Advisory messages contain fields that present information to programs. Some fields are present on all advisory messages. Other fields are present only when information is available. Still other fields are associated only with specific advisory messages. Programs can use content matchers to select subsets of advisory messages from the advisory endpoint.
Advisory Message, Common Fields
Field
Present
Description
name
Always
The value denotes the general category of the advisory.
reason
Only as needed
The value distinguishes among several possible reasons for the advisory.
severity
Always
The value classifies the advisory according to the ability of TIBCO FTL software to fulfill its function as a message carrier.
module
Always
The value denotes the part of TIBCO FTL software to which the advisory pertains.
timestamp
Always
The
DateTime value of this field indicates the time that the library generated the advisory.
Although
DateTime values can represent time with nanosecond precision, the actual resolution of the timestamp is only as fine-grained as the host computer's operating system supports.
aggregation_count
Only for aggregate data
The value represents the number of aggregated incidents.
aggregation_time
Only for aggregate data
The value represents the length of the time interval, in seconds, for aggregated data.