Basic Environment Variables

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Basic Environment Variables

The first set of variables is created for every notification sent, independent of whether you select the Write To File option for the notification. They are written to the environment as environment variables that can be accessed by the notification method in the standard way. If you select the Write To File option for the notification method, these variables are also written to the notification file in the notification section.

The following environment variables give you basic information about the notification. They are always defined, even if the corresponding value is empty:

Environment Variable	Description
NX_NTF_MESSAGE	The completed message template text, including full expansion of all variables
NX_NTF_SUMMARY	The completed message template header, including full expansion of all variables
NX_NTF_URGENCY	The notification urgency (1 is low, 4 is emergency)

The following environment variables are created only if the recipient is a valid CA SDM contact, in which case they are set using values from the recipient’s Contact Detail record as shown in the following table:

Variable	Contact Detail Window Fields
NX_NTF_BEEPER_PHONE	Pager Number
NX_NTF_COMBO_NAME	Last Name, First Name, Middle Name
NX_NTF_CONTACT	Contact ID
NX_NTF_EMAIL_ADDRESS	Email or Pager Email Address (depending on notification type)
NX_NTF_FAX_PHONE	Fax Number
NX_NTF_PUBLIC_PHONE	Phone Number
NX_NTF_USERID	User ID
NX_NTF_VOICE_PHONE	Alt. Phone #

Note: These variables are not created if the corresponding values are empty (with the noted exception of NX_NTF_CONTACT, which cannot be empty).