Users Guide

Automation and Event Processing Rules | Alarms, Events, and Automation
OMNM 6.5.3 User Guide 299
Pop-Up Menu
The Automation and Event Processing Rules pop-up menu provides access to the following
options. Right-click a row to access these options.
Multitenant Domains and Event Processing Rules (EPRs)
You can create custom EPRs within any Multitenant site. Aside from the filter criteria, which EPR
applies depends on the EPR's Domain ID compared to the target entity's notification Domain ID.
All EPRs with the root site's Domain ID apply to all arriving events. EPRs with another Domain ID
only apply to events for entities that have been assigned the same Domain ID.
Menu Option Description
New Provides access to the following menu options:
• Protocol Translation displays the Syslog Escalation option. Select this option to
open the Creating New Syslog Escalation Rule window and define a syslog
escalation rule.
• Stream Based Correlation displays the Frequency Threshold and State Flutter.
options. Select the event processing rule type to open the Creating New eventType
Event Processing Rule window and define a new event processing rule.
• Event Definition Override displays the Reject Event, Suppress Alarm, Set
Severity, Set Service Affecting, and Device Access options. Select the event
processing rule type to open the Creating New eventType Event Processing Rule
window and define a new event processing rule.
• Automation opens the Creating New Automation Event Processing Rule window,
where you define an automation processing rule.
Edit Opens the Editing Automation Event Processing Rule window, where you can view
the rule details or edit the rule if it is not read-only.
Copy Creates a new rule derived from the selected rule with some changes to the
properties, filtering, members, or actions.
Note: The OpenManage Network Manager system generates a new name, such as
CopyOfUpdate Component State. You must change that name before you save the
event processing rule.
Audit Opens the Audit Trail Viewer window, which lists existing audit records and jobs for
the selected record.
Delete Removes the selected rule.
Import/Export Provides the following actions when available for the selected rule:
• Import retrieves a file containing XML compliance descriptions. Some imports
can come from a URL.
• Export Selection exports the selected description to an XML file.
• Export All exports all descriptions to an XML file.
Click Download Export File to specify where to save the file.
The Import/Export option is useful as a backup or to share descriptors with other
projects.
You must import data into the correct portlet. For example, you cannot import event
data into the Actions portlet.
If one type of data depends on another, you must import the other data before
importing the data that depends on it.
Share with User Opens the Share with User window where you select the colleague you want to share
the selected rules with and then type your message.