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# Diagnostic Modules: Create a Diagnostic Watch

Configuration Options Related Tasks

Use this set of pages to create a watch for a diagnostic module. To configure all options for the watch, you must set options on the first page, click Next to navigate to the next page, set the option on that page, etc. When finished, click Finish to save the configuration.

#### Configuration Options

Name | Description
--- | ---
Watch Name | The name of the WebLogic Diagnostic Framework (WLDF) bean. MBean Attribute: `WLDFWatchNotificationBean.Name` Changes take effect after you redeploy the module or restart the server.
Watch Type | The name of the WebLogic Diagnostic Framework (WLDF) bean. MBean Attribute: `WLDFWatchBean.Name` Changes take effect after you redeploy the module or restart the server.
Enable Watch | Specifies whether the Watch Notification component is enabled. If `true` (the default), all configured watches are activated, incoming data or events are evaluated against the rules, and notifications are sent when rule conditions are met. If `false`, all watches are rendered inactive. MBean Attribute: `WLDFWatchNotificationBean.Enabled`
Config Watch Alarm | Specifies whether to use an alarm for the watch. If an alarm is used, this also sets the type of alarm: manual or automatic. Before it will evaluate to true again, a manually reset alarm must be reset in the Console or programatically. An automatic reset alarm will reset after the specified time period has elapsed. MBean Attribute: `WLDFWatchBean.AlarmType`
Automatic reset period (in seconds) | For automatic alarms, the time period, in milliseconds, to wait after the watch evaluates to `true` before the alarm is automatically reset. The default reset period is 60000 milliseconds, which is equivalent to 60 seconds. MBean Attribute: `WLDFWatchBean.AlarmResetPeriod` Minimum value: `1000`
Notifications | The notifications enabled for this watch. MBean Attribute: `WLDFWatchBean.Notifications`

Related Tasks

- Create watches for a diagnostic system module
- Construct watch rule expressions
- Use the Query Language to Create a Watch Expression
- Delete watches from a diagnostic system module