Working with Events › Create an Event

Create an Event

To run the workload defined by an Application, you create an Event.

Follow these steps:

1. Open the Application in the Define perspective.

   The Application appears in the workspace.

2. Right-click within the Events table area in the Application Events view, and select the Event you want to create from the pop-up menu.

   The Event appears in the list of Events in the Application Events view.

   Note: You can limit which Event types appear on the toolbar to the left of the Events table area. For example, if you do not use SAP Event monitoring, from the main menu, select Window, Preferences, Desktop Client, Define Perspective, Event Types, clear the SAP Event Monitor check box, and click OK.

3. Right-click the Event, and select Edit from the pop-up menu.

   The Event definition dialog opens.

4. Click Properties in the left pane.

   The Properties page opens in the right pane.

5. Complete the following fields as appropriate:

   Event prefix

   Defines a prefix for the Event.

   Default: Name of the user defining the Event

   Limits: Up to 32 characters

   Note: To set a default prefix, from the main menu click Window, Preferences, Desktop Client, Services Perspective, Event, and enter the default prefix in the Prefix field.

   Event name

   Defines the name of the Event.

   Default: A variation of the Application name

   Limits: Up to 128 characters

   Note: The prefix and descriptive name uniquely identify the Event on the system where it resides.

   Execution user

   (Optional) Specifies the execution user of the Event. When the Event is triggered, the Application triggered by the Event runs with the security permissions of the execution user.

   Default: Name of the user defining the Event

   Notes:

   • When the Event triggers, the execution user requires the appropriate permissions to read the Application triggered by the Event.
   • When each job runs in the Application, the execution user requires the appropriate permissions to run the job on the agent and to read any global variables specified in the job.

   Inherit trigger user

   Overrides the execution user for Events triggered manually. If this option is set, the execution user is set to the user that manually triggered the Event.

   Note: To apply this option to all the Events you define, from the main menu click Window, Preferences, Desktop Client, Services Perspective, Event, and select the Inherit trigger user check box.

   Priority

   Specifies the Event priority as an integer from 1 (lowest priority) through 10 (highest priority). When multiple Events are eligible for execution at the same time, the server triggers the Events in descending priority order.

   Default: 5

   Note: To set a default Event priority, from the main menu click Window, Preferences, Desktop Client, Services Perspective, Event, and enter the default priority in the Priority field.

   Specify Calendars

   (Optional) Specifies up to two calendars that are used to schedule the Event.

   Default: SYSTEM calendar

   Note: If your Event or Application uses any terms in a calendar other than the SYSTEM calendar, specify those calendars in this section. You can set default calendars by selecting Window, Preferences, Desktop Client, Services Perspective, Event from the main menu.

6. Complete the remaining fields as appropriate, and click OK.
7. Right-click the Event in the Application Events view, and select Save from the pop-up menu.

   If it contains no errors, the Event is saved.

More information:

Event Triggers

Event Priority