Adding and editing a Sound Action

The sound file can be assigned to an action by creating an Action policy, or by adding an action to a specific device. For more information.

Note: The Desktop Actions application must be running for the Sound and Text-to-Speech actions to work. For more information, see About the Task Tray and Desktop Actions applications.

Note: If you want to bring the text-to-speech action sound to a Windows 2003 or Windows 2008 server class remote desktop (RDP) system, you need to enable audio mapping for the remote system Terminal Services Configuration.
1. In Windows, click Start > Run, in the Run dialog type TSCC.msc, then click OK.
2. In the Connections folder, double-click RDP-tcp. The RDP-TCP Properties dialog appears.
3. Select the Client Settings tab, then click to clear the Audio Mapping check box.
When enabled, the text-to-speech action sound only plays on the remote desktop system.

To add or edit a sound action:

1. Click the Admin tab, then click Action Library.
2. Click New, then select Sound Action from the list to create a new Sound action. Click OK.
   - or -
   Select the action you want to change from the list of current actions, and then click Edit.
3. Type or select the appropriate information in the following fields.
   • Name. Type a name for the action. This name displays in the Action Library.
   • Description. Type a short description. This description displays next to the action in the Action Library.
   • Sound file name. Type the full path to the sound file, or click the folder icon to select it from your computer. The sound file name is located on the server where WhatsUp is running.
   • Continuous play. Select this option to have the sound play continuously until the Cancel Sound button is clicked on the main WhatsUp Gold toolbar.

   Tip: To check the status of an action, or to cancel an action, on the console go to Tools > Running Actions.

4. Click OK to save changes.

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