Using the Program Action

The Program Action runs an executable to perform a specified task.

To configure a Program Action:

1. Go to the Action Library:
   • 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 Library. The Action Library appears.

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   • From the main menu bar of the console, select Configure > Action Library. The Action Library appears.
2. In the Action Library, do one of the following:
   • Click New, then select Program Action.

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   • Select an existing Program Action, then click Edit.

     The action properties page appears.

3. Enter or select the appropriate information in the following fields.
   • Name. Enter a name for the action you are creating. This is the name that appears in the Action Library.
   • Description. Enter a short description of the action. This is displayed in the Action Library along with the entry in Name.
   • Program filename. Enter or browse to the executable of the application you want to launch.
   • Working path. Enter or browse to the directory where the working files for the application are stored. The working path is located on the server where WhatsUp Gold is running.
   • Program arguments. Enter any percent variables you want to pass to the specified program.
4. Click OK to save changes.

See Also Configuring an action Using the Beeper Action Using the Log to Text Action Using the Pager Action Using the Active Script Action Creating a Service Restart Action Using the SMS Action Using the SMS Direct Action Using the SSH Action Using the Email Action Using an SNMP Set Action Using the Syslog Action Using a Text-to-Speech Action Using the Web Alarm Action Using the Windows Event Log Action Using the WinPopup Action