9.5.2.3. Creating a reflex action in a situation

You can create a situation that when true, sends a command through the Take Action feature.

Note:

The portal must be running on the computer where you want to take this action.

1.Click Process in the Navigator view to open the workspace.

2.Right-click Process and select Workspace -> Process Overview.

3.Right-click Process -> Launch.

4.In the Create or Edit Launch Definitions window, select WordPad.

5.Click Launch.

6.Click OK.

7.In the Tivoli Enterprise Portal, find the wordpad process in the Process Name column of the Process Overview section at the bottom of the window.

Note:

Click the Process Name column to sort by name.

8.If it is not listed, click View -> Refresh Now (F5).

9.Right-click Process Navigator item and select Situations.

10.Click Create New Situation from the tool bar at the top of the Situation Editor window.

11.Type MyTakeAction in the Name field of the Create Situation window.

A name cannot contain spaces.

12.Click OK.

The Select condition window displays automatically.

13.Select NT-Process as the Attribute Group.

14.Select Process Name as the Attribute Item.

15.Click OK.

16.In the Formula tab in the Situations for - Process window, click in the first row of the Process Name column.

17.Type wordpad.

18.In the Action tab, type taskmgr in the System Command field.

19.Click OK.