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Opalis Integration Pack for HP OpenView Operations (Windows) > Objects > Monitor Message

Monitor Message
The Monitor Message object will watch the OpenView Operations server for new or updated messages and will trigger your Policies based on conditions and filters that you specify.
How it is used
The Monitor Message object can be used to trigger a diagnostic and corrective action Policy that will respond to critical events on your network.
Configuration
To configure the Monitor Message object you need to know the OpenView Operations server that you are connecting to and what type of messages will trigger the Policy.
Details tab
 
OVO-W Server
Type the name of the Management Server connection that you want to use, or click the ellipsis () button and browse for it. You must configure the available connections through the HP OpenView Operations (Windows) Options dialog.
Condition
Select the condition that will trigger the Monitor Message object:
New messages – Trigger the Policy when a new message is created that matches the filter.
Acknowledge messages – Trigger the Policy when a message that matches the filter is acknowledged.
Owned messages – Trigger the Policy when a message that matches the filter is owned.
Disowned messages – Trigger the Policy when a message that matches the filter is disowned.
Text changed – Trigger the Policy when a message that matches the filter has its message text modified.
Annotation modified – Trigger the Policy when an annotation has been added or modified to a message that matches the filter. This will also trigger when an annotation has been deleted.
Severity changed – Trigger the Policy when the severity of the message changes.
Filters
The list shows all the OpenView Operations message 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 Message Filter dialog appears.
2.
From the Field drop-down list, select the field that you want to search in.
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.
Available Published Data
 
Name
Description
OVO-W Server
The OpenView Operations server where the message was read from.
Message Id
The Id of the message that was retrieved.
Severity
The severity of the message that was retrieved.
Application
The application where the message originated.
Message group
The OpenView Operations Message Group that the message belongs to.
Node
The managed node where the message originated.
Object
The object within the application that generated the message.
Message text
The description text of the message.
Common Published Data