Alert Processing Rules Window

Allows you to view, create, edit, and delete alert processing rules for a processing rule group. These fields are defined as follows:

Name

Specifies the name of the rule.

Enabled

Specifies whether the rule is currently enabled.

Alert Source

Specifies the user-defined alert source name. If no name is defined, this field defaults to the event source name.

Severity

Specifies the alert severity, such as Service Unavailable or Error.

Response

Specifies whether a rule match generates a response, and if so, what response.

To create an alert processing rule, complete the following steps:

1. Expand the processing rule group to which you want to add the alert processing rule.
2. Select Alert Processing Rules in the left pane.
3. Click Action on the menu bar.
4. Click New on the Action menu.
5. Click Alert Processing Rule on the New Menu.

To edit a processing rule, complete the following steps:

1. Select a processing rule in the right pane.
2. Click Action on the menu bar.
3. Click Properties on the Action menu.

To delete a processing rule, complete the following steps:

1. Select a processing rule in the right pane.
2. Click Action on the menu bar.
3. Click Delete on the Action menu.