Using the WinPopup Action

The WinPopup Action displays a user-specified message in a pop-up window on a Windows NT system.

To configure a WinPopup Action:

  1. Click the Admin tab, then click Action Library. The Action Library dialog appears.
  2. In the Action Library, do one of the following:
    Click New, then select WinPopup Action from the list. Click OK.
    - or -
    Select an existing WinPopup Action, then click Edit. The Action Properties page appears.
  3. Enter or select the appropriate information in the following fields.
    • Name. Enter an identifying name for this winpopup action.
    • Description. Enter a short description of the action. This is displayed in the Action Library along with the entry in Name.
    • Destination. Specify the Windows NT host or domain that you want to receive this notification.
    • Message. Enter a text message using percent variables if needed.
    • Refresh. Click this button to refresh the Destination list. This populates the list with all of the targets you can choose in which to send a winpopup action.
  4. Click OK to save changes.

See Also

Configuring an action

Adding and editing an Active Script Action

Adding and editing a Beeper Action

Adding and editing a Log to Text File Action

Adding and editing a Pager Action

Adding and editing a Program Action

Adding and editing a SMS Action

Adding and editing a SMS Direct Action

Adding and editing a SSH Action

Adding and editing a Syslog Action

Adding and editing a Text-To-Speech Action

Adding and Editing a VMware Action

Using the Email Action

Adding and editing a SNMP Set Action

Adding and editing a Sound Action

Adding and editing a Service Restart Action

Adding and Editing a Web Alarm Action

Adding and Editing a Windows Event Log Action