Create Event

The Create Event object is used to create a new event on the PATROL agent.

How it is used

The Create Event object can be used to create a new event on the PATROL agent in response to events that occur elsewhere in BMC PATROL.

Configuration

To configure the Create Event object you need to know the name of the managed system where the new event will be created, and the origin, type, and severity of the event.

Details tab

 

Managed system	Type the name of the managed system where this event will be created. You can use the ellipsis (…) to browse for the managed system.
Origin	Type the origin of this event.
Type	Select the type of the event being created.
Severity	Type the severity level of this event. The Create Event object does not support severity level 1.
Description	Type a description for this event.

Note: The Create Event object will automatically set the catalog of the event to STANDARD and the class to 41.

Available Published Data

 

Name	Description
Managed system	The name of the managed system where the event was created. The managed system is a combination of the computer name and the port delimited with an underscore (_).
Source ID	The ID of the client session where the event was generated.
Computer name	The name of the computer where the managed system is located.
Port	The name of the port that is used to communicate with the managed system.
User name	The user name used to log into the managed system.
Catalog name	The name of the catalog that this event belongs to.
Class name	The name of the event class.
Event origin	The name of the monitored object that caused the event.
Event severity	The severity of the event.
Type description	The description of the event type that was assigned to this event.
Event description	The description text of the event.

Common Published Data