Event Action Plan Builder
The Event Action Plan Builder interface provides function to:
This interface is divided into three panels;
Event Action Plans,
Event Filters, and
Actions.
From the Menu Bar you can access:
- File=>
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- New=>
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- Event Action Plan
- Displays the Create Event Action Plan dialog in which you enter the
name of a new event action plan. The name you enter is added to Event
Action Plans . This selection performs the same action as right-clicking
anywhere in the Event Action Plans and selecting Create New Event
Action Plan from the context menu.
- Exclusion Event Filter
- Displays the Exclusion Event Filter Builder dialog which is used
to select the criteria for the new exclusion event filter. The new filter is
added as a subtopic to Exclusion Event Filters. This selection
performs the same action as right-clicking anywhere in Event Filters
and selecting Create New Event Filter from the context menu.
- Threshold Event Filter
- Displays the Threshold Event Filter Builder dialog which is used
to select the criteria for the new threshold event filter. The new filter is
added as a subtopic to Threshold Event Filters. This selection
performs the same action as right-clicking anywhere in Event Filters
and selecting Create New Event Filter from the context menu.
- Simple Event Filter
- Displays the Simple Event Filter Builder dialog which is used
to select the criteria for the new simple event filter. The new filter is
added as a subtopic to Simple Event Filters. This selection
performs the same action as right-clicking anywhere in Event Filters
and selecting Create New Event Filter from the context menu.
- Duplication Event Filter
- Displays the Duplication Event Filter Builder dialog which is used
to select the criteria for the new duplication event filter. The new filter
is added as a subtopic to Duplication Event Filters. This selection
performs the same action as right-clicking anywhere in Event Filters
and selecting Create New Event Filter from the context menu.
- Import=>
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- Archive
- Restores the selected event action plans from an archived file.
- Export=>
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- Archive
- Backs up the selected event action plans to a file.
- HTML Document(.HTML)
- Creates a detailed listing of the selected plans and their filters and
actions in an HTML-formatted file.
- XML Document(.XML)
- Creates a detailed listing of the selected plans and their filters and
actions in an XML-formatted file.
- Close
- Closes the window.
- Edit
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- Delete
- Removes all highlighted items except those that cannot be removed, such as
the action templates. This selection performs the same action as:
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The Delete icon (
)
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Right-clicking on an item and selecting Delete
Warning: The event filters supplied with %ProductName% can be deleted.
- View=>
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- Refresh
- Updates the displayed items in the Event Action Plan Builder. This selection
performs the same action as the Refresh icon
(
).
- System Variables...
- Displays the View System Variables dialog. This dialog displays all
the system variables in use. The system variable values may be modified in the
View System Variables window.
- Vertical Split
- Displays the Event Action Plan Builder with three vertical sections.
- Horizontal Split
- Displays the Event Action Plan Builder in two vertical sections with
the second vertical section being split horizontally to contain the Event Filters
and Actions.
- Help
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- Event Action Plan Builder
- Displays the help information for Event Action Plan Builder
- Index
- Displays the %ProductName% Help Index.
The Icons on the Event Action Plan Builder are:

- Updates the displayed items on the console. Refreshing is useful if multiple
administrators are using the %ProductServerName% concurrently. This selection
performs the same action as View=>Refresh.

- Removes all highlighted items except those that cannot be removed, such as
the action templates.
Warning: The event filters can be deleted.
This selection performs the same action as:
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Edit=>Delete
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Right-clicking on an item and selecting Delete from the context menu.
The panes of Event Acation Plan Builder are:
- Event Action Plans
- This section of the Event Action Plan Builder displays all defined event action plans.
- Right-clicking anywhere except on a plan lets you:
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- New=>Event Action Plan
- Displays the Create Event Action Plan window where you enter the name of
a new event action plan. This name is added to Event Action Plans. This
selection performs the same action as File=>New=>Event Action Plan.
- Import=>
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- Archive
- Restores the selected event action plans from an archived file.
- Export=>
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- Archive
- Backs up the selected event action plans to a file.
- HTML Document(.HTML)
- Creates a detailed listing of the selected plans and their filters and
actions in an HTML-formatted file.
- XML Document(.XML)
- Creates a detailed listing of the selected plans and their filters and
actions in an XML format file.
- Find...
- Displays the Find dialog where you enter a value for which to search and
the value is highlighted if located. Plan names, filter names, and event
action names are searched.
- Expand All
- Displays all filters and event actions associated with all event action plans.
- Collapse All
- Changes the display mode of all expanded event action plans to collapsed,
where no filters or actions are displayed.
