Playing sounds when an event is opened

Every situation has a state assigned to its associated Navigator item. You can also assign a sound file that plays whenever the situation becomes true for this Navigator item, and you can use different sounds for different Navigator items associated with the same situation.

1. Right-click the Navigator item to which the situation is associated and select Situations.
   The Situation editor opens with the list of situations that have been associated with this Navigator item.
2. Select the situation to which you want to assign a sound.
   If you do not see the situation in the list, click Situation Filter, then select Eligible for Association, and click OK.

   The right frame displays the Formula tab for the selected situation. In the Sound area, the name of the default sound file for the state assigned to the Navigator item.

3. To use the default sound, select Enable
   The default sound for the state assigned to the Navigator item will play when this situation becomes true and opens or reopens an event.
4. Click Play to hear the currently selected sound; click Edit... to select another sound file or to edit the sound properties.
   Clicking Edit... opens the Sound window. The text field in the File area shows the name of the currently selected file (the default file for the state assigned to the Navigator item if no other has been selected).

   • Click Browse to select an alternative file. Default sounds are stored in the sound or user subdirectory on the system on which the Cloud Pak System Software Monitoring Portal is installed.
   • Apply any of the following options to the selected file:

     Protect from Global Default overrides

     If selected, this option keeps the sound file you have assigned to this situation, even if you have selected a global option. If this option is not selected, any applicable global sound option you have set overrides the sound file shown here.

     Enable Sound

     If selected, this option use the sound shown in the File field. If this option is not selected, no sound plays when the situation becomes true. (You can also enable the selected file in the Sound area of the Formula tab.)

     Global Options

     This button opens the Sound - Global Options window where you can specify options for applying the sound to all situations of the same state or type as this one.

   • Click OK to save the selections and return to the Formula tab.
5. Click Apply to save your changes without closing the Situation editor, or click OK to save the changes and close the editor.