1. Start the Essentials 2007 Create Rule Wizard.

   Note
   For information about starting the Create Rule Wizard, see How to Start the Create Rule Wizard in System Center Essentials.

2. On the Select a Rule Type page, do the following:

   1. Expand Collection Rules, expand Probe Based, and then click Script (Event).
      
      
   2. Select a Management pack from the list, such as Default Management Pack, or click New to create a Management Pack with the Create a Management Pack Wizard.
      
      

      Note
      The rule will be added to the specified Management Pack; therefore, only unsealed Management Packs are listed.

   3. Click Next.
      
      

3. On the Rule Name and Description page, do the following:

   1. Type the Rule name, such as Program Event ID 9999 probe rule.
      
      
   2. Click Select, select a target, such as Windows Computer, and then click OK.
      
      
   3. Leave Rule is enabled selected to have the rule take affect at the completion of the wizard, or clear the check box to enable the rule at a later time, and then click Next.
      
      

4. On the Schedule page, specify how often the rule will run, and then select Synchronize at to set the time the rule will start. For example, set the rule to run every 1 hour starting at 12:15 AM. Rules set to run on a daily interval are scheduled to start at 12:00AM.

5. On the Script page, do the following:

   1. Type the Name and extension of the script, such as Program Event ID 9999.vbs.
      
      
   2. Set Timeout to the length of time in seconds, minutes, hours, or days, the script can run before it is terminated.
      
      
   3. Type the Script, for example:
      
      set oAPI = CreateObject("MOM.ScriptAPI")
      
      set bag= oAPI.CreatePropertyBag()
      
      call bag.AddValue("Event source", "Program")
      
      call bag.AddValue("Event ID", 9999)
      
      call oAPI.Return(bag)
      
      
   4. Click Next.
      
      

6. On the next Script page, map parameters from the script to fields in the event, for example:

   Important
   Parameters are case sensitive.

   1. Click the Computer (…) button. In the Computer dialog box, click Target, click Principal Name, and then click OK. This maps the event to the computer's Active Directory Domain Services name.
      
      
   2. Click the Event Source (…) button. In the Event Source dialog box, click Data, and then click Property. In Value, replace [PropertyName] with Event source. The path should read, $Data/Property[@Name='Event source']$. Click OK.
      
      
   3. Type the Event Log, such as Application.
      
      
   4. Click the Event ID (…) button. In the Event ID dialog box, click Data and then click Property. In Value, replace [PropertyName] with Event ID. Click OK.
      
      
   5. Type the Category, such as 3.
      
      
   6. From the Level list, select Information, and then click Create.
      
      

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