Sending Windows Event Logs
Theme: Configure
Who Is It For? System Administrator, Automation Engineer
What Is It?
The Event Log tab provides the following fields for defining a Windows Event Log notification:
- Event ID (Optional): User-defined ID used as search criteria in third-party notification filters. Maximum 64 characters. The SMA Notify Handler formats it as
EventID= XXXXXX. Prohibited characters: ~ # % ! @ $ ^ - Severity: Message severity level. Choices: Information, Warning, or Error
- Custom Event Source (Optional): When selected, displays the Event Source field for a custom Source ID. Maximum 64 characters. The SMA Notify Handler prepends
OPCON:to prevent conflicts. Allowed characters: alphanumeric (a-Z, 0-9), dash, underscore, space, comma, period, equal sign, parentheses - Message: User-defined message up to 3,000 characters. The message also includes default trigger information: Event ID, trigger type, and triggering status change event
When the message appears in the Windows Event Log, any notification product that can read this log can send notifications.
This notification type is disabled on Linux. Notifications defined before Release 20.0.0 will be disabled.
Configuration Options
| Setting | What It Does | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severity | Message severity level. | trigger information: Event ID | Maximum 64 characters. The SMA Notify Handler prepends `OPCO |
| Message | User-defined message up to 3,000 characters. | trigger information: Event ID | up to 3,000 characters. The message also includes default |
FAQs
Q: What is Windows Event Logs used for?
Windows Event Logs is used to send a notification or message from OpCon when triggered by a job, schedule, or machine status event.
Glossary
SMA Notify Handler: Processes notifications triggered by Machine, Schedule, and Job status changes. Can send emails, text messages, Windows Event Log entries, SNMP traps, and SPO notifications.
Notification: A message sent by the SMA Notify Handler when a Machine, Schedule, or Job changes to a specific status. Notifications can be delivered as emails, text messages, Windows Event Log entries, SNMP traps, or other formats.
Machine: A platform defined in the OpCon database that has an agent installed. OpCon routes job execution requests to machines via SMANetCom, and machines report job completion status back to SAM.
Schedule: A named container for jobs in OpCon, built for a specific date to create that day's automation. Schedules define build settings, frequencies, and the jobs that run within them.
Job: The fundamental unit of work in OpCon. A job defines what to run, on which machine, when to start, and what conditions must be met. Job results are tracked and can trigger events and notifications.
OpCon: Continuous' workflow automation platform. The OpCon server includes the database, SAM and Supporting Services (SAM-SS), and graphical user interfaces. agents installed on target platforms run jobs and report results.