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Notification |
Notification |
Creating Notifications |
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NotificationA notification is an object that can be used to inform AE users of task statuses or other changes via email, SNMP trap or through the UserInterface with the Notification Monitor. Some notification types include options to escalate to another notification based on wait time and/or user rejection of the notification from the Notification Monitor.
Object class: Executable object
Object type
(short name): CALL
The Attributes tab includes an option that specifies the notification type. The type you select determines whether emails are sent, SNMP traps are created, messages are sent to the AE Notification Monitor, and how messages are escalated. Available options for each type are listed in the table below:
| Type | SNMP Trap | Notification Monitor Message | Escalation | |
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| Sent | Not available | Not applicable | Not applicable | |
| Message | Optionally sent | Optionally created | Must be accepted | Not applicable |
| Request | Optionally sent | Optionally created | Can be accepted or rejected | Time based |
| Alert | Optionally sent | Optionally created | Can be accepted or rejected | Time based or by user rejection |
To send Emails using Notification objects, you must correctly set up the Email connection.
The Notification Monitor is a window that displays notification messages in the UserInterface. The particular user sees it either immediately or when s/he logs on the next time. For more information on the Notification Monitor, see Notification - Monitor.