Creating an event action to activate in an event automation plan

The event automation plan uses event actions to automate one or more tasks when one or more specified events occur.

About this task
In most event automation plans, you will use one or more of the following basic event actions:
  • Send an alphanumeric page (using TAP)
  • Send an e-mail (Internet SMTP)
  • Send an e-mail to a mobile phone
  • Start a program on a system
  • Start a program on the management server
  • Start a program on the system that generated the event
If you want to run more complex actions, then you must select an advanced event action. For information about event action types, see "Event actions."

To create an event action, complete the following steps:

  1. On the Events actions page, click Create.
  2. In the Create Actions window, select an event action. For information about event action types, see "Event actions."
  3. Click OK.
  4. Complete the fields for the event action that you selected. For some event action types, you can include event-specific information as part of the text message. Including event information is referred to as event-data substitution. You can use event-data-substitution variables to customize event actions. For more information, see "Event-data-substitution variables."
  5. If you selected a basic event action, you can determine whether your settings are correct by clicking Test.
  6. If you selected a basic event action and you are satisfied with the settings, click OK to save the event action.
  7. If you selected an advanced action, click File > Save As. In the Save Event Action window, type a name for the action. When you are naming an event action, the name should indicate the action that will take place. For example, if the event action involves sending an page, begin the event action name with Pager; if the event action involves sending a message to a phone, begin the event action name with Phone. Using such a naming convention ensures that entries are grouped conveniently on the Event Actions page.
  8. When you are satisfied with your selected event actions, click Next. The new event action is displayed in the Event action page.
    Note: You can create and select more than one type of event action for your event automation plan.

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