Creating a new alert widget

Note: To create an alert widget, you must have the Manage Alerts privileges. For more information about privileges, see Managing Users in the TIBCO LogLogic® Log Management Intelligence Administration Guide.

Procedure

  1. Access Dashboards > My Dashboard > Widgets from the navigation menu.
  2. Click the icon to begin adding a widget. The Widgets pane appears.
  3. Click the Alerts icon. A list of existing alert widgets, if any, is displayed in the second pane.
  4. Click the Create New button to create a new widget. The Widgets pane appears.
  5. Enter the Name and Description of the widget.
  6. Specify how to show alerts based on Type & Priority or Custom selection as explained in the following table.
  7. Specify number of alerts from the Show most recent list as explained in the following table.
    Alerts Widgets Elements
    Element Description
    Name Name of your widget that is displayed on the widget Title bar.
    Description Description of your widget.
    Shared Select the check box if you want to share your widget with others. However, only the creator can edit this widget settings.
    Only show section
    Type & Priority Select this option to specify the type of system and priority. Select the check box to select the priority level.
    Custom Selection Select this option to specify alerts from the existing list.
    Selected Once you select the alert rule from the Available list, it appears under this column.
    Available Displays list of available alert rules. Select the alert by clicking the appropriate alert rule name (or names). This allows you define certain triggered alerts on your dashboard.
    Show most recent Specify how many alerts to be displayed in the widget. The options are:
    • 10 Alerts
    • 25 Alerts
    • 50 Alerts
    • 100 Alerts
  8. Perform one of the following:
    • Click the Save Settings button to save the widget’s settings. The widget is now listed in the saved widget list. Click Add to Dashboard button to add the widget to your dashboard.
    • Click the Save & Add to Dashboard button to save the settings and add the new widget to your dashboard.