Creating Models for User-Defined Events

Follow these steps to create a new model for a User-Defined Event (UDE).  Also refer to  Adding Subtypes for User-Defined Events.

  1. Click Global Configuration.

  2. Double-click Administer Models.

  3. In the Event Detection Model Manager dialog box, select the desired model that you want to use as a template and click New. This will automatically open the Model General tabbed page.

  4. Click the Model General tab and do the following:

  1. In the Name box, type a name for your new Model.

  2. From the Event Type drop-down list, select User-Defined Event.

  3. A new model number is automatically created for you. If you want to change this model number, type the new model number in the Number box.

NOTE:  User-created models are given a model number greater than 50000.

  1. If necessary, type a new version number in the Version box.

  2. Under Model Comments, type any additional information you want in this box.

  1. Click the Model Properties tab and do the following:

  1. Click New to add a new property.

  2. To specify a default value for a property, select the property and then click the Browse button . In the Assign Property Value dialog box, choose or type the default value and click OK.

NOTE:  Your stored procedure will need to issue a result set of type 8.

  1. Select Property Is Locked at Configuration Time to prevent the property from being edited when the event is configured on the production unit.

  2. Select Property Is Optional to make the property optional, rather than required.

  3. Under Property Comments, type any additional information you want in this box.

  1. On the User-defined Properties tab, add any other properties you want for this model.

  2. Close the Event Detection Model Manager dialog box.

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