Making Critical Number General Tab Settings
When defining a critical number, use the General tab of the Critical Numbers Setup form to specify this information:
- In the
Source section, specify
this information:
- Source Type
- Specify the type of source from the drop-down list. Options
include:
- Stored Procedure
- IDO
- Source Name
- If the source type is
Stored Procedure, specify the name of
the stored procedure to be used for the critical number values.
For more information, see Stored Procedure Critical Number Examples.
If the source type is IDO , click the Source Name button to launch the Critical Numbers IDO Source Setup form.
For more information, see Setting Up the IDO Source for a Critical Number.
- Use the Calculation Definition field to describe in detail how the critical number is calculated. This field is helpful for users who did not create the critical number, and want an explanation of the calculation.
- In the
Alert section, use these
options to define an alert to be used in conjunction with the Critical Number
display:
- Use Alert
- When selected, this option specifies that an alert is to be used in conjunction with the critical number.
- Alert Operator
- From the drop-down list, specify what operator is to be used in making the comparison between the alert value and the actual value.
- Alert Value
- Specify a value to compare to the actual value of the property at the time the data is queried.
- In the
Goal section, use these
options to define a goal to be used in conjunction with the Critical Number
display.
- Use Goal
- When selected, this option specifies that a goal is to be used in conjunction with the critical number.
- Goal Operator
- From the drop-down list, specify what operator is to be used in making the comparison between the goal value and the actual value.
- Goal Value
- Specify a value to compare to the actual value of the property