Use the following procedure to edit rule properties in Essentials 2007.
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Microsoft Office Word must be installed to edit product or company Knowledge. If a rule is from a sealed Management Pack, only rule properties related to company knowledge can be edited. Use overrides to adjust the configuration of a rule from a sealed Management Pack. For more information about overrides, see Overrides in System Center Essentials. |
To edit the properties of a rule
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In the Essentials 2007 console, click the Authoring button.
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In the Authoring pane, expand Authoring, expand Management Pack Objects, and then click Rules.
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In the Rules pane, right-click the rules you want to edit, and then click Properties.
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In the Rule Properties dialog box, click the General tab, and then you can change the Rule name, Description, and whether the Rule is enabled.
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Click the Configuration tab, and then you can edit Data source and Response information as follows:
Data source
- Click Edit to modify the settings for the Data
source of the rule, such as the event log name or object
identifier.
- Select an option from the Run as profile list to change the
profile the rule runs as. For more information about Run as
profiles, see Run As Profiles and Run
As Accounts in System Center Essentials.
Response
- Click Add to add a Response of the rule.
- Click Edit to modify the settings of the Response
of the rule.
- Click Remove to delete a Response of the
rule.
Note
At least one response must exist in a rule. - Select a Run as profile from the list to change the
profile the rule response runs as. For more information on run as
profiles, see Run As Profiles and Run
As Accounts in System Center Essentials.
- Click Edit to modify the settings for the Data
source of the rule, such as the event log name or object
identifier.
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In the Rule Properties dialog box, on the Product Knowledge tab, click Edit, and type the product knowledge of the rule. Note that the Edit button does not appear if a rule is from a sealed Management Pack.
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In the Rule Properties dialog box, on the Company Knowledge tab, click Edit, and type the company knowledge of the rule. Note that the Company Knowledge tab does not appear if the rule is from an unsealed Management Pack.
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Click OK.