Windows Event Log

The Windows Event Log dialog provides the following fields for defining a Windows Event Log notification:

• Event ID (Optional): Defines a user-defined ID that can be a part of the search criteria in the notification filter for a third-party tool. The maximum for this field is 64 characters.
  • The SMA Notify Handler places this ID in the message with the format: "EventID=<space>XXXXXX".
  • All characters are allowed, except for the following: ~ (Tilde) , # (Pound), % (Percent), ! (Exclamation), @ (At), $ (Dollar), ^ (Carat)
• Severity: Defines the choices for the message's severity level. The choices are: Information, Warning, or Error.
• Custom Event Source(Optional): Displays the Event Source text field when selected. The Event Source text field defines a custom Source ID for OpCon to use when writing to the Windows Event Log. The maximum for this field is 64 characters.
  • The SMA Notify Handler attaches a "OPCON:" prefix to the event source to prevent conflicts and duplications.
  • The following characters are allowed: a-Z and 0-9 (Alphanumeric), - (Dash), _ (Underscore), " " (Space), "," (Comma), "." (Period), "=" (Equal Sign), "(" & ")" (Parentheses).
• Message: Defines a user-defined message up to 3,000 characters. In addition to the user-defined text, the message includes the default trigger information: Event ID, trigger type, and triggering status change event.

When the message appears in the Windows Event Log, any notification product able to read this log can send notifications.