Event Action Editor window: Start a task on the system that generated the event

Starts a noninteractive IBM® Systems Director task on the system that generated the event. Noninteractive tasks are tasks that do not require user input.

Fields

Task
Specifies a task. The list of noninteractive tasks is dynamic and is constructed when you create the customized event action. After you save the event action, the list is frozen. Only creating a new customized event action will refresh the list.

Menu bar

File
The File menu provides the following actions:
Rename
Displays a window in which you can type a new name for the selected event action.
Save
Saves the information in this window under the current name of the selected event action.
Save as
Displays a window in which you can type a new name for the current settings.
Close
Closes this window. If you have made any changes since opening the window, you are prompted to save or discard the changes.
Advanced
The Advanced menu provides the following actions:
Language
Sets the preferred language that the event-data substitution uses, for example, in the &text variable.
Time zone
Sets the time zone that event-data substitution uses, for example, in the &time variable.
Related concepts

Start a task on the system that generated the event
Related tasks

Creating an event action to activate in an event automation plan

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