Adding a Rule

To add a new rule to the Alert Creator Rule List, follow these steps:

  1. Click Add. The Alert Creator Rule Editor displays.
  2. Select an element in the Candidate Elements list that you want to use as the focus for the rule.
  3. Click Set Alert Focus to move the element you selected in the Candidate Elements list box to the Alert’s Focus text box. The element is removed from the Candidate Elements list box and displays in the Alert’s Focus text box, preceded by a !.
  4. Select an element in the Candidate Elements list box that you want to assign as a mandatory element.
  5. Click Add Mandatory Element to add the selected element to the Common Elements list box. The element is removed from the Candidate Elements list box and displays in the Common Elements list box, preceded by a !.
  6. Select an element in the Candidate Elements list box that you want to assign as a conditional element. Selecting a conditional element is optional. Proceed to Step 9, if you do not add a conditional element.
  7. Click Add Conditional Element to add the selected element to the Common Elements list box. The element is removed from the Candidate Elements list box and displays in the Common Elements list box, preceded by a ?.
  8. Click the desired Group Matches option.
  9. Click Save. The Confirmation dialog box displays.
  10. Click OK. The system creates a new alert creation job template and creates and associates a new job based on the new job template to the new rule

    Note:

    It is not important whether you specify mandatory elements before conditional elements. You should add elements to the Common Elements list box in the order in which you want the application to evaluate the elements. Use the ReOrder Up and ReOrder Down buttons to make those adjustments. In addition, you can repeat Step 4 through Step 7 as needed for your rule.