Set service context

Overview

The Set Service Context filter configures service-level monitoring details. For example, you can use the fields on this filter window to configure whether API Gateway stores service usage and service usage per client details. You can also set the name of the service displayed in the web-based API Gateway Manager monitoring tools and API Gateway Analytics reporting tools.

General settings

Name:

Enter an appropriate name for the filter to be displayed in a policy.

Service Name:

Enter an appropriate name for this service to be displayed in the web-based API Gateway Manager tools, and in the API Gateway Analytics interface when generating reports for this service.

Monitoring Options:

The fields in this group enable you to configure whether this service stores usage metrics data to a database. For example, this information can be used by API Gateway Analytics to produce reports showing how and who is calling this service. For details on the fields, see the section called “Monitoring options” in the Web service filter topic.