Reference Overview
Theme: Overview | Who is it for? All OpCon users who need reference documentation, error codes, utilities, and best practices
What Is It?
The Reference section provides lookup material for OpCon events, notification configuration, reports, command-line and graphical utilities, error message codes, property expression syntax, best practices, and licensing. Use this section when you need to:
- Find the full list of OpCon events and their parameters.
- Configure notifications (email, text, SNMP, Windows Event Log, and more).
- Run or schedule a report.
- Use a command-line or graphical utility.
- Troubleshoot file transfer or machine communication errors.
- Find the syntax for a property expression.
- Review 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 API Syntax | Full syntax reference for property expressions used in job and schedule definitions |
| Operations Machine Messages | Status and error messages returned by agents while a job runs or completes |
| Operations File Transfer Messages | Error codes for file transfer jobs |
| Windows System Errors | Windows error code reference (codes 0–499) |
| License & Support | License information, Solution Manager version, and SMA support resources |
| CloudEvents Triggers | Reference for cloud-based event trigger configuration |
| File Locations | Default installation directories and file paths |
| OpCon Components and Architecture | Component version and build information |
Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Agent | An OpCon-installed service that runs on a target machine and communicates with the OpCon server to run submitted jobs. |
| 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. |
| 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.
Q: Who can access reference material?
Contact your OpCon system administrator to confirm your access level before making configuration changes such as creating notification triggers or modifying escalation rules.