Implicit action policy

The Implicit Action policy automatically assigns actions to all devices in your database. There is no way to opt out of the Implicit Action policy--all actions in the Implicit Action Policy are assigned to all devices in the database.

Note: The Implicit Action Policy only assigns actions to devices. You must create separate action policies for device monitors.

If at any time during the normal operation of WhatsUp Gold you notice that actions are firing and you cannot find the action associated to the down device or monitor, remember to check the Implicit Action Policy.

Note: In previous versions of WhatsUp Gold, the Web Alarm action was included in the Implicit Action Policy. This is no longer true in Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold v12.4. For more information on the Web Alarm action, see About Web Alarms.

To configure the Implicit Action Policy

1. Open the Action Policies dialog.
   • From the web interface, click GO. The GO menu appears.
   • If the WhatsUp section is not visible, click WhatsUp. The WhatsUp section of the GO menu appears.
   • Select Configure > Action Policies.

     - or -

   • From the main menu on the console, select Configure > Action Policies.

     The Action Policies dialog appears.

2. Select the Implicit Action Policy, then click Edit. The Edit Action Policy dialog appears.
   • To add an action to the policy, click Add.
   • To modify an action in the policy, select it, then click Edit.
   • To delete an action from the policy, select it, then click Remove.
   • To have WhatsUp Gold execute only the first action in the list, and stop when that action fires successfully, select Only execute first action.

     Tip: Use Up and Down to modify an action's placement in the list.

3. Click OK to save changes.

Related Topics Action Policies Web Alarms Actions overview