Managing Thresholds

Theme: Configure
Who Is It For? System Administrator, Automation Engineer

What Is It?

The Thresholds editor defines and maintains OpCon Thresholds, displaying a list of thresholds and their corresponding values. For additional information, refer to Thresholds in the Concepts online help.

Thresholds Toolbar

The toolbar allows you to perform threshold management functions. Select any icon to learn more about its functionality.

Related Topics

• Adding Thresholds
• Editing Thresholds
• Viewing Additional Threshold Information
• Copying Thresholds
• Deleting Thresholds

FAQs

Q: What does managing thresholds involve?

Managing thresholds includes Thresholds Toolbar. Access thresholds through the Enterprise Manager navigation pane.

Q: Who can manage thresholds in OpCon?

Users with the appropriate privileges assigned through their role can manage thresholds. Contact your OpCon system administrator if you do not have access.

Glossary

Enterprise Manager (EM): OpCon's rich client graphical user interface for Windows and Linux, used to define schedules and jobs, manage automation data, and perform operational tasks.

Threshold: A numeric variable stored in the OpCon database used to control job execution. Jobs can be made dependent on threshold values, and OpCon events can update threshold values at runtime.

Resource: A numeric variable in OpCon representing a finite pool. Jobs can be configured to require a set number of resource units to run, limiting concurrent executions and preventing resource contention.

Role: A named security profile in OpCon that groups privileges together. Roles are assigned to user accounts to control which features, schedules, jobs, machines, and administrative functions a user can access.

Privilege: A specific permission granted through an OpCon role that controls access to a feature, function, or object type. Privileges are organized into categories such as Function Privileges, Machine Privileges, Schedule Privileges, and Access Codes.

OpCon: Continuous' workflow automation platform. The OpCon server includes the database, SAM and Supporting Services (SAM-SS), and graphical user interfaces. agents installed on target platforms run jobs and report results.