Create Event

The Create Event object enables you to report an event in Tivoli Enterprise Console.

How it is used

Use the Create Event object to provide feedback to Tivoli Enterprise Manager as part of your maintenance Policies.

Configuration

To configure the Create Event object you need to know the details of the event that you want to create.

Details tab

 

Server	Click the ellipsis button (...) and select a Tivoli Enterprise Console server from the list.
Class	Type the name of the class of the event.
Hostname	Type the name of the host where the event occurred.
Message	Type a description of the event, or click the ellipsis button (...) and select one.
Origin	Type the IP address where the event occurred.
Severity	Select the severity of the event.
Source	Type the source of the event.
Status	Select the status of the event.
Sub-source	Type any additional information about the source of the event.
Sub-origin	Type any additional information about the origin of the event.
Retrieve results from the TEC server?	Check this check box to retrieve the results of the event from the TEC server, the Opalis Event ID, and the populated items in the Event Attributes list of items, and publish them as Published Data items. Examples of event results from the TEC server include the Adapter Host, the Administrator, the Credibility, and the Event Date items. If you uncheck this check box, the event results and unpopulated items from the Event Attributes list will not be published as Published Data items. The Opalis Event ID is always published, whether this check box is checked or not.

Available Published Data

 

Name	Description
Opalis event ID	A unique identifier for the event that is specific to events generated by Opalis Integration Server.
Class	The class of the event.
Severity	The severity of the event.
Status	The status of the event.
Message	The event description.
Last modification time	The last time that the event was modified.
Source	The location where the event was created.
Server handle	The ID of the server where the event is located. This value, combined with the Event handle and Reception ID, uniquely identifies a Tivoli Enterprise Console event.
Reception date	The date that the event was received.
Reception ID	The reception ID of the event. This value, combined with the Server handle and Event handle, uniquely identifies a Tivoli Enterprise Console event.
Event handle	The handle of the event. This value, combined with the Server handle and Reception ID, uniquely identifies a Tivoli Enterprise Console event.
Sub-source	Additional information about the source of the event.
Origin	The IP address where the event occurred.
Sub-origin	Additional details about the origin of the event.
Hostname	The name of the computer where the event occurred.
Adapter host	The hostname of the adapter where the event occurred.
Event date	The date that the event was created.
Administrator	The administrator that updated the event.
ACL	The list of user roles that are allowed to modify the event.
Credibility	The method that was used to send the event.
Message catalog	The message catalog of the event.
Message index	The message index of the event.
Duration	The amount of time that the event was open before it was closed.
Number of actions	The number of tracked actions that were taken on this event.
Repeat count	The number of duplicates of this event.
Causing event date reception	The date that the event that caused this event was received.
Causing event handle	The handle of the causing event.

Common Published Data

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