Defining business weights

For
Business Impact Manager
to import weights from its source
Global Manager
, you define weight elements in the text or XML import datafile identified in Weights import datafiles for Business Impact Manager. The datafiles are located in the
installation area from which the source
Global Manager
is invoked.
Weights import datafiles for Business Impact Manager
Whether you choose to use the text or the XML import datafile to define weight elements, the
Global Manager
will load the elements in the same way: At startup, the
Global Manager
loads the weight elements but does not store them in its repository. “Specifying text or XML datafiles” on page 85 describes how to specify the import of text-format or XML-format import datafiles.
This section focuses on defining weight elements in the weights.conf file. Defining weight elements in the weights-conf.xml file is identical to defining weight elements in the text file except that the definitions are in XML format. The format of the weights-conf.xml file is defined in the
BASEDIR
/smarts/conf/ics/bim-config.dtd file.