METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMS FOR UTILIZING APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACES FOR ACCESSING KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR INFORMATION

Methods, systems, and computer readable mediums for implementing an attribute into a network system are disclosed. According to one method, the method includes collecting raw data from a network node and defining a performance indicator definition associated with the collected raw data. The method can also include integrating the performance indicator definition into an attribute monitoring entity, and injecting the entity into a repository during system runtime.