ASPEN correlation scripts can generate notifications that are then delivered in real-time to appropriate destinations. Notifications module, accessed via Windows->Notifications menu item is used to configure notification destinations.
Illustration 10: Notifications configuration module
The left-most panel contains the list of destinations. These names are used in the correlation scripts as the destination for the notification. Destinations are added and deleted using appropriate buttons below the list.
The middle panel contains the list of delivery points for selected destination. Each destinations can have zero or more delivery points. Delivery points are added and deleted by using appropriate buttons below the list.
Each delivery point is defined by:
- name – user specified
- type – one of supported channels for notification delivery (e-mail, SMS, …)
- data – channel-specific target data (e-mail address, phone number, …)
- severity – notification will be delivered to this delivery point only if severity level of the notification is lower than severity level of the delivery point. This thresholding allows for powerful notification configurations, such as: send only e-mail during working hours and e-mail and SMS outside the working hours, etc.
- switch for toggling whether the delivery point is active or not. Notifications will never be delivered to inactive delivery points, regardless of other criteria.