Creating an action

An action is either an e-mail notification or an event viewer log. Actions assigned to events are triggered when a printer alert occurs.

1. From the Printers menu, click Events & Actions > Actions > Create .

2. Type a unique name for the action and its description.

3. Select an action type.

   E-mail

   Note:  Before you begin, make sure that the e-mail settings are configured. For more information, see Configuring e-mail settings .

   1. In the Type menu, select E-mail .

   2. Type the appropriate values in the fields. You can also use the available placeholders as the entire or part of the subject title, or as part of an e-mail message. For more information, see Understanding action placeholders .

      

   3. Click Create Action .

   Log event

   1. In the Type menu, select Log event .

   2. Type the event parameters. You can also use the available placeholders in the drop-down menu. For more information, see Understanding action placeholders .

      

   3. Click Create Action .