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Opalis Integration Pack for IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console 3.9.0 > Objects > Update Event

Update Event
The Update Event object updates an event attribute that you specify.
How it is used
Use the Update Event object to change the status of an event by updating the Status attribute.
Note: The Update Event object can replace the actions of other objects in this Integration Pack:

To replace the Change Event Severity object: Using the Update Event object, select the Severity attribute and set the value that you require.

To replace the Acknowledge Event object: Using one Update Event object, select the Administrator attribute and set the value that you require. Using a second Update Event object, select the Status attribute and set the value to ‘ACK’.

Do not use the Update Event object to replace the Close Event object.
Configuration
To configure the Update Event object you need to know the reception ID, server and event handles, and the name and new value of the attribute that you want to update.
Details tab
 
Server
Click the ellipsis button (...) and select a Tivoli Enterprise Console server from the list.
Reception ID
Type the reception ID of the event that you are updating. Opalis Software Inc. recommends that you insert a Published Data item from another object to specify this value.
Event handle
Type the event handle of the event that you are updating. Opalis Software Inc. recommends that you insert a Published Data item from another object to specify this value.
Server handle
Type the server handle of the event that you are updating. Opalis Software Inc. recommends that you insert a Published Data item from another object to specify this value.
Attribute name
Click the ellipsis button (...) and select the attribute that you want to update.
Attribute value
Click the ellipsis button (...) and select the value that you want to update the attribute with, or right-click in the field and insert a Published Data item from a preceding object.
Available Published Data
 
Name
Description
Class
The class of the event.
Severity
The severity of the event.
Status
The status of the event.
Message
The event description.
Last modified 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 on which 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.
Attribute Name
The name of the attribute that you updated.
Attribute Value
The new value of the attribute that you updated.
Common Published Data

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