{"id":4513,"date":"2024-09-06T12:58:44","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T12:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quebit.com\/askquebit\/?p=4513"},"modified":"2026-01-20T15:41:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:41:32","slug":"event-thresholds-and-alerts-ibm-planning-analytics-workspace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quebit.com\/askquebit\/event-thresholds-and-alerts-ibm-planning-analytics-workspace\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Use Event Thresholds and Alerts in IBM Planning Analytics Workspace?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Observability and Monitorability<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Key components of modern-day enterprise software are observability<\/strong> (visibility into the activities occurring within the software) and monitorability<\/strong> (defining threshold limits for critical system metrics). IBM Planning Analytics provides both when using Planning Analytics Workspace (or PAW).<\/p>\n

Monitoring Activity<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can view a detailed report of all current activities (known as \u201cthreads\u201d) on any running Planning Analytics database. Using the information available in the report, you can cancel threads or disconnect users that are negatively affecting database performance.<\/p>\n

When you open the\u00a0Databases<\/strong>\u00a0page in Planning Analytics Workspace, you can see a list of all databases running in your environment. If you click on \u201cThreads<\/strong>\u201d Planning Analytics\u00a0attempts to authenticate you as an administrator and if your administrator credentials are authenticated, the database thread report<\/em> is presented, providing details on all current activity.<\/p>\n

In the thread report, each activity or \u201cthread\u201d will show it\u2019s ID and Name as well as details such as: State, Type, Function, Wait, Elapsed ,W\/R\/Ix locks, Context, Info, Object Name and Object Type (you can read more about thread details here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Thresholds and Alerts<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can configure threshold settings<\/strong> that define agent resource status on multiple metrics. When you set threshold limits<\/em>, you define the parameters for the safe, concern, and critical states of these resources. You can also configure alerts<\/strong> to send notifications to designated individuals when any of the metrics reaches a critical state.<\/p>\n

As of this date, the following metrics can be monitored by setting thresholds and configuring alerts:<\/p>\n