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Event Tab

The Event tab is object type-specific and only available in "Event" objects. It can be used to define event monitoring.

Object: Event
Object class:
Executable object
Object type (short name):
EVNT

This tab is not displayed in Event objects of type "FileSystem". In this case, the settings can be specified in the "FileSystem" tab.

The tab's content depends on the event type. Time and Console events do not require particular settings while FileSystem events do.  

Description

Field/Control

Description

Event  
Check  

Repeated

The Event object is activated periodically.

Single

The Event object is activated only once.

Until the first hit

The File System event is activated until the specified condition applies.

Timer Control

 

Check in intervals of

Specify an interval (in minutes), in which the Event object should become active.

Check time

Specify a time at which the event should become active every day.

First Check Configuration for "Execution in intervals of"

When time has expired

The Event object will become active for the first time after the expiration of a specified time interval.

Immediately

The Event object will become active for the first time upon its activation, regardless of the specified time interval.

Start after check time Configuration for "Time of Execution"

Do not check

If the Event object starts after the specified time, it becomes active as of the next day.

Check

If the Event object starts after the specified time it becomes immediately active.

Some of the settings specified in this tab can be read at runtime. Script elements are used to access the attributes of this object.