Datadog

Datadog component helps to send events and alerts to Datadog Agent which in turn sends it to the Datadog dashboard.

Component Configuration

The following properties can be configured in the Configuration panel as shown below.

Error handling configuration

The remedial actions to be taken when a particular error occurs can be configured using this attribute. 

Click the ellipses button against this property to configure Error Handling properties for different types of Errors.

Refer to the Error Handling section in the Common Configurations page for detailed information.

Event Name

Specify the name of the event which is sent to the datadog agent

Connection Configuration

Provide the server details in order to enable sending events and receiving a response. Click the Ellipsis button to configure connection details.

• Server IP: Specify the hostname or IP address of the Datadog server.

• Port Number: Specify the port number of the Datadog server

Event Priority

Specify the level of priority with which events need to be sent to the Datadog; choose from the following options in the drop-down:

• normal

• low

Additional Configuration

To send events with tags to Datadog server.

Send event as Alert

Enable this property if the event has to be sent as an alert.

Alert Type

choose from the Alert Types that appear in the Alert Type property drop-down options below:

• error

• warning

• info

• success 

Expert Properties

Enable the Expert Properties view to configure these properties. 

Expert properties are meant for advanced users. Use with caution!

Pre Processing XSL Configuration

Pre Processing XSL configuration can be used to transform request message before processing it. Click the ellipses button against the property to configure the properties.

Refer to the Pre/Post Processing XSL Configuration section under the Common Configurations page for details regarding Pre Processing XSL configuration and Post Processing XSL configuration (below). 

Post Processing XSL Configuration

Post Processing XSL configuration can be used to transform response message before sending it to the output port. 

Process Message Based on Property

The property helps components to skip certain messages from processing.

Refer to the Process Message Based On a Property section under the Common Configurations page.

Threadpool Configuration

This property is used when there is a need to process messages in parallel within the component, still maintaining the sequence from the external perspective.

• This needs to be used only in such circumstances.

• If sequential processing is not required, please use sessions on the input port.

Click the Threadpool Configuration ellipses button to configure the Threadpool Configuration properties.

Enable Thread Pool

Enable this option to configure the properties that appear as below.

Pool Size

The number of requests to be processed in parallel within the component. Default value is '1'.

Batch Eviction Interval (in ms)

Time in milliseconds after which the threads are evicted in case of inactivity. New threads are created in place of evicted threads when new requests are received. Default value is '1000'.

Functional Demonstration

Scenario 1

Configure the component to send events as described in the component description and connect Feeder and Display components to send input and receive output respectively.

Provide a name for the event in the CPS.

Input

Output

Scenario 2

Configure the component to send events as alerts (enable the Send event as Alert and Alert Type properties) as described in the component description and connect Feeder and Display components to send input and receive output respectively.

Output