Get Event

The Get Event object retrieves events from the Tivoli Enterprise Console server.

How it is used

Use the Get Event object to retrieve events from the Tivoli Enterprise Console server and work with them in your Opalis Integration Server Policies.

Configuration

To configure the Get Event object you need to know which filters you plan to use and verify that they have already been configured.

Details tab

 

Server	Click the ellipsis button (...) and select a Tivoli Enterprise Console server from the list.
Filters	The list shows all the Tivoli Enterprise Console event filters that you have configured. To edit or remove a filter, select the item and click Edit or Remove respectively. To add a filter, see the instructions below.

To add a filter:

1.	Click Add. The Add Filter dialog appears.

2.	From the Field drop-down list, select the field that you want to search in. Only standard Tivoli Enterprise Console fields are selectable. If you want to filter based on custom fields, type the name of the field exactly as it appears in the Tivoli Enterprise Console client.

3.	From the Relation drop-down list, select the type of relation that you want to use in your search.

4.	In the Value field, type or select the value that will be compared to the item that you selected from the Field drop-down list and click OK. The filter is added to the list.

Advanced tab

For each event retrieved, the Get Event object will automatically publish all the standard Tivoli Enterprise Console fields as Published Data. You will need to create new slots for any custom fields that you want to include in the Published Data.

The Custom Published Data list displays all the custom fields that have been assigned to Published Data codes. To edit or remove a field, select the item and click Edit or Remove respectively.

To add a custom Published Data fields:

1.	Click Add. The Add Custom Published Data dialog appears.

2.	The Published Data code field populates the code automatically. Each item is assigned a name in numerical order as they are added: CustomSlot-1, CustomSlot-2, and so on.

3.	In the Slot name field, type the name of the custom Published Data item and click OK. The new item appears in the list.

Available Published Data

 

Name	Description
Event count	The number of events that were detected by the Get Event object.
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.
CustomSlot-X	Replace X with the number that corresponds to the custom field that you added on the Advanced tab.

Common Published Data

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