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Testing email notifications
Once an email notification has been created, you may send a test message to ensure that the
notification is delivered to the specified recipients.
To test an email notification:
1. Click Email Notifications in the side navigation bar. The Email Notifications window
will appear.
2. Click the checkbox to the left of the notification(s) you wish to test.
-or-
Click the checkbox to the left of Email Subject at the top of the list to select all notifications
listed in the window for testing.
3. Click Test. A confirmation dialog box will appear.
4. Click OK to confirm or Cancel to cancel the action.
Using the Event Log Tool
All or selected columns of the event log can be exported as a comma separated values (.csv) file.
The output event log file is named eventlog.csv by default, but you may change the name when it
is saved.
The fields that may be exported correspond with those that appear in the Event Log windows. See
Customizing the Event Log window on page 276 for more information.
The .csv file may be viewed in a text editor or spreadsheet application, such as Microsoft Excel.
NOTE: The event log may also be exported to a .csv file by creating a task. See Managing Tasks on page 255
for more information.
To create an event log .csv file:
1. Click Tools in the side navigation bar. The Event Log Tools window will open.
2. Click the Export Event Log icon or text. The Export Event Log Wizard will appear.
3. Click Next.
4. The Select Columns to Export window will open.
5. Add or remove the columns of information that you wish to export.
To add a column of information:
a. Select the column you wish to export from the Available Columns list. Multiple columns
may be selected by pressing
Ctrl while clicking on the column names.
b. Click Add. The columns will be moved to the Columns to Export list.
To remove a column of information:
a. Select the column you wish to remove from the Columns to Export list. Multiple columns
may be selected by pressing
Ctrl while clicking on the column names.