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Create event definitions

Sometimes you might want to create your own event definitions, for example to define a communication event for communicating between two models, or to define an outbound event to carry specific information.

To create an event definition:

Procedure

1. In the Project Explorer view, right-click the business monitoring project and click New > Event definition (.cbe) or New > Event definition (.xsd).

2. If you have not already done so, select the business monitoring project for the new event definition.

3. Enter a file name. The file name must be unique in the project and any referenced projects.

4. To link to an existing file without opening it into the workspace, click Advanced, select Link to the file in the file system, and click Browse to select the file. You can also click Variables to create replaceable strings that can represent a path or part of a path.

   For example, the path on one person's machine might be c:\temp and the path on another person's machine might be d:\myFiles, but they can use a variable so that the monitor model on either machine is able to find the event definition. A reference to the file in the file system is created in the monitor model.

5. Click Finish.

Results

The event definition opens in an editor where you can add the fields you need.

What to do next

For more information on creating custom .cbe files, see "Creating custom event definitions" in the Integration Designer information.

Manage event definitions