A metric, or metric type, represents a way to collect metric data for a given metric category. All metrics within the same metric category collects the same type of metric data, but using different collectors.
A metric type is associated with a schema and a metric category.
A metric type has set of attribute specifications that gives the default values for attributes for metric instances of this metric type.
| Column Name | Column Datatype | Column Null Option | Column Comment |
| metric_id | integer | not null | The identity of the metric |
| major_version | varchar(20) | with null | Versioning info |
| minor_version | varchar(20) | with null | Versioning info |
| metric_category_id | integer | with null | Unique identity identifying the metric category |
| schema_id | integer | with null | The identity of the associated schema. May be null, in which case the metric is independent of schema. |
| collector_id | integer | with null | The collector type used to collect these metrics. |
| metric_folder_id | integer | with null | The metric folder to which this metric belongs |
| label | nvarchar(100) | with null | The label of the metric |
| label_bundle_key | varchar(100) | with null | The bundle key of the label. For out-of-the box metrics this can be used to have a i18n label for the metric. |
| name | nvarchar(100) | with null | The name of the metric. |
| class | varchar(50) | with null | Identifies the measurement class:
- link - A link is measured. - path - A path, multiple links, is measured - node - A node - none - |
Product Name: Unicenter Service Management
Table Type: Table
Relationships:
| Primary Key | Related Table | Related Column |
| metric_id | usm_link_metric_schema_comp | metric_id |
| metric_id | usm_link_importer_inst_metric | metric_id |
| metric_id | usm_cor_metric_capability | metric_id |
| metric_id | usm_cor_data | metric_id |
| metric_id | usm_collection_profile_metric | metric_id |
| metric_id | usm_link_metric_scope | metric_id |
| metric_id | usm_metric_attr_spec | metric_id |