V2/CMS Tutorial/User Tools/Creating Content/Automation/Event/Inputs

Event Inputs

Event inputs are used to pass "variables"/"messages" from a triggered expression to the event, and on to the event's action/alarm.

The following can be embedded:

• Embed event name
• Embed User-Defined Input
• Embed event description

Embed Event Name

You can embed the name of an event in the message of an event action/event description.

To embed:

• Event's name, use ${name}.

Embed User-Defined Input

You can embed the user-defined inputs in the message of an event action/event description.

To embed:

1. Key the user-defined input into the Inputs field under the GENERAL INFORMATION tab of the event.
2. Select the user-defined input which will be shown in the Click to embed input field (under the message of an event action/event description box).

Embed Event Description

You can embed the description of an event in the message of an event action/event description.

To embed:

• Event's description, use ${description}.