Managing event actions
Event actions specify the action that IBM® Flex System Manager takes in response to a specific event or events. You can create, copy, edit, test, and delete event actions as well as view their properties. Also, you can record and view the history of an event action.
- Creating an event action
Create an event action to use in your event automation plans. You can create event actions and test actions before using them in your event automation plans. Typically, you create event actions in the Event Automation Plan wizard. However, there might be times when you want to create an event action that you can use in event automation plans at another time. - Editing an event action
Edit an event action to change settings in a preexisting event action. - Copying an event action
Copy an event action when you want to create an event action that is like a preexisting event action. - Testing an event action
You can test an event action to make sure that the settings perform as expected. It is a best practice to test an event action before using it in an event automation plan so you can avoid unexpected results. - Deleting an event action
You can delete an event action when it is no longer useful. - Saving and not saving an event-action history
You can save useful information about an event action by saving the event-action history. When you no longer want to save the event-action history, you can stop saving it. By default, the event-action history is not saved. To view an event-action history, see "Viewing an event-action history." - Viewing an event-action history
You can view an event-action history for information about how an event action ran in your systems-management environment. - Refreshing entries in an event-action history log
You can refresh an event-action history log so that you can view the latest available entries. - Deleting entries from an event-action history log
You can delete log entries from an event-action history when the entries are no longer useful. - Viewing event action properties
You can view the properties for an event action for information about the action settings. Also, the Properties page lists the event automation plans that include the event action. - Event-data-substitution variables
For some types of actions, you can include event-specific information as part of the message text. Including event information is referred to as event-data substitution. You can use event-data-substitution variables to customize the message text sent by an action.
Parent topic: Automating tasks