Policies reference
Policies are used as an advanced automation technique for implementing more complex workflow strategies than you can create through simple automation. The IBM Tivoli Monitoring for IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition agent does not provide predefined policies, but you can create policies for any agent.
A policy is a set of automated system processes that can take actions, schedule work for users, or automate manual tasks. You use the Workflow Editor to design policies. You control the order in which the policy executes a series of automated steps, which are also called activities. Policies are connected to create a workflow. After an activity is completed, the Tivoli Enterprise Portal receives return-code feedback, and advanced automation logic responds with subsequent activities prescribed by the feedback.
For more information about working with policies, see Automation with policies
in the
Tivoli Enterprise Portal User's Guide.
For information about using the Workflow Editor, see the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Administrator's Guide or the Tivoli Enterprise Portal online help.