ACTION attributes

Use the ACTION attribute group to monitor the processing of automated actions from situations and policies. For a particular data provider, these attributes provide processing information, including the action name, type, owner, node, parameters, status, and results.

The ACTION attributes are available for all data providers.


Action ID The IBM Tivoli Universal Agent internally generated action sequence number used to keep track of the action activities and progress. A valid entry is an integer of up to four digits.

Action Name The name of the action or command to run. A valid entry is an alphanumeric or Unicode text string, with a maximum length of 256 characters.

Action Node The name of the managed system that is processing the action. In most cases, it is the data provider location or location of the customer API program or socket client program running remotely that supports automation requests. A valid entry is an alphanumeric text string, with a maximum length of 32 characters.

 Action Owner The name of the object (situation or policy) that initiated the action. Take Action items are viewed in the same way as policies. A valid entry is an alphanumeric text string, with a maximum length of 64 characters.

Action Parms The exact input parameters to pass to the action program or command. A valid entry is an alphanumeric or Unicode text string, with a maximum length of 1024 characters.

Action Result The action result, if any, provided by the action program or command. For example, a message produced by the action command indicating an error in the input parameter. The result is blank for actions that generates no output. A valid entry is an alphanumeric or Unicode text string, with a maximum length of 256 characters.

Action Status The status of the action request. An action can include a number of stages and the status reflects the progress of the action as it is handled by various operation components. A valid entry is an alphanumeric text string, with a maximum length of 64 characters.

Action Type The type of action. For example, Reflex or Policy automation. A valid entry is an alphanumeric text string, with a maximum length of 16 characters.

Action Time The timestamp when the action was triggered.