Manual Chapter :
Using Variable Assign to populate gating
criteria
Applies To:
Show VersionsBIG-IP APM
- 17.1.2, 17.1.1, 17.1.0, 17.0.0, 16.1.5, 16.1.4, 16.1.3, 16.1.2, 16.1.1, 16.1.0, 15.1.10, 15.1.9
Using Variable Assign to populate gating
criteria
When you set subroutine gating
criteria to the
perflow.custom
or perflow.scratchpad
variable, you must configure Variable Assign to specify its value.Using Variable
Assign to populate a perflow variable other than
perflow.custom
and
perflow.scratchpad
causes subroutine results to become
unreliable.- Open the per-request policy for editing.
- Click the name of the Variable Assign agent.A Properties screen opens.
- ClickAdd new entry, and in the new entry, click thechangelink.A popup screen opens withCustom Variableselected on the left andCustom Expressionselected on the right.
- On the left, selectPredefined Variables.Additional fields display.
- ForGroup, selectPer-Request Variables.
- ForVariable, select one of the following:
- Custom- Populates theperflow.customvariable.
- Scratchpad- Populates theperflow.scratchpadvariable.
- On the right, retainCustom Expressionand configure the expression to provide a value.TheCustom Expressionoption provides the greatest flexibility; you can select any other option and configure it.
- ClickFinished.The popup window closes.
- ClickSave.The Properties screen closes.