A Class is a group of Alerts with common attributes. Class attributes are used as default values when an Alert is created and attributes specified when the Alert is created will override these values
| Column Name | Column Datatype | Column Null Option | Column Comment |
| id | varchar(50) | not null | 50 chars, text field, read only access. This is the unique
identifier for a Class record and is generated by the Level
1 API.
A Class is a group of Alerts with common attributes. Class attributes are used as default values when an Alert is created and attributes specified when the Alert is created will override these values |
| name | varchar(80) | with null | 80 chars, text field, read/write access. This is the display name for the Class record. |
| description | varchar(256) | with null | 256 chars, text field, read/write access. This is a detailed description text for the Class. |
| active | char(1) | with null | Boolean field, read/write access. This Class level property indicates whether or not Alerts of this Class can be created. |
| alarmed | char(1) | with null | Boolean, read/write access, default value is FALSE. This indicates whether or not Alerts of the Class should activate an alarm when they are displayed in Smart Console. The Level 1 API will use this as the default when an Alert of this Class is created without specifying this field. |
| consolidate | char(1) | with null | Boolean, read/write access, default FALSE. When this value is TRUE then Alerts of this Class will automatically be consolidated into one group. |
| createticket | char(1) | with null | Boolean: If the alert generated a new helpdesk ticket, this field tells whether the ticket is created or not. |
| closeticket | char(1) | with null | Closeticket char(1) default 'N': Flag to say that alerts of this class should have their helpdesk tickets closed |
| queue | varchar(50) | with null | 50 chars, text field, read/write access. This is the unique ID of the Queue for this Class. The Level 1 API will use this as the default when an Alert of this Class is created without specifying this field. |
| display | varchar(50) | with null | Display varchar(50) default ''": The ID of a set of display attributes to use for alerts of this class |
| escalation | varchar(50) | with null | 50 chars, text field, read/write access. This is the unique ID of the Escalation policy for a Class. The Level 1 API will use this as the default when an Alert of this Class is created without specifying this field. |
| impact | integer | with null | Integer field, read/write access. The Level 1 API will use this as the default when an Alert of this Class is created without specifying this field. |
| expiration | integer | with null | Integer field, read/write access. This Class level property is the date when this Class automatically becomes inactive. |
| retention | integer | with null | Integer field, read/write access. The number of days to retain an Alert of this class in database after it has been closed. The Level 1 API will use this as the default when an Alert of this Class is created without specifying this field. |
| calendar | varchar(80) | with null | 80 chars, text field, read/write access. This Class level property is the name of the Unicenter calendar that will be accessed to determine whether or not Alerts are created when the Active field for the Class is TRUE. When the Active field is TRUE and a Calendar name has been specified, Alerts of this Class will only be created when today is ON in the Calendar. |
| urgency | integer | with null | Integer field, read/write access. The Level 1 API will use this as the default when an Alert of this Class is created without specifying this field. |
| hiurgency | integer | with null | Integer field, read/write access. The highest value that the Urgency field for an Alert of this Class may be escalated to. |
| lourgency | integer | with null | Integer field, read/write access. The lowest level that the Urgency field of an Alert of this Class may be assigned. |
| url | varchar(1024) | with null | 1024 chars, read/write access. This is a link to a knowledge base article appropriate to the alert. The Level 1 API will use this as the default when an Alert of this Class is created without specifying this field. |
| created | integer | with null | ULONG cast of time_t, read only access. The Level 1 API sets this field to the current time when a Class record is created. |
| createdby | varchar(60) | with null | 60 chars, text field, read only access. The Level 1 API sets this field to the ID of the user who created this Class record. |
| modified | integer | with null | ULONG cast of time_t, read only access. The Level 1 API sets this field to the current time when a Class record is altered. This is the most recent change and there is no history kept of previous changes. |
| modifiedby | varchar(60) | with null | 60 chars, text field, read only access. The Level 1 API sets this field to the ID of the user who most recently modified this User-Data record. |
Product Name: Unicenter Network and System Management/Alert Management
Table Type: Table