Example: Credit Approved = "True".
Text Select this type when you want to filter by a business measure that has a text value, such as first name, last name, and address. You can select a text filter option: matching, containing, or not containing, and then typing the required text. Note: You can filter by case-sensitive text. Example: Customer name = exact "John".
State Select this type when you want to filter by a business measure that has a current state, such as Ready, Running, and Suspended. You can select a state filter option. Only results matching the selected state show. For a process, you can filter by any of the following options: Running, Suspended while Running, Suspended while Failing, Completed, Terminating, Terminated, Failing, or Failed. For a Local process, you can filter by any of the following options: Running, Completed, Suspended, Terminated, Failed, or Failing.
Is Delayed Select this type when you want to filter by a business measure that has a current status. You can select one of two status filter options: delayed or on time. Only results matching the selected status show. Example: Is Delayed = "False".
Related concepts
Active Instances view
Instances filtering
Cooperative views
Related tasks
Configuring Active Instances view
Modifying Active Instances view visual appearance
Administering instances
Drilling down instances
Setting filter criteria
Administering dashboards and views
Related reference
WebSphere Portal information
DB2 Alphablox

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