- Right-click on a plan to:
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- Add Event Filter
- Adds the selected (highlighted) filter in Event Filters to the
selected event action plan in the Event Action Plans.
- Rename
- Renames the selected event action plan. The Rename dialog is
displayed with the current name.
- Copy
- Copies the plan to another name and displays the new plan in Event Action
Plans. A dialog is displayed in which you enter the new name. You can edit
the new plan as needed.
- Delete
- Removes the selected plan and its associated filters and actions from the Event
Action Plans.
- Export=>
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- Archive
- Backs up the selected event action plan to a file.
- HTML Document(.HTML)
- Creates a detailed listing of the selected plans and their filters and
actions in an HTML-formatted file.
- XML Document(.XML)
- Creates a detailed listing of the plan and its filters and actions in an
XML format file.
- Event Filters
- Displays all event filters including user-defined filters.
- Right-click anywhere except on a filter to:
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- New=>
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- Exclusion Event Filter
- Displays the Exclusion Event Filter Builder dialog which is used
to select the criteria for the new exclusion event filter. The new filter is
added as a subtopic to Exclusion Event Filters. This selection
performs the same action as right-clicking anywhere in Event Filters
and selecting Create New Event Filter from the context menu.
- Threshold Event Filter
- Displays the Threshold Event Filter Builder dialog which is used
to select the criteria for the new threshold event filter. The new filter is
added as a subtopic to Threshold Event Filters. This selection
performs the same action as right-clicking anywhere in Event Filters
and selecting Create New Event Filter from the context menu.
- Simple Event Filter
- Displays the Simple Event Filter Builder dialog which is used
to select the criteria for the new simple event filter. The new filter is
added as a subtopic to Simple Event Filters. This selection
performs the same action as right-clicking anywhere in Event Filters
and selecting Create New Event Filter from the context menu.
- Duplication Event Filter
- Displays the Duplication Event Filter Builder dialog which is used
to select the criteria for the new duplication event filter. The new filter
is added as a subtopic to Duplication Event Filters. This selection
performs the same action as right-clicking anywhere in Event Filters
and selecting Create New Event Filter from the context menu.
- Find...
- Displays the Find dialog in which you can specify a filter name
string to search for. If the string is located, it is highlighted.
- Right-click on a filter to:
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- Add To Event Action Plan
- Adds the selection in Event Filters to the selected event action plan
in Event Action Plans.
- Show
- Displays the Event Filter Builder where the current settings of the filter
may be altered.
- Delete
- Removes the selected filter from Event Filters. This selection
performs the same action as Edit=>Delete.
- Show Implementations
- Highlights all event action plans to which this filter has been applied.
- Remove/Add To Task List
- If the selected filter has not been added as a child entry of the Event
Log task in the %ProductName% Console, this selection adds the filter to
the list. If the selected filter is displayed as a child entry of the Event
Log task in the %ProductName% Console, this selection removes the entry
from the list.
- Actions
- Displays all defined event actions and user-defined (custom) event actions.
- Right-click anywhere except on an action to:
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- Action History
- Displays the Action History dialog to view information on all
actions that have occurred in the last 24 hours (default value).
- Find...
- Displays the Find dialog in which you can specify a name string to
search for. If the string is located, it is highlighted. Event action template
names and user-defined event action names are searched.
- Expand All
- Displays all user-defined event actions.
- Collapse All
- Changes the display mode of all expanded event actions to collapsed, where
no user-defined event actions are displayed.
- Right-click on an action template to:
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- Customize
- Displays the corresponding event action template dialog in which you can
specify the information required to create
an executable action.
- Action History=>
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- Show (actions must be customized first)
- Displays the Action History so you can view execution information on
the specific action selected.
- Right-click on a user-defined action=>
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- Add To Event Action Plan
- Adds the selection in Actions to the selected event filter in
Event Action Plans.
- Show Implementations
- Highlights all event action plans to which this action has been applied.
- Rename
- Displays the Rename dialog in which you can change the current name
to another name. The name is changed immediately in Actions;
however, if you want to update the names of the applied instances of this
action in Event Action Plans, refresh the window.
- Update
- Displays the corresponding event action template dialog with the current
settings of the selected action. You can then change and save the settings.
- Delete
- Removes the action from the Actions dialog and deletes all applied
instances of the action in Event Action Plans.
- Test
- Attempts to test the user-defined action immediately. You can view the Action
History log for information on the execution of the selected action.
- Action History=>
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- Show
- Displays the Action History dialog so you can view
execution information on the specific action you have selected.
- Disable or Enable
- Stops or starts the recording of data associated with the execution of the selected
action.