A Monitor in our platform is a tool used to continuously track and evaluate the health and performance of Business Intelligence (BI) assets. Essentially, a monitor is a pre-written SQL query designed to extract and flag BI assets that breach predefined thresholds or criteria. It acts as a bulk filter, scanning your BI environment for any assets that deviate from set standards or expectations, such as outdated datasets, underused reports, or security vulnerabilities.
Monitors are highly customizable, allowing users to edit the SQL query, assign statuses, and determine the team responsible for resolving any triggered alerts. This makes monitors a powerful, scalable way to manage large sets of assets and ensure that any issues are detected and handled efficiently.
Default Monitors are out-of-the-box monitors created and owned by our team. Default Monitors are pre-configured to help users quickly begin monitoring common and critical aspects of their BI environment. These monitors are set up with default SQL queries and thresholds based on industry best practices, allowing users to start receiving alerts and insights without any initial setup.
Pre-Built by Our Team: Default Monitors are developed and maintained by our team, designed to cover a wide range of use cases for managing BI environments. These monitors come preconfigured with SQL queries that evaluate common thresholds and criteria for data performance, security, usage, and compliance.
Ready to Use: Users can immediately begin using Default Monitors after setting up their BI environment. These monitors will automatically generate alerts based on predefined rules, requiring no further configuration from the user.
Fixed Configuration: Users cannot directly modify the SQL queries or thresholds of Default Monitors, ensuring that these monitors remain consistent and reliable as standard tools for all users.
My Monitors are user-created monitors. Currently, users can only create new monitors by duplicating an existing Default Monitor and modifying it according to their needs. My Monitors provide users the flexibility to adjust the monitoring criteria, such as SQL queries and thresholds, to fit their specific requirements.
Duplicating Default Monitors: Users can create My Monitors by duplicating an existing Default Monitor. This duplication feature allows users to build upon the existing structure of the default SQL queries and modify them according to their specific needs.
Customizable Queries: Once duplicated, users can modify the SQL query, thresholds, and alert criteria of the monitor. This enables users to tailor the monitor to focus on specific assets, custom data conditions, or unique business requirements that are not covered by the default configuration.
Full Control: Users have full control over their My Monitors, including the ability to edit the monitor title, assign it to specific teams, and customize alert priorities or resolutions.
