Using the Active Script Action

The Active Script Action allows you to write VBScript or JScript code to perform a task.

To configure an Active Script 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 Active Script Action.

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   • Select an existing Active Script Action, then click Edit.

     The action properties page appears.

3. Enter or select the appropriate information in the following fields.
   • Name. The name of the action as it appears in the Action Library.
   • Description. The description of the action as it appears in the Action Library.
   • Timeout. The amount of time (in seconds) WhatsUp Gold should wait for the action script to run.

   Note: Though the maximum timeout is 60 seconds, you are highly discouraged from using a timeout longer than the default of 10 seconds. You are encouraged to use the shortest timeout possible.

   • Script type. Select the scripting language that you want to use to write this active script (either VBScript or JScript).
   • Script text. Write or insert your action code here.

   Note: We do not recommend that you use percent variables in script text, because they may resolve to text containing special characters (' ' (quotes), " " (double-quotes), % (percent), new line characters, and the like) that may break your script.

4. Click OK to save changes.