Send events

Triggering the Sends event action, MashZone NextGen sends an event to a defined target. The action is triggered by a data point selection.

Before you can use this action you must define a target for receiving events. From MashZone NextGen version 10.1 Apama is supported as event receiving target. You can use an Apama event target specified in MashZone NextGen admin console for sending events to a running Apama system. See Manage Apama Event Targets for details.

Procedure

  1. Create a dashboard or open a dashboard in the dashboard editor.
  2. Click an inserted chart widget that supports actions. The relevant properties dialog is displayed.
  3. Click the Action tab.
  4. Select the action trigger event in the Trigger drop-down menu.

    The available actions depend on the selected widget.

  5. Activate the Send event option.

    If you disable the option, the action is not deleted but it is deactivated in view mode.

  6. Set the action configuration.
    1. Click Configure.
    2. Select an Apama event target in the Apama event target drop-down menu.

      An Apama event target specifies a combination of Apama system and Apama event type that can be used to send events from MashZone NextGen to Apama.

      By selecting a Apama event target several boxes are displayed representing fields of the event type configured in the Apama event target. The event fields can be used as container for data that is sent by MashZone NextGen.

    3. Enter a fixed value manually into an event field or insert a coordinate that you want to be sent. You can insert a coordinate via drag and drop.

      You can also insert coordinates of widgets placed on any tab available in the dashboard. In this case select a tab first and then insert the relevant coordinates in the target event fields via drag and drop.

    4. Click Save action.

Your settings are applied.