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Event templates help you create new events more quickly by providing a consistent structure and format for the various types of events, which in turn, saves you time when you need to create an actual event.
With the appropriate permissions, you can create new event templates and specify default elements of those templates. You must specify the types of events for which the template is appropriate. A Description of each template appears in the Event Templates page to help you find the appropriate template for your current needs.
Knowing the exact location of an event can be a critical element of your response. On these templates, select the Mandatory Address checkbox to require that the person creating the event to enter the location details (City, State, and County).
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After creating a template, you can set up or change the types of notifications sent to users and resources (email, pager, and/or web), as well as the template security.
Enter or update this information.
Field | Description |
Template Name | Unique name that describes the type of event in general terms. |
Definition | Description of the template, including when and why it should be used. |
Default Event Title / Default Event Information | When creating an event using a template, this information is prefilled by default, but the person creating the event can edit this information. |
Standard Event Type | List of event types. |
Alert Audio | Sound created by the solution when this type of event is announced. Tip: To hear what the alert sounds like, select it from the list and click Test. |
Associated Icon | Icon associated with this type of event. |
Event Color | Color of the event banner that appears in the event bar for this type of event. |
Active | Indicates if the template is active and available for use in the Event Template List. |
Security | Indicates if you want to enforce security and define who can activate and update an event that is based on this event template. Tip: If you select the Security checkbox, you are then asked to identify who can activate, update, and end the event. For more information, refer to Set Up Event Security. |
Multi-Region | Template for information-only events that can be shared with multiple regions simultaneously. |
Mandatory Address | When selected, specifies that certain address fields (City, State, County) are required when creating an event from this template. Templates set up for non-emergency events (that is, purely informational in nature) should not require address detail. For these events, do not select this check box. |
Resource Types | Types of resources that can be associated with the event. |
Status Types | Types of statuses that can be associated with the event. The status types must be appropriate for the selected resource types. Note: You can associate up to 50 status types with a template. |
Click Save. The Event Notification Preferences for (template name) page opens.
To learn about setting up the template's notifications, refer to Set Up Template Notifications.