Management Event Form

To configure incidents originating from management events:

1. Navigate to the Management Event Configuration form:

   1. From the workspace navigation pane, select the  Configuration workspace.
   2. Expand the Incidents folder.
   3. Select Management Event Configurations.

2. Make your configuration choices (see table).

   Note If you want to add or edit a management event configuration, verify that Enabled   is selected.

   1. To add a management event configuration, click the  New icon, and continue.
   2. To edit a management event configuration, double-click the row representing the configuration you want to edit, and continue.
   3. To delete a management event configuration, click the  Delete icon.
3. Click  Save and Close to save your changes and return to the previous form.

Tasks for Management Event Configuration

Task	How
Specify the Incident Configuration Name (Management Events)	Use the Basics group of the Management Event Configuration form. Specify a name that helps you to identify the configuration for subsequent use.
Specify whether you want to enable this configuration.	In the Basics group of the Management Event Configuration form, verify that Enable is selected for each configuration you want to use.
Specify Category and Family Attribute Values for Organizing Your Incidents (Management Events)	Use the Basics group of the Management Event Configuration form. You can organize your incidents using Category and Family.
Specify the Incident Severity (Management Events)	Use the Basics group of the Management Event Configuration form. Possible Severity values include: Normal, Warning, Minor, Major, and Critical.
Specify Your Incident Message Format (Management Events)	Use the Basics group of the Management Event Configuration form. The message format determines the message to be displayed for the incident.
Specify a Description for Your Incident Configuration (Management Events)	Use the Basics group of the Management Event Configuration form. Provide a meaningful description.
Specify an Author for Your Incident Configuration (Management Events)	Use the Basics pane of the Management Event Configuration form to indicate who created or last modified the event. If the Author attribute value is Network Node Manager, any changes are at risk of being overwritten in the future. Click  Lookup and select  Show Analysis to display details about the currently selected Author. Click  Quick Find to access the list of existing Author values. Click  New to create an Author value.

After you complete the Basic Configuration for the management event, you can also choose to configure the information described in the following table.