Use this window to set up a new severity color or edit the details
of an existing severity color.
Complete this window as follows:
- Severity
- If you are creating a new color, specify the alert severity value.
- Conversion
- This field displays the conversion for this alert severity (if one exists).
Conversions are used to translate integer values into strings for readability.
For example, the default conversion for a severity of 4 is Major.
- Unacknowledged
- This area displays the color for the alert severity when it is unacknowledged
in event lists. The default alert severity colors for unacknowledged alerts
are:
- 0 - Green
- 1 - Violet
- 2 - Blue
- 3 - Yellow
- 4 - Orange
- 5 - Red
- Click the Show color picker button to select the
color for unacknowledged alerts of that severity. From the resulting Color
Picker dialog box, choose a color using its swatch, HSB, and RGB
values, and then click OK.
- Acknowledged
- This area displays the color for the alert severity when it is acknowledged
in event lists. The default alert severity colors for acknowledged alerts
are:
- 0 - Dark Green
- 1 - Dark Violet
- 2 - Dark Blue
- 3 - Dark Yellow
- 4 - Dark Orange
- 5 - Dark Red
- Click the Show color picker button to select the
color for acknowledged alerts of that severity. From the resulting Color
Picker dialog box, choose a color using its swatch, HSB, and RGB
values, and then click OK.
Saving your severity
color details
After creating or editing a severity color, you can
save or cancel the changes made by clicking the relevant button as follows:
- OK
- Click this button to save the color details and close the window. New
severity colors are added to the Colors pane.
- Cancel
- Click this button to close the window without saving your changes.