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Customize Keyed Values for Exception_Actions

You can use predefined reports and their associated queries to monitor system activities involving exceptions. You can use the default keyed list only or you can supplement it with your own values. Predefined values include System Crash, System Error, System Shutdown, and System Warning.

To customize the list, you identify other types of exceptions as values in the key-value list for Exception_Actions.

The reports that use these values all begin with "System Exception Activity" Examples include:

• System Exception Activity Detail
• System Exception Activity by Logname

If you create a custom query that uses this key, define the filter as follows:

To customize keyed values for Exception_Actions

1. Click the Administration tab and the Services subtab.
2. Click Report Server.

   A list of keys to which you add user-defined values appears.

3. Select the key, Exception_Action.

   The predefined values appear.

4. Take one or more of the following actions to update this list:
   • Update the list manually:
     • Click Add Value and enter a new value to include in the keyed list.
     • Select a value and click Remove Value to delete the value from the list.
     • Select a value, click Edit Value, modify the value and click OK.
   • Update the list with export/import:
     1. Click Export Values to export the current list.
     2. Open the exported list, edit the list to change its values, and save the file.
     3. Click Import Values to import your edited list.
   • Click Import Values to import the values in an updated csv file.
   • If the values for this key are dynamically generated by the configured CA IT PAM dynamic values process, click Import Dynamic Values List.
5. Click Save.

   Reports using this keyed list that are generated by scheduled jobs begin reflecting data for the updated values.

More information:

Update a Keyed List Manually

Example: Update a Keyed List with a CSV File

Update a Keyed List with a Dynamic Values Process