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DCIM_BaseMetricDefinition

Table 1. BaseMetricDefinitionBaseMetricDefinition
Property	Description
Caption	The Caption property is a short textual description (one- line string) of the object.
Description	The Description property provides a textual description of the object.
ElementName	A user-friendly name for the object. This property allows each instance to define a user-friendly name in addition to its key properties, identity data, and description information. NOTE: The Name property of ManagedSystemElement is also defined as a user-friendly name. But, it is often subclassed to be a Key. It is not reasonable that the same property can convey both identity and a user-friendly name, without inconsistencies. Where Name exists and is not a Key (such as for instances of LogicalDevice), the same information can be present in both the Name and ElementName properties.
Accuracy	Indicates the accuracy of the values reported for this metric.
AccuracyUnits	The accuracy is expressed as the value of theAccuracy property in the units specified by the AccuracyUnits property.
BreakdownDimensions	Defines one or more strings that can be used to refine (break down) queries against the BaseMetricValues along a certain dimension. An example is a transaction name, allowing the break down of the total value for all transactions into a set of values, one for each transaction name. Other examples might be application system or user group name. The strings are free format and should be meaningful to the end users of the metric data. The strings indicate which break down dimensions are supported for this metric definition, by the underlying instrumentation.
Calculable	An enumerated value that describes the characteristics of the metric, for purposes of performing calculations. Possible values are: 1 = Non-calculable 2 = Summable 3 = Non-summable
ChangeType	ChangeType indicates how the metric value changes, in the form of typical combinations of finer grain attributes such as direction change, minimum and maximum values, and wrapping semantics. Possible values are: 0 = Unknown 2 = N/A 3 = Counter 4 = Gauge 5..32767 = DMTF Reserved 32768..65535 = Vendor Reserved 3 = Counter
DataType	The data type of the metric. These types represent the datatypes defined for CIM. Possible values are: 1 = boolean 2 = char16 3 = datetime 4 = real32 5 = real64 6 = sint16 7 = sint32 8 = sint64 9 = sint8 10 = string 11 = uint16 12 = uint32 13 = uint64 14 = uint8
GatheringType	GatheringType indicates how the metric values are gathered by the underlying instrumentation. This allows the client application to choose the right metric for the purpose. Possible values are: 0 = Unknown 2 = OnChange 3 = Periodic 4 = OnRequest 5..32767 = DMTF Reserved 32768..65535 = Vendor Reserved
Id	A string that uniquely identifies the metric definition. The use of OSF UUID/GUIDs is recommended.
IsContinuous	True
Name	The name of the metric. This name does not have to be unique, but should be descriptive and may contain blanks.
ProgrammaticUnits	Identifies the specific units of a value. The value of this property shall be a legal value of the Programmatic Units qualifier as defined in Appendix C.1 of DSP0004 V2.4 or later.
SampleInterval	If metric values are collected at regular intervals, the SampleInterval property indicates the length of the interval. If non-null, the value of the SampleInterval shall be expressed in interval notation. A value of NULL shall indicate the SampleInterval is unknown. A value of 99990101000000.000000+000 shall indicate the sampling interval is irregular.
TimeScope	TimeScope indicates the time scope to which the metric value applies. Possible values are: 0 = Unknown 2 = Point 3 = Interval 4 = StartupInterval 5..32767 = DMTF Reserved 32768..65535 = Vendor Reserved
Units	Identifies the specific units of a value. Examples are Bytes, Packets, Jobs, Files, Milliseconds, and Amps.