Enter a unique name for the error type.

It can be helpful to create a name that indicates the parameters of the error type. Although this field will accept up to 150 alphanumeric characters, the name will be truncated at 50 characters on the Instance Analytics panel of the Edit Process page.

Choose All Process Instances to apply the error type to all instances of the process. Alternatively, you can choose to apply the error type to a specific dimension attribute, such as Customer. If you choose to apply the error type to a specific dimension attribute, you also will need to specify a value for that dimension attribute. In the example of the dimension attribute Customer, a value for that dimension attribute could be Software AG.

To apply the error type to a specific dimension attribute, choose from the drop-down list of all of the available dimensions for all of the business event maps defined for this process instance. Each dimension listed will identify the event map with which it is associated.

Once you've selected a dimension attribute from the drop-down list, enter a dimension value in the text box beside the drop-down list. The text box will default with the text of the selected dimension, up to a maximum of 80 alphanumeric characters.

Select the Iterations error type.

Use the drop-down menus to create an error condition consisting of: <operand> + <operator> + <value>

<operand>

Select an operand for the error condition from the first drop-down menu. Iteration operands consist of the name of a step in the process instance plus Iterations.

<operator>

Select an operator for the error condition from the second drop-down menu.

For iteration error types, only the following operator is available:

<value>

Enter in the text box a whole number against which to evaluate the error condition.

Select this check box if you want Optimize to stop tracking this process instance, or to stop tracking a step in this process instance, if the error type occurs.

This check box is available only if the current user has Access Privileges for the Rule List page (see the Administering My webMethods Server). Select this check box if you want to automatically create a rule for this error type. The rule name will be the same as the error-type name, and the rule type will be Event.

Errors appear only on the Process Instance Detail page. If you create an automatic rule for the error type, that rule will display on both the Problems page and the KPI Instance Detail page.

If the error type is subsequently deleted, the associated rule remains unless it is manually deleted, as well.

This check box is available only when Create Rule is selected and a valid e-mail address has been configured for the current user. Select this option if you want an e-mail alert sent to you when the rule you created is violated.