Fields you use to configure event patterns

You use the Events tab to configure event patterns.

Some pattern types and fields are available only when advanced patterns are enabled by integrating Interact with Interact Advanced Patterns.

For more information, see the IBM® Interact Advanced Patterns and IBM Interact Integration Guide.

This table lists and describes the fields on the Add event pattern dialog box.

Table 1. Fields in the Add event pattern dialog box
Fields	Description
General tab
Name	Enter a descriptive name for the event pattern. This name appears in the Event patterns list on the Events tab.
Enable check box	Select this check box when the event pattern is ready to be used.
Category	Optionally, enter a category for this event pattern. The category has no effect on how the event pattern operates; it is used solely for your organizational purposes. This category appears in the Event patterns list on the Events tab.
Description	Optionally, enter a description for this event pattern. This description appears in the Event patterns list on the Events tab.
Start date and End date times	Optionally, specify the date range during which you want the event pattern to be valid. The date fields are used in the following ways: If no dates are specified, the event pattern is valid while it is deployed. If you specify only a start date, the event pattern is valid from that date and time until it is no longer deployed. If you specify only an end date, the event pattern is valid from the time it is deployed until the end date and time. If you specify both a start and end date, the event pattern is valid only during the specified range. The following applies to the advanced patterns. If no end date is specified, January 30, 2099 is used as the end date. If no start date is specified, December 26, 2000 is used as the start date.
Pattern tab
Pattern type	Select how the event pattern is evaluated. Options are Match all, Counter, and Weighted counter. For the Counter and Weighted counter pattern types, you set more fields: Counter For the Pattern fires when the occurrences of the select event are >= field, set the number of times the events must occur for the pattern to become true. Weighted counter For the Pattern fires when TOTAL score = field, set the total score that the weighted event or events must reach for the pattern to become true. Rolling time and time bound versions of each of the three basic patterns are available when advanced patterns are enabled.
Available events and Selected events	Select from the list of events you defined in Interact design time. Click the arrow buttons to add the events as criteria or remove them from criteria.
Extend true state for additional: `time span`	Optionally, use this field to specify how long the pattern state remains true after its conditions are met. After the specified time span is over, the pattern status is set to false and the pattern begins evaluating events again.
Events must occur within `time span`	Specify the time span for which events are evaluated. This field applies only to the advanced patterns.
Actions tab
Action	Select one or more actions to complete. Optionally, use the Conditions feature to test values against your pre-defined event parameters. See Define the events that are triggered by visitor actions for a description of the events in this list.
Reset criteria tab
Select a reset criteria for this event pattern	Specify the reset criteria for event patterns which is used to reset a pattern after a visitor starts a session. For more information, see Reset criteria for event patterns.