createAlert Operation

The createAlert operation is used to create new alert rules in the TIBCO LogLogic® Appliance.

When using createAlert, you must specify:

Request Parameters

authToken, alertTypeName, desc, priorityName, enabled, deviceNames, usernames, trapIds, resetTime, trackIndividualDevice, alertRules, snmpOId

For more information about each common request parameter, see Common Request Parameters.

Response

alertResponse (see alertResponse Type)

Note: The Alert-Specific Request parameters specified in the alertRules parameter are also returned. The response depends on the alert type used.

Example

SOAP request for createAlert Operation. To create a VPN Connection Alert named MyAlertName: 

<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:aler="AlertService">
   <soapenv:Header/>
   <soapenv:Body>
      <aler:createAlert>
         <aler:authToken>admin+1Y2O2W261O1C1J1X294</aler:authToken>
         <aler:alertTypeName>VPN Connection Alert</aler:alertTypeName>
         <aler:name>MyAlertName</aler:name>
         <aler:desc>VPN Connection Alert Description</aler:desc>
         <aler:priorityName>low</aler:priorityName>
         <aler:enabled>yes</aler:enabled>
         <aler:deviceNames>10.1.2.3_04</aler:deviceNames>
         <aler:usernames>admin</aler:usernames>
         <aler:trapIds></aler:trapIds>
         <aler:resetTime>400</aler:resetTime>
         <aler:trackIndividualDevice>yes</aler:trackIndividualDevice>
         <aler:alertRules>VPNUser/LogLogicUser//VPNGroup/LogLogicGroup//disconnectReason/is denied access</aler:alertRules>
         <aler:snmpOId></aler:snmpOId>
      </aler:createAlert>
   </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

SOAP response for the createAlert Operation: 

<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
   <soapenv:Header/>
   <soapenv:Body>
      <ns:createAlertResponse xmlns:ns="AlertService">
         <ns:return xsi:type="ax27:AlertResponse" xmlns:ax27="http://alert.services.logapp.loglogic.com/xsd" xmlns:ax28="http://services.logapp.loglogic.com/xsd" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <ax28:authToken xsi:nil="true"/>
            <ax28:resultCount>1</ax28:resultCount>
            <ax28:statusCode>2000</ax28:statusCode>
            <ax28:statusMessage>Successful</ax28:statusMessage>
            <ax28:summaryOnly>false</ax28:summaryOnly>
            <ax27:resultSet xsi:type="ax27:AlertDetail">
               <ax27:alertRules>FewerThan/100//MoreThan/200</ax27:alertRules>
               <ax27:alertType>Adaptive Baseline Alert</ax27:alertType>
               <ax27:desc>hello there</ax27:desc>
               <ax27:devices>All Other UNIX</ax27:devices>
               <ax27:enabled>yes</ax27:enabled>
               <ax27:name>Myalert</ax27:name>
               <ax27:networkMonitorPolicyRules xsi:nil="true"/>
               <ax27:priority>Low</ax27:priority>
               <ax27:resetTime>900</ax27:resetTime>
               <ax27:snmpOId/>
               <ax27:trackIndividualDevice>yes</ax27:trackIndividualDevice>
               <ax27:users>admin</ax27:users>
            </ax27:resultSet>
         </ns:return>
      </ns:createAlertResponse>
   </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>