14.0 Defining and Managing Automation Events

Automation events can trigger an alert when a network event occurs that might require intervention. Automation alerts can include audio signals, notifications sent via e‑mail, or entering information in a database about an event.

Scripting capabilities are available to define more complex actions, such as tracking actions performed on alarms. For information about using scripts to access information about custom properties and classes, see the Operations Center 5.0 Scripting Guide.

An automation event is an action triggered by an activity or condition change that occurs in a network. Automation events are defined to notify the appropriate personnel that an event occurred and might require intervention. There are two types of automations:

The user who creates an automation event is the event owner. The owner can configure different automation actions for the same conditions.

Automations are accessed via the Automations tab in the Properties dialog box for:

Creating an automation event requires specifying and defining the following two components:

To define and manage automation events: