Importing Javascript Files - Novell SENTINEL RAPID DEPLOYMENT 6.1 - 12-2009 User Manual

15.2.2 Importing JavaScript Files

Although JavaScript action plug-ins can be obtained from Novell, it is also possible to create and
manage your own JavaScript action plug-ins. Plug-ins can be created by using JavaScript files that
were used in the Execute Script command in versions prior to Sentinel 6.1 Rapid Deployment, or
they can be created using any JavaScript file written by using the Sentinel JavaScript API.
NOTE: For information about the API for developing JavaScript scripts for Sentinel correlation, see
Sentinel JavaScript Action API on the
developer.novell.com/wiki/index.php?title=Develop_to_Sentinel).
After you import a JavaScript file into Sentinel, a JavaScript action plug-in is created and stored in
the central plug-in repository. Then the action plug-in can be used to configure an action instance.
Unlike the Sentinel 6.0 Execute Script command, the JavaScript file does not need to be manually
moved to a specific directory location.
When you import a JavaScript file from a directory, it is important to define the required objects
correctly so the JavaScript actions that use the plug-in are available in the right parts of the Sentinel
Control Center interface. The following table shows the Required Objects options in the import
wizard and where the actions are available if those options are selected.
Table 15-1
Required Object
None
Event
Correlation Rule
Incident
To import JavaScript files:
1 Click Tool > Action Manager. The Action Manager window displays.
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Required Objects
Actions Available for Selection in these Contexts:
Event Menu
Configuration
Yes
Yes
No
No
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Associate with
Deploy Correlation
Create Incident
Rule
Correlation.Action
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
No Yes
Execute Incident
Action
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes