Reference Overview
Theme: Overview | Who is it for? All OpCon users who need reference documentation, error codes, utilities, and best practices
What Is It?
Reference material for OpCon events, notification configuration, reports, command-line and graphical utilities, error message codes, property expression syntax, best practices, and licensing.
When Would You Use It?
- Reference material for OpCon events, notification configuration, reports, command-line and graphical utilities, error message codes, property expression syntax, best practices, and licensing
Why Would You Use It?
- Centralized control: Reference material for OpCon events, notification configuration, reports, command-line and graphical utilities, error message codes, property expression syntax, best practices, and licensing
Configuration Options
When would you use this section?
- You need the full list of OpCon events and their parameters
- You are configuring notifications (email, text, SNMP, Windows Event Log, etc.)
- You need to run or schedule a report
- You are using a command-line or graphical utility
- You are troubleshooting file transfer or machine communication errors
- You need the syntax for a property expression
- You are looking for OpCon best practices or license information
What is in this section?
| Topic | Description |
|---|---|
| Events | How to define and use OpCon events; complete event type reference |
| Notifications | Notification triggers, configuration, components, escalation, and delivery types |
| Reports | Predefined and custom reports; reporting service configuration |
| Utilities | Command-line utilities, graphical utilities, SMA Dynamic Data Input, and SMA Resource Monitor |
| Best Practices | Recommended patterns for building and operating OpCon automation |
| Property Expressions Syntax | Full syntax reference for property expressions |
| Operations Machine Messages | Error and status messages from machine agents |
| Operations File Transfer Messages | Error codes for file transfer jobs |
| Windows System Errors | Windows error code reference |
| License and Support | License management and SMA support resources |
| Cloud Events Triggers | Reference for cloud-based event trigger configuration |
| File Locations | Default installation directories and file paths |
| Components | Component version and build information |
Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Escalation | A notification mechanism that repeats or elevates an alert if it is not acknowledged within a defined time period. |
| Event (OpCon Event) | A command string that OpCon runs when a defined condition is met, such as a job finishing, a threshold being updated, or a schedule completing. |
| Machine (Machine (Agent)) | An execution target for OpCon jobs. Each machine runs an agent that communicates with the OpCon server and runs submitted jobs. |
| Notification | An alert generated by the SMA Notify Handler when a machine, schedule, or job reaches a defined status. Notifications can be sent as email, text, SNMP, or Windows Event Log entries. |
| Property | A name-value pair stored in OpCon. Properties can be referenced in job definitions using token syntax to pass dynamic values at runtime. |
| Resource | A user-defined object with a name and a numeric limit. Used to restrict how many jobs run concurrently across schedules and machines in OpCon. |
| Role | A named collection of privileges that can be assigned to one or more user accounts. Users in a role inherit all of that role's privileges. |
| Schedule | A named group of jobs in OpCon that represents a business process. Schedules are built each day based on their defined frequencies and calendars. |
FAQs
Q: Where should I start in the Reference section?
Begin with the overview pages in the sidebar. Each page covers a distinct feature or workflow. Review access and role requirements with your OpCon system administrator before making configuration changes.