Applying actions when an event occurs

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You can apply specific actions to occur when an event occurs in a specific time window.

Before you begin

Create or modify an existing seasonal event rule. To create a seasonal event rule, see Creating a seasonal event rule. To modify an existing seasonal event rule, see Modifying an existing seasonal event rule.

Note: To suppress or unsuppress events you must update the noi_default_values file. For more information about the noi_default_values file, see Configuring event suppression.

About this task

The events that are selected in the Event Selection pane are the events to which the action is applied when the event occurs in a specific time window. For more information about selecting events, see Applying rule actions to an event and time condition.

You can suppress events that do not require you to take any direct action, and unsuppress the events after a specified time period.

You can set a column value on an event occurrence and again set it again after a specified time period.

Procedure

To specify the actions to apply when an event occurs, complete the following steps in the Actions When Event(s) Occurs in Specified Time Window(s) pane.

  1. To suppress an event so that no action is taken when it occurs, complete the following steps.
    1. Select the Suppress event(s) check box.
    2. (Optional) To select a column value, see step 3.
  2. To unsuppress an event after an action occurs, complete the following steps.
    1. To select the time after the action occurs to unsuppress the event, select a number from the Perform Action(s) After list, or type an entry in the field. Select Seconds, Minutes, or Hours from the Perform Action(s) After drop-down list.
    2. Select the Unsuppress event(s) check box.
    3. (Optional) To select a column value, see step 4.
  3. To set the column value after an action occurs, complete the following steps.
    1. Select the Set Column Values check box and click the Set Column Value button for Perform Action(s) on Event Occurrence.
    2. In the Set Column Value page, input values for the ObjectServer columns.
    3. To save the column values, click Ok.
  4. To reset the column value after a specified time period, complete the following steps.
    1. To specify a time period, select a number from the Perform Action(s) After list, or type an entry in the field. Select Seconds, Minutes, or Hours from the Perform Action(s) After drop-down list.
    2. Select the Set Column Values check box and click the Set Column Value button for Perform Action(s) After.
    3. In the Set Column Value page, input values for the ObjectServer columns.
    4. To save the column values, click Ok.
  5. To save the seasonal event rule, choose one of the following options.
    1. Select Watch to monitor the rule's performance before it is deployed.
    2. Select Deploy to activate the rule.

Results

The action to be applied to a rule that occurs in a specific time window is saved.