Recurring Action Library
Recurring actions ( menu ) enable users to fire Actions stored in the Actions Library based on a regular schedule, independent of the status of devices. Recurring actions can perform tasks such as sending checkpoint messages through email or SMS text letting users know a system is up and running.
: Recurring actions can be configured to adhere to a blackout schedules specified by 
Blackout Policies.
Blackout Policies ( menu ) enable you to designate specific personnel and periods where alerting is muted. It enables you to override/pivot notification schedules between teams, designate on-call or shifts of responsibility, combine blackout period with chains of notification, and more.
Managing Recurring Action Library:
From the Notification Policies Library in the WhatsUp Gold Alert Center Libraries view, you can perform the following Recurring Action Library operations.
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Create new Recurring Action Library.
From the WhatsUp Gold navigation menu:
- Select .
Alert Center Libraries view displays.
- Click panel (to expand it if collapsed).
Blackout Policies Library displays.
- Click the "add" button ().
The New/Edit Blackout Policy dialog appears.
- Enter the appropriate information:
- . Enter a unique name for the blackout policy.
- . Enter additional information about the blackout policy.
- Click and drag to select the blackout periods you want to create.
- Click or . The blackout policy is added to the Blackout Policies list.
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Adjust, tune, and configure existing Recurring Action Library.
From the WhatsUp Gold navigation menu:
- Select .
Alert Center Libraries view displays.
- Click panel (to expand it if collapsed).
Blackout Policies Library displays.
- Click the "add" button ().
The New/Edit Blackout Policy dialog appears.
- Enter the appropriate information:
- . Enter a unique name for the blackout policy.
- . Enter additional information about the blackout policy.
- Click and drag to select the blackout periods you want to create.
- Click or . The blackout policy is added to the Blackout Policies list.
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Create policy cloned from the configuration of existing Recurring Action Library.
Clone a notification policy based on an existing policy:
- Click on a Recurring Action Library you want to copy, from the Recurring Action Library panel.
- Click the button, and click to create a new Recurring Action Library.
- Save or customize your new Recurring Action Library, either:
- Type in a new value for Name field (or keep the default) and click to save to the Recurring Action Library Library.
- Follow the Edit Recurring Action Library instructions.
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Remove Recurring Action Library from library.
Delete a Recurring Action Library:
- Click an existing Recurring Action Library you want to delete from the Recurring Action Library Library panel.
- Click the button, and then click to confirm the deletion.
The Recurring Action Library configuration is deleted.
Example Blackout Policy (Mute or 'Blackout' All but Second Shift SMS Texts)
Creating Actions and Action Policies