Setting Up the Alert Monitor › Alert Monitor Display Format

Alert Monitor Display Format

The Alert Monitor display format determines the information displayed for the alerts on the Alert Monitor, for example, the columns and the order in which they appear.

You specify the Alert Monitor display format on the List Format panel.

For each type of information you want to display on the Alert Monitor, you need to specify two items: a static heading and a variable that contains the required information.

You can create a multiscreen Alert Monitor display with up to 10 screens, enabling you to display more information on the monitor. The screens can be accessed by pressing the F11 (Right) or F10 (Left) function keys from the monitor.

The variable contains the information you want to display. The name of a variable can sometimes be longer than the data to display. You can enter a shorter name and then make that shorter name an alias of the actual name.

Create the Alert Monitor Display Format

You can create format definitions that can be used to customize the information displayed on the Alert Monitor.

To create the Alert Monitor display format

1. Enter /ALADMIN.L at the prompt.

   The List Definition List appears.

2. Enter C beside the DEFAULT display format definition.

   A copy of the List Description panel appears.

3. Enter a new value in the List Name field to identify the new definition, and update the Description and Title fields.

   Press F8 (Forward) three times.

   The List Format panel appears.

4. Enter column headings and variables using the text editor to specify the information to display on the Alert Monitor.

   Note: For more information about the text editor, press F1 (Help).

5. (Optional) Press F5 (Fields) to create aliases.
6. Press F3 (File).

   The details are saved.