Adding and defining a rule requires you to select search criteria and to associate severity and alert information with it.

To add a rule to a log file monitor:

  1. Click Resources > Go to Resources in the OpenEdge Management console menu.
    All resources managed by your console appear in the grid frame.
  2. Filter or search for, and select the required Log File resource.
    The summary information about the log file monitor appears.
  3. In the Monitoring Plans section, click Edit against the monitoring plan for which you want to add a rule set.

    The current monitoring plan and rules appear in edit mode.

  4. Click Add Rule.
    The Create new Log File Rule page appears.
  5. From Choose Criteria Category, select the category in which the search criteria you want to use is defined.
  6. From Choose Search Criteria, display all currently defined search criteria for the category previously selected and select a search criteria.
    The search text automatically appears in the Criterion Search Text field, and a description automatically appears in the Search Criterion Description field.
  7. From Severity, select the level of severity you want to set.
  8. Select the Always throw new alert option if you want OpenEdge Management to generate an alert each time the rule is violated.
  9. From On Alert Perform Action, select the action you want OpenEdge Management to perform when an alert is triggered.
  10. Click Save.
    The Monitoring Plan page reappears and includes the new rule.
  11. As necessary, repeat Step 1 through Step 7 to add more individual rules.

    Note the following points concerning individual rules that you add to a log file monitor resource:

    • Individual rules display in alphabetical order and appear in the list before rule sets.
    • Each rule appears with an associated resource status indicator.
    • You can click any rule to display summarized details about it.
    • You must explicitly create an individual rule to add it to the rule set; an individual rule is not directly available for use in any rule set.
  12. Choose one of the following to continue:
    • If you want to add rule sets, see Associate rule sets with log file monitors for details.
    • If you are done adding rules, click Done Adding Rules. The Log File Monitor summary page appears, displaying any rules and rule sets selected for a log file monitor.