To configure an Alert/Deferral (ALERTDEF) instance
Use the HPCA Administrator CSDB Editor to navigate to the SalesAlert instance.
Double-click the SalesAlert instance.
Double-click the variable that you want to edit.
For information on the attributes for this class, see the following table.
Variables in the ALERTDEF Class
Variable
Description
ALERTMSG
An exclamation point (!) preceding “Service Alert Message” denotes a high priority message.
DM
Alert Mode
The type of activity for which a deferral alert is triggered.
Set to I for Installations.
Set to U for Updates.
Set to B (the default) for Both (installations and updates).
DN
The maximum number of deferrals that is allowed before the DA (Deferral Action) action is taken. The default is 0.
DT
The network bandwidth threshold, in bytes. The current network speed must be less than this value to meet the deferral requirement. The default is 86000.
DBT
The minimum cumulative size (in bytes) of the files that are being downloaded on a slow network and which triggers the deferral. The default is 50000.
A deferral is triggered if the network speed is slower than the Network Threshold (DT) value AND the cumulative size of the files that are being downloaded exceeds this value (DBT=n).
If DBT=0, it is ignored (there is no deferral if the speed of the network is below the Network Threshold (DT) value).
DAT
The minimum cumulative size (in bytes) of the files that are being downloaded, a fast network and which triggers the deferral. The default is 0.
A deferral is triggered if the network speed is faster than the Network Threshold (DT) value AND the cumulative size of the files that are being downloaded exceeds this value (DAT=n).
If DAT=0, it is ignored (there is no deferral if the speed of the network exceeds the Network Threshold (DT) value).
DTO
The duration (in seconds) for which the Defer Alert dialog box displays; the default is 120. After the timeout is reached, the DA (Action on timeout) action is taken.
DA
The action that is taken if the subscriber does not respond to the Defer Alert dialog box in the time that is allowed by the DTO (Alert Timeout) variable.
Specify C (the default) to continue with the specified action.
Specify D to defer the specified action.
DI
The threshold date (in YYYYMMDD format) after which the option to defer the application installation is no longer available—the application is installed.
DU
The threshold date (in YYYYMMDD format) after which the option to defer the application update is no longer available—the application is updated.
Name
The friendly name for the instance.
DEFOPTNS
This attribute is used to resolve the values of the other attributes of this class. The default is &(DM),&(DN),&(DT),&(DBT),&(DAT),&(DTO),&(DA), &(DI),&(DU).
Do not modify this value.
In this exercise, add an alert message with high priority. To do this, double-click the ALERTMSG variable.
In the text field, type the message that you want to be displayed.
Click on the next attribute, and type in the appropriate value.
Click OK when you are finished editing the attributes. The Instance Edit Confirmation dialog box opens.
Click Yes to confirm the changes.
The SalesAlert Instance has been configured with an alert message.