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Set the Correlation Time Limit

In this task, you learn how to set the period of time that correlation rules wait for all required events to occur before reporting the cause event and emptying the correlation rule cache.

Note For information on button actions, see Correlation Rules User Interface.

To set the time limit for correlation rules:

  1. Open the Infrastructure Settings manager:

    Administration > Setup and Maintenance > Infrastructure Settings

    Alternatively, click Infrastructure Settings.

  2. In the Applications list, set the context to Operations Management.

  3. In the Topology-Based Event Correlation Settings section, click the Edit Setting Edit Setting button for the entry: Correlation Time Window.

  4. In the Edit Setting dialog box, enter the time limit (in seconds) you want to set in the Value box. The default is 960 seconds.

  5. Select Save to apply the new time setting immediately.