Manage alert rules

This procedure provides the basic steps for managing alert rules.

The alert rules grid lists all of the defined alert rules in the order they will be processed. Selecting a rule will display the rule for preview below the grid.

  1. On the Output Manager Console menu bar click Tools > Alert Rules.
  2. Perform the following tasks to edit the rules grid.
    ToDo this
    Enable or disable a rule
    • Select or clear the check box in the Enabled column.
    Change the follow-on action
    • Click in the Follow-on Action cell and select the action you would like to take after this rule has been processed.

      You can continue processing rules or select not to process any additional rules.

  3. In the alert rules grid, perform any of the following tasks to add, remove, modify, copy or reorder alert rules.
    ToDo this
    Create a rule
    Modify a rule
    • Select a rule, and click Modify.
    Delete a rule
    • Select a rule and click Remove.
    Create a copy of a rule
    1. Select a rule and click Copy.

      This creates a copy of the selected rule.

    2. Click in the Name cell of the copied rule to rename it.
    Reorder the rules
    • Select a rule and click Move Up or Move Down
  4. Click OK or Apply to save your changes.