Creating Alerts

The Alerts Configuration screen is where you can configure what actions to take when an agent is executed. These actions can include an email to a subscriber, running a stored procedure, running a DOS batch job, logging a message to a file, etc. An alert is actually defined by its name, and the actions are a part of this.

To create an alert:

1. Click on Alerts under the Configuration menu.
   
   
   ^{Fig.1 Configuring Alerts}
2. Click on  and the Alert Configuration screen appears.
   
   
   ^{Fig.2 Alert Configuration}
    
3. Enter the Alert Name along with a Description.
   
   
   ^{Fig.3 Alert Name}
    

4. Drag and drop the action this alert will execute from the right side box into the left side box.
   
   

   Action	Description
   	Send an email or text message to a subscriber. This action can also execute a SQL statement and be included in the email.
   	Sends or gets a file to/from another host via FTP.
   	Writes an entry to the TZA_LOG database table.
   	Executes a Microsoft Windows executable, such as a .bat file.
   	Repeat last X steps N times before continuing.
   	Run SQL statement, stored procedure; can save result value in a .csv file.
   	Wait for a specified amount of time before continuing.
   	Writes a text message to a file on server.

   ^{Table 1. Action Descriptions}
   

   
   
   
   ^{Fig.4 Email Action}

5. Once the action has been dragged over, a popup window will appear.
   
   
   ^{Fig.5 Email Configuration}