Creating Notification Command Scripts

This task describes how to change the notification message format that is defined in the default notification command script, AS_EVLocalAlertNotify.sh. The default script is configured to put data from the _udefvar_ variable in the body of the e-mail message. However, you may want to edit the script to change the body text.

Verify SED Utility Location

To manage carriage returns properly, you may need to edit the SED utility file location specified in the script.

Refer to Script Comments

The script contains numerous comments. Refer to the comments for specific details.

Using Perl Scripts in Windows

You may be able to generate better formatting in Windows by editing the Perl notification command script, located in the %PATROL_HOME%/lib/psl directory.