Notification Groups
Theme: Configure
Who Is It For? System Administrator, Automation Engineer
What Is It?
Available Notification Groups in OpCon are shown in the grid under Library > Triggers > Manage Notification Groups.
Selecting Add or selecting a record in the grid enables the bottom panel:
The Name field must be unique when adding a notification group.
When Included is selected, all items selected in the list — plus all new Jobs, Machines, and Schedules (depending on the group type) — are included in the notification.
When Excluded is selected, all items selected in the list are included, but all new Jobs, Machines, and Schedules (depending on the group type) are excluded from the notification.
If the group type is Job or Machine, a tree view shows all available items
If the group type is Schedule, a checklist shows all available schedules
The Categories checklist shows all categories available for the Notification Group.
Select the Add button to quickly add a new category to the list.
Configuration Options
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FAQs
Q: What does Notification Groups do?
title: Notification Groups
Q: Where can you find Notification Groups in OpCon?
Access Notification Groups through the appropriate section in the Enterprise Manager or Solution Manager navigation.
Glossary
Enterprise Manager (EM): OpCon's rich client graphical user interface for Windows and Linux, used to define schedules and jobs, manage automation data, and perform operational tasks.
Solution Manager: OpCon's browser-based graphical user interface for managing automation data, performing operational actions, and administering the system.
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.
Resource: A numeric variable in OpCon representing a finite pool. Jobs can be configured to require a set number of resource units to run, limiting concurrent executions and preventing resource contention.
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.