Event Collection rules are rules written into the MP that collect event data from event logs. The best practice is that event collection rules should be categorized as such in the MP.
Event collection rules that are not explicitly categorized as EventCollectionwill still function correctly; they will collect the event data they are intended to collect. However, without the categorization, they will not display in the UI in the correct views, and will not be available to the end-user as a result.
Using the Authoring Console:
1. To change this for an existing rule, open the Properties dialog for that rule. Under the Options tab, ensure that Category is set to Event Collection.
In XML:
<
Rule
ID
=
"
Microsoft.Windows.Server.2008.OperatingSystem.DirtyShutdown.Collection"
Enabled
="
onEssentialMonitoring"
Target
="
Server2008!Microsoft.Windows.Server.2008.OperatingSystem"
ConfirmDelivery
="
true"
>
<
Category
>
EventCollection
</
Category
>
…
</
Rule
>