Adding a What-if event

This procedure describes how to add a What-If event to a scenario, which enables you to simulate actions that can resolve service problems, and analyze their impact on the active jobs, before actually executing them.

To add a What-if event:

1. From the Monitoring domain, access the Business Services Viewpoint, as described in Accessing the Business Service Analysis Viewpoint.
2. In the Business Services tab in the right pane, click What-If Scenario.

   The What-If Scenarios icons appear.

3. Click , and select the type of What-If.

   The specific What-If <type> dialog box appears, as described in What-If scenario options.

4. Set the What-If fields, as described in What-If scenario options.

   The What-If appears, and is enabled, and the Business Service Analysis Viewpoint background color changes to blue to indicate that this is in simulation mode.

5. Do one or more of the following:
   • To analyze the service, see Service analysis.
   • To perform actions on the jobs in the Viewpoint, click the Viewpoint tab, and preform the action, as described in Job actions.
   • To disable, the What-If, clear the check box next to the What-If.
   • To disable or enable all the What-Ifs, click .

     The Viewpoint appears without the background color.