Configuring Actions

As a reminder, conditions describe the various states of any monitored objects, and actions determine what happens when a condition is met.

The conditions displayed in the Conditions pane change depending on which node or object is selected in the Navigator pane. If you don't see the Conditions pane once you have selected your desired node in the Navigator pane, select View > Conditions.

• Select the shared groups node to see globally applied conditions in the Conditions pane. 
• Select any applicable object level below the shared groups node to see two specific sets of applied conditions in the Conditions pane.

Conditions Pane Sections

Section	Description	Image
Inherited	The top section is the Inherited section that shows you any applied conditions that are being passed down to the current level.
Explicit	The Explicit section shows you applied conditions that have been set at the current level. Each action that you set up in your environment has an associated behavior that controls how the action is carried out relative to any inherited actions. See the following table for more information about Action Behavior: Action Behavior Description Disable Special set of instructions that simply disallow the passed down (inherited) set of instructions. Override Special set of instructions that are followed instead of the passed down (inherited) instructions. Combine Set of instructions that are followed in addition to the passed down (inherited) instructions.

Adding a New Action

Add a new Action to your desired node by completing the following steps:

1. Open the Conditions pane (View > Conditions), and then select the desired node in the Navigator pane to begin adding a new action. 

Select desired node

Conditions Pane for selected node

2. Select Add to open the Action Selector window. 

3. Expand the applicable object and condition. Use the checkbox(s) to select which actions should be taken in response to the condition being met, and then select OK to save your changes.

Changing Inherited Conditions

Change the behavior for an Inherited condition by completing the following steps

1. Open the Conditions pane (View> Conditions),and then select the desired node in the Navigator pane. 

2. Select the condition you want to change in the Inherited section of the Conditions pane, and then select Disable, Override, or Combine.