NXSL:CreateDCI

Create new DCI.

Since: 1.2.6

Syntax

CreateDCI(node, source, name, description, dataType, pollingInterval, retentionTime);

Parameters

node	Node object to create DCI on.
source	Data collection source. Should be on of: "agent" source is NetXMS agent. "internal" source is server's internal data. "push" source is push agent. "snmp" source is SNMP agent.
name	Metric name (parameter for agent and internal DCIs, OID for SNMP).
description	Textual description of the DCI.
dataType	DCI data type. Should be one of: "int32" signed 32-bit integer. "uint32" unsigned 32-bit integer. "int64" signed 64-bit integer. "uint64" unsigned 64-bit integer. "float" floating point number. "string" text string.
pollingInterval	Interval in seconds between polls.
retentionTime	DCI retention time in days.

Return Value

DCI object on success or null on failure.

Examples

// Create DCI to collect agent's version every 300 seconds and
// keep history for 370 days on node named "SERVER"
node = FindNodeObject(null, "SERVER");
if (node != null)
{
	dci = CreateDCI(node, "agent", "Agent.Version", "Version of NetXMS agent", "string", 300, 370);
	println (dci != null) ? "DCI created" : "DCI creation failed";
}
else
{
	println "Cannot find node object";
}