Workflow in OpManager allows you to automate repetitive tasks and processes. With the simple, drag and drop action, you can create a workflow easily and configure the criteria to execute it.
You can use these variables discussed in this page, while configuring the alarm or schedule trigger in a workflow.
Below we have listed the alarm variables which will be return its associated value during the alarm trigger.
| Variable | Value |
| $alarmid | The alarm id will be displayed. |
| $message | The alarm message will be displayed. |
| $displayName | The alarm name will be displayed. |
| $category | The category of the alarm will be displayed |
| $stringseverity | The severity of the alarm is displayed. |
| $strModTime | Returns the value of the time at which the string was modified. |
| $eventType | Returns the event type. |
| $entity | Displays the entity value. |
| $lastPolledValue | Displays the last polled value. |
Below we have listed the device related variables which will return its associated value during the alarm trigger.
| Variable | Value |
| $DeviceField(type) | Displays the type of the device |
| $DeviceField(ipAddress) | Displays the IP address of the device. |
| $DeviceField(isSNMP) | Shows whether the device is monitored with SNMP or not. |
| $DeviceField(dependent) | Shows whether the device is a dependent device or not. |
| $DeviceField(hardDiskSize) | Displays the hard disk size |
| $DeviceField(ramSize) | Displays the RAM size. |
Below we have listed the interface specific variables which will be return its associated value during the alarm trigger configured for interfaces particularly.
| Variable | Value |
| $IntfField(ifDescr) | Displays the description of the interface. |
| $IntfField(displayName) | Returns the display name of the interface. |
| $IntfField(ifAlias) | Displays the alias name of the interface. |
| $IntfField(ifName) | Displays the interface name. |
| $IntfField(ipAddress) | Displays the IP address of the interface. |
| $IntfField(physMedia) | - |
| $IntfField(ifIndex) | Shows the interface index |
| $IntfField(ifCircuitID) | Shows the circuit ID |
| $IntfField(ifSpeedIn) | Displays the input speed. |
| $IntfField(ifSpeedOut) | Displays the output speed. |
These variables can be used for alarm trigger, schedule trigger and during manual workflow execution.
| Variable | Value |
| ${DeviceName} | Displays the device DNS name. |
| ${WorkflowName} | Displays the name of the workflow. |
| ${Device.DisplayName} | Shows the display name of the device |
| ${IPAddress} | Displays the IP address of the device. |
| ${Date} | Displays the current time. |
The following are interface related custom variables that are used while configuring the alarm criteria in workflow.
| Variable | Value |
| $IntfCustomField(Circuit ID) | Displays the custom circuit ID of the interface. |
| $IntfCustomField(Comments) | Displays the comments for the interface. |
| $IntfCustomField(Contact Name) | Displays the custom contact name of the interface. |
| $IntfCustomField(SLA) | Displays the SLA for the interface |
The following variables are device related custom variables that are used while configuring the alarm criteria in a workflow.
| Variable | Value |
| $CustomField(Building) | Displays the building where the device is installed. |
| $CustomField(Cabinet) | Displays the cabinet of the device. |
| $CustomField(Comments) | Displays the comments added for the device. |
| $CustomField(Contact Name) | Displays the custom contact name for the device. |
| $CustomField(Date) | Displays the date. |
| $CustomField(Department) | Displays the department where the device is used. |
| $CustomField(Floor) | Displays the floor where the device is installed. |
| $CustomField(RackPosition) | Displays the rack position. |
| $CustomField(SerialNumber) | Displays the serial number |
| $CustomField(Telephone Number) | Displays the telephone number for contact. |
| $CustomField(VMware_Tags) | Displays the VMware tags related to the device. |
Note: Users can add more custom fields as per their needs. The custom field variables must follow this syntax: $CustomField(Field name).
The below variables are related only to monitor-specific alarms raised in OpManager.
| Variable | Value |
| $MonitorField(monitorName) | Displays the monitor name. |
| $MonitorField(instance) | Displays the instance for which the monitor is configured. |
| $MonitorField(protocol) | Displays the protocol configured for the monitor. |
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