Adding Criteria to Alert Templates

Alert templates can be applied to devices matching a specified criteria. Use the following steps to specify the criteria for an alert template:

1. From the Alert Template menu, be sure to select the template to configure from the list on the left. Select Add Criteria from the Alert Template menu. Once selected, a filter statement line is shown below the Criteria heading.

2. Select an attribute from the first pop-up list. The list displays all the available attributes on which to match devices, such as Device Type, Location, etc.

3. Select the action from the second pop-up list, such as contains, does not contain, is, or is not.

4. Enter the data required to complete the filter statement or select from the list if one is provide. This depends on the type of criteria selected. For instance, if you are filtering based on a device type, select Device Type from the first list, is from the second list, and a device from the third, 7100. The devices for this alert template must match the Device Type is 7100. Once the criteria is entered, select Save to accept the settings.

5. Additional statements can be added by selecting the + (plus) sign at the beginning of the filter line, and repeating Steps 2 through 4. Likewise, statements can be removed by selecting the - (minus) sign next to the filter line.