14.5 Monitoring and Managing Automation Events for an Element

Monitor the automation events associated with an element using the Properties dialog box.

14.5.1 Monitoring Automation Events for an Element

To monitor an element’s automation events:

  1. In the Explorer pane, right-click an element, then select Properties to open the Status property page.

  2. In the left pane, click Automation to open its property page.

    If multiple automation definitions are defined for the element, click the Name of Automation Definition drop-down list, then select the automation.

14.5.2 Modifying Automations for Elements

A filter is assigned an automation definition that specifies the automated action taken when the filter triggers the action.

Modifying an Automation Definition

To update an automation:

  1. In the Explorer pane, navigate to the element with the automation definition.

  2. Right-click the element, then select Properties to open the Status property page.

  3. In the left pane, click Automation to open its property page.

  4. Click the Name of Automation Definition drop-down list to select the automation definition.

    Automation settings display:

  5. Make the necessary edits.

  6. Click Apply to save changes.

Selecting a Specific Condition Level that Triggers the Automation Event

If The Element’s Condition Changes is a filter, no condition level is defined by default, so the filter is triggered with any condition change.

To specify a condition level to trigger an automation event:

  1. In the Automation Description section, click the condition link to open the Define Automation dialog box for setting the condition:

  2. Click the Condition Changed drop-down list, then select a condition:

    Define Automation Dialog Box

    Select the element condition that determines when the filter is used.

    For example, selecting Unmanaged triggers the action only when the element condition changes to Unmanaged.

  3. Click OK to close the Define Automation dialog box.