IBM 4.3-W User Manual

Chapter 7:  Collection Formulas

Netcool/Proviso Cisco IP Telephony Technology Pack User’s Guide, Version 4.3-W

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Formula Reference

The following pages provide a reference of the formulas that this technology pack provides. The reference pages 
have the following sections: 

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Type. The source of data for the formula being described — for example, SNMP (collect). 

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Description. The description of the formula. 

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Syntax. The formula that generates the metric from the collected SNMP data. 

After this formula processes the data, the resulting metric can be used in Netcool/Proviso DataView reports 

and in calculations of other metrics. 

See the 

 for detailed information about the syntax used to write 

SNMP collection formulas. 

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Formula Input. This section appears with CME formulas only. It shows the variables that the CME formula 

uses as input, and the property or formula that supplies a variable’s value. In the following example, the 

formula 

Egress Octets Forwarded

 is the source of the value of the input variable 

:

Input:

EgressOct

Source: Egress Octets Forwarded (Formula)

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Generic Database Alias. A database location where the metric generated by a formula can be stored. 

Typically, generic metrics serve as repositories in the database for mixed data collected from a particular kind 

of sub-element — for example, low- and high-capacity interfaces. Storing mixed data against a generic metric 

ID allows you to display the different kinds of data in a single report. 

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Path. The path where the referenced SNMP collection formula is defined in the Netcool/Proviso database. 

You view the formula tree through the Formula Selector dialog of the Netcool/Proviso Formula Editor. To 

display this dialog, click File > Load in the Formula Editor. 

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MIB. One or more MIBs that supply data to the referenced SNMP formula.