Event Watcher

Description

Triggers the task when an event is added to the Windows Event Log.

Practical Usage

Used to make AutoMate react to system or application generated errors that are sent to the system event log. For example: If the system generates a log entry indicating that the DNS server could not be contacted, automatically notify the system administrator.

Return Value

When this trigger is activated - it automatically passes the AMTrigger object to the task.

The following properties are populated:

AMTrigger.Trigger

String

The name of the trigger that started the task.  For this trigger, the value is always "AMEVENTLOGTRIGGER".

AMTrigger.EventType

Text
 

Specifies the type of event that triggered the Event Watcher trigger.

AMTrigger.EventID

Text
 

The ID of the logged event

AMTrigger.EventSource

Text
 

The source value of the logged event.

AMTrigger.EventCategory

Text
 

Specifies the category of the event that triggered the Event Watcher trigger.

AMTrigger.EventDescription

Text
 

Specifies the description of the event that triggered the Event Watcher trigger.

AMTrigger.EventTime

Text
 

Specifies the time of the event that triggered the Event Watcher trigger