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Edit Properties for Correlation Rule Dialog Box

You use the Edit Properties for Correlation Rule dialog box to modify the properties of an existing correlation rule, for example, name and description.

To access

Administration > Event Processing > Correlation > Topology-Based Event Correlation

Alternatively, click Topology-Based Event Correlation.

Click the Edit Properties button to open the Edit Properties for Correlation Rule dialog box.

Important information

The View Correlation Rule pane in the Correlation Rules manager is also used during the creation of new Correlation Rules when it is labeled Finish creating Correlation Rule.

Relevant tasks

To configure correlation rules, see:

See also

For more information about configuring correlation rules, see:

The Edit Properties for Correlation Rule dialog box displays the UI elements listed in the following table.

UI Element (A-Z)

Description

Active

Used to enable or disable the rule during runtime. By default it is disabled.

Description

Brief description of the correlation rule.

Display Name

Display name of the selected correlation rule used in the graphical user interface.

ID

Internal location of Correlation Rule (internal, read-only).

Name

Internal name of the selected correlation rule.

Automatically generated from the Display Name value. The first character must be a letter (A-Z, a-z) or an underscore (_). All other characters can be a letter (A-Z, a-z), a number (0-9), or an underscore (_). Can be manually overwritten.

Note May be disabled for certain locales (for example ja_JP, zh_CN, ko_KR).

Time Window

Specifies a specific time period for the selected correlation rule. By default it is not enabled and the global value is used. 0 seconds also means it is not enabled and the global setting is used.

The range is from 0 to 9999 seconds.