Appendix D Application Monitoring and Management by Processing Rulebases This appendix introduces the concept of a rulebase, a configuration object that allows the TIBCO Hawk agent to monitor and manage applications on the network. This appendix contains simple examples that demonstrate the steps for creating rulebases and the rules that contain monitoring logic. Topics • Overview • Creating a Rulebase • Building a Rule • Defining Tests • Defining Actions • Saving a Rulebase • Working with Rulebase Files