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You must store custom email template files in the
vcenter-
ops \user\plugins\outbound\filter_alertplugin\conf\custom_templates directory.
Placeholders
All email template files can include placeholders, which are replaced with information from the alert. A
placeholder can be a replaced by a single value, such as an alert type, or it can represent multiple values, such
as the health of the parent or child resources. Placeholders must be enclosed in double braces ({{}}). The subject
line can contain only single-value placeholders.
Table 7-6. Placeholders
Single-Value Placeholders Multiple-Value Placeholders
{{AlertId}} {{KPIFiring}}
{{AlertStatus}} {{Anomalies}}
{{AlertType}} {{ChildrenHealth}}
{{AlertSubType}} {{ParentsHealth}}
{{AlertCriticality}} {{AlertRootCause}}
{{AffectedResourceName}} {{AlertRootCauseDetails}}
{{AffectedResourceKind}} {{AlertTrigger}}
{{AlertGenerateTime}}
{{AlertUpdateTime}}
{{AlertCancelTime}}
{{AlertMessage}}
{{AlertOwner}}
{{AlertSummaryLink}}
{{AlertDetailLink}}
{{vcopsServerName}}
{{FilterRuleName}}
{{ConsolidatedAffectedResourcesCount}}
{{ConsolidatedAffectedResourcesAddedCount}}
{{ConsolidatedAffectedResourcesRemovedCount}}
{{ConsolidatedAffectedResorucesCountChange}}
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