5.
Click Insert Variable.
6.
Select the relevant variable category from the list and then select the
appropriate variable.
Continuing with the Watch list alert as an example, select Watch List from the
Variable Category list, select WatchItemType from the Select A Variable list.
7.
Click Build Selected Variable.
You now should see the phrase "Watch item type ${WatchItemType}" in the
message box. At runtime, the Orion software fills in the variable based on the
triggered alert and publishes the appropriate message in Orion Even Log.
The next variable will add the relevant Watch list node into the Event Log
message.
8.
Position the cursor at the end of the message under construction in the
message box and type " of node ". Click Insert Variable when you are finished.
9.
Select General from the Variable Category list, select NodeName from the
Select A Variable list, and then click Build Selected Variable.
Note: You now should see the phrase "Watch item type ${WatchItemType} of
node ${NodeName}" in the message box.
10.
Position the cursor at the end of the message under construction in the
message box and type "is". Click Insert Variable when you are finished.
11.
Select Watch List from the Variable Category list, select Present from the Select
A Variable list, and then click Build Selected Variable.
Note: The full message should read "The watch item type ${WatchItemType} of
node ${NodeName} is ${Present}".
12.
Click OK to close the Log Alert window.
13.
Click OK to close the Edit Alert window.
If any of your items in the Watch list become connected to the network, you will now
see a line item for each in the Event Log.
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Setting up the alert trigger action