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Output Toolbar

The Output toolbar allows to specify how to translate the parsed and manipulated data source record extracted in the Input table to the CA Business Service Insight event.

When Mode (in the General tab of the General step) is set to Online, the CA Business Service Insight event has a unified structure that contains the following fields:

• ResourceId - CA Business Service Insight's resource ID associated with the event representing the measured element
• EventTypeId - CA Business Service Insight's event type ID associated with the event and describes the type of the event, type of measurement on the resource
• Timestamp - The time of the event's occurrence.
• Value - The value of the event (measurement result, ticket number, etc.). This field can appear more than one time.

The field values can be set directly from the input or can be created by translating a value in the input using translation tables. In addition it is possible to create the value of fields using constant values.

The Output table also defines the way the adapter handles duplication in sent events. According to a key definition, you can select between always adding the new event while ignoring duplications, ignore new event in case of duplication or update the existing event with the new event details in case of duplication.

In the Output toolbar:

1. Click to add an output table.
2. Click to delete the output table.
3. Click to create a new event type or change the selected event type to another.
   1. Select Create New Event Type to create an event type. The Add New Event Type windows appears.
   2. Fill-in the fields and parameters to create a new event type. For more information, see Adding an Event Type.

   -OR-

   1. Select Change Event Type to select a new event type. The Select Event Type windows appears.
   2. Select an event type and click Select.
4. Click to set the output field as a constant.
5. Click to set the translation table. For more information, see Setting Translation Table.
6. Click to clear the current translation table definitions.
7. Click to set output criteria. For more information, see Output Criteria.
8. Click to rename the input table.