Simon User Guide

Report Templates > Test

This page has information about the Test block, and variables valid within this scope. See the Report Templates page for more information about Simon's report templates.

The Test block includes variables about a test - i.e. values displayed in Simon's Monitor window in the tests table and statistics page.

Variables are tags in the file that are replaced by another value when the report is used. Variables are enclosed in curly braces, and have a variable name optionally followed by any number of parameters, e.g. {status type="icon"}. See the parameters page for information on the available parameters.

The variables that are available in this scope include:

Variable:Outputs:
AverageDurationThe average length of time for a check to complete.
AverageFailTimeThe average length of time of failures for this test.
Changed"Changed" for a new change, otherwise blank.
ChecksThe total number of checks for this test.
Failed"Failed" for a current failure, otherwise blank.
FailuresThe total number of unsuccessful checks for this test.
LastChangeThe date and time of the most recent time the site changed.
LastChangeTextWithHTMLThe full text from the most recent check (between any Start and End blocks), with HTML tags included.
LastChangeTextWithoutHTMLThe text from the most recent check (between any Start and End blocks), with HTML tags stripped out.
LastCheckThe date and time of the most recent check.
LastDifferenceThe text that was different between the most recent two checks (old name, new templates should use LastDifferenceWithHTML instead.).
LastDifferenceWithHTMLThe text that was different between the most recent two checks, with HTML tags included.
LastDifferenceWithoutHTMLThe text that was different between the most recent two checks, with HTML tags stripped out.
LastDowntimeThe duration of the most recent failure.
LastDurationThe length of time that the most recent check took to complete.
LastErrorThe error message of the most recent failure.
LastEventThe date and time of the most recent change, failure, or recovery.
LastFailureThe date and time of the most recent failure.
LastRecoveryThe date and time of the most recent recovery from a failure.
LocationURL, domain, or other location that this test checks.
MaxDurationThe longest length of time for a check to complete.
MaxFailTimeThe longest interval the test has failed.
MinDurationThe shortest length of time for a check to complete.
MinFailTimeThe shortest interval the test has failed.
NameName of the test.
NextCheckThe date and time that Simon will next check this test.
RecoveriesThe total number of times the test has recovered from a failure.
ServiceType of Service used for the test.
ShortNameName of the test, converted to lowercase and with non-letter characters removed.
StatusAn indication of the current status of the test. Also supports icon output.
SuccessesThe total number of successful checks for this test.
Unviewed"Yes" if this test is marked as unviewed, otherwise "No". Also supports icon output.
UpTimePercentage of successes to failures.

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