Program Action

You can define Program actions to launch an external application when a state change occurs.

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.

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