Shipments: creating an event rule

You can create an event rule.

About this task

To create an event rule:

1. From the tree in the application rules side panel, choose Document Specific > (Document Type) > Fulfillment > Monitor Events. The Monitor Events window displays.
2. From the Monitor Events list, choose the Create New icon. The Monitor Events Details window displays.
3. Enter information in the applicable fields. Refer to Table 1 for field value descriptions.
4. Choose the Save icon.

   Table 1. Monitor event details pop-up window

   Field	Description
   Event ID	Enter the event ID.
   Description	Enter a brief description of the event.
   Requires Realert	Select this field if you want users to be re-alerted if the issue has not been resolved within a certain timeframe.
   Realert Interval	If you selected Requires Realert, enter the interval (in hours) that re-alerts should be sent.
   Automatically Resolve Alerts	This flag must be checked to trigger a monitor event every time an alert condition is detected on an order. To trigger an alert only once when the alert condition is met, uncheck this flag.
   Event Identified By
   Shipment	Select this field if you want two or more alert conditions to be treated the same if they belong to the same shipment.
   Service To Be Invoked	Select the alert service to be invoked should the event consolidation rule conditions be met.
   Aggregate And Invoke Service For
   Shipment	Select this field if you want only one alert to be raised for a shipment when alert conditions are detected.

Results

In most cases the attributes that identify an event should be a subset of the attributes that specify event aggregation.