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To create a new notification method, click on the name of the user to whom the notifica-
tion will apply. The user's User Details ⇒ Notification Methods page appears. Refer to
Section 6.8.1.1.7 User List ⇒ Active ⇒ User Details ⇒ Notification Methods —
further information. Click on the title of the notification method to edit the properties of
the method.
6.9.2.1. Notification ⇒ Filters
Notification filters allow you to create long-term rules that suspend, redirect, or automat-
ically acknowledge standard notifications or send supplemental notifications. This can be
helpful in managing verbose or frequent probe communication.
6.9.2.1.1. Notification ⇒ Notification Filters ⇒ Active Filters
This is the default screen for the Notification Filters tab. It lists all active filters available
for your organization. Click the name of the filter to edit the properties of the filter.
To create a notification filter, click the create new notification filter link in the upper right
of the screen. Configure each option listed below and click the Save Filter button to create
the filter.
1. Description: Enter a value that allows you to distinguish this filter from others.
2. Type: Determine what action the filter should take: redirect, acknowledge, suspend,
or supplement the incoming notification.
3. Send to: The Redirect Notification and Supplemental Notification options in step
two require an email address to which to send the notifications. The remaining op-
tions require no email address.
4. Scope: Determine which monitoring components are subject to the filter.
5. Organization/Scout/Probe: This option allows you to select the organization,
scout(s), or probe(s) to which this filter applies. To select multiple items from the
list, hold the [Ctrl] key while clicking the names of the items. To select a range of
items, hold the [Shift] key while clicking on the first and last items in the range.
6. Probes in State: Select which probe state(s) relate to the filter. For example, you may
choose to create a supplemental notification for critical probes only. Un-check the
box to the left of any state you want the filter to ignore.
7. Notifications sent to: This is the method to which the notification would be sent if no
filter were in place. You may, for example, redirect notifications that would normally
go to a user should that individual go on vacation, leaving all other notifications from
the probe unchanged.
8. Match Output: Select precise notification results by entering a regular expression
here. If the "Message:" portion of the notification does not match the regular expres-
sion, the filter is not applied.
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