Sending manual events
This feature enables you to send events manually with minimal time and effort, to the BPPM cell or remote cells. By default, the following roles have permission to send manual events:
Super Admin, Event Administrator, Service Administrator, Event Supervisor, and Event Operator.
For other roles that require this feature, grant the Send Manual Event permission.
Launching the Send Manual Event(s) screen
- From the event list, select an event.
Click the wrench icon in the Tools Menu column, and then click Send Manual Event(s).
The Send Manual Event(s)dialog box is displayed with the populated values of the selected event.The field names and their descriptions of the Send Manual Events screen are summarized in the following table:
Field Name
Description
Target Cell
Allows you to select a cell from the list of cells. If you launch Send Manual Events screen from the Tools menu, the default value will be the selected event's cell name. If you launch Send Manual Events screen from the toolbar, the default value of the target cell will be cell name of the event being viewed.
Copies to Send
Allows you to enter the number of events to be sent simultaneously. The default value is 1, and the maximum limit is 500.
Wait Between Sends
Allows you to choose time intervals between sending events. The default value is 0.2 seconds, and the maximum limit is 120 seconds.
Severity
Allows you to set the severity of the event. If you launch Send Manual Event screen from the Tools menu, the default value will be the severity of the selected event. Otherwise, the default value is CRITICAL.
Priority
Allows you to set the priority of the event. If you launch Send Manual Event screen from the Tools menu, the default value will be the priority of the selected event. Otherwise, the default value is 1 Highest.
Message
Allows you to enter a message for the event. If you launch Send Manual Event screen from the Tools menu, the message will be that of the selected event. Otherwise, the field will be blank.
Edit Class or Slot button
Launches the Edit Class or Slots dialog box, which allows you to change the event class and slots associated with it. For more information about editing class and slots, see Editing class or slots.
Class
If you launch Send Manual Events from the Tools menu, the default value is same as that of the selected event. Otherwise, the default value is Event. To change the class, see Editing class or slots.
Category
If you launch Send Manual Events screen from the Tools menu, the default value is same as that of the selected event. Otherwise, the default value is blank.
Component Alias
If you launch Send Manual Events screen from the Tools menu, the default value is same as that of the selected event. Otherwise, the default value is blank.
Component ID
If you launch Send Manual Events screen from the Tools menu, the default value is same as that of the selected event. Otherwise, the default value is blank.
Host
If you launch Send Manual Events screen from the Tools menu, the default value is same as that of the selected event. Otherwise, the default value is blank.
- Click OK to apply changes and go back, or Cancel to go back without saving changes.