to open the New Alert dialog. On the
Details tab, complete the fields as needed. (For example, make sure that
you select the Enabled check box to enable the alert.)Opening the Alerts and Alarms dialog
Viewing an alert's definition without opening it for editing
Opening the Alerts and Alarms dialog
You begin all your configuration tasks for alerts and alarms from the Alerts and Alarms dialog. To open this dialog, locate the System Configuration tasks on the Action pane's Configuration panel and click Manage alerts and alarms.
When you add an alert, you define its details (name, description, etc.) and (if the alert is of the Email alert type) the email message that will be used to notify those users responsible for handling the alert. In order to save a new alert, you must enter at least its details.
Open the Alerts and Alarms dialog
and make sure you're working on the Alerts tab. Click Add
to open the New Alert dialog. On the
Details tab, complete the fields as needed. (For example, make sure that
you select the Enabled check box to enable the alert.)
If the alert is of the Email alert type, switch to the Email Information tab. Enter the From and Reply-to addresses, the subject, and the message's body, in which you can include tags for variables. To use a tag, type its name framed by square brackets. The system will replace the tags with the associated data when it processes the alert.
NOTE: You can set any or all of the Email Information tab's fields to be used as defaults for all new email alerts. For instance, you may want to use the same or a very similar message body for all the email alerts you set up.
To save the new alert, click Add. Be sure later to assign the alert to one or more alarms; see Configuring alarms.
Viewing an alert's definition without opening it for editing
Open the Alerts and Alarms dialog and make sure you're working on the Alerts tab. In the list of alerts, select the alert whose definition you want to view. After a few moments, the alert's definition appears in the bottom part of the dialog.
When editing an alert, you can modify its details (name, description, etc.) and its email information (if the alert is of the Email alert type).
Open the Alerts and Alarms dialog
and make sure you're working on the Alerts tab. From the list of alerts,
select the alert you want to edit and click Edit 
. After a few moments, the Edit
Alert dialog opens. To edit the alert, use the techniques described
in Adding alerts, above. To save your changes,
click Save.
Open the Alerts and Alarms dialog
and make sure you're working on the Alerts tab. From the list of alerts,
select the alert you want to delete and click Delete 
. In response to the confirmation message
that opens, click Yes.