Creating a Notification Definition

This section lists the steps to create a notification definition from the VMware Pulse IoT Center UI.

Prerequisites

You must have the CREATE_NOTIFICATION_DEFINITION permission to perform this operation.

Procedure

1. From the VMware Pulse IoT Center UI, go to Alerts and Notifications > Notification Definitions.
   The Notifications - Definitions page is displayed.
2. Click CREATE.
   The Create Definition wizard is displayed.
3. In the Details step, enter the following details:
   • Name: Notification definition name.
   • Description: Enter a brief description about the notification definition.

   Click Next.

4. In the Settings step, enter the following information:
   • Type: Select whether the notification type is Rest Notification or Email Notification.
     If you select Email Notification, enter the following information:

     • Recipient Email Address: Enter the email address of the recipient.
     • To add more recipients, click + Add Recipient.
     • To add the sender name, sender email address, email subject, and to add a customized email template, click Advanced Settings.
     If you select Rest Notification, enter the following information:

     • Notification Destination: Select the notification destination to associate the notification definition with. To add a notification destination, click the Add a Destination link.
       Note: The Add a Destination link redirects to the Notification Destination page and all changes made in the Create Definition wizard is lost.
     • To add a header and a body template, click Advanced Settings .
       • Header Name: Enter the header name.
       • Header Value: Enter the header value.
       • To add more headers, click + Add New Header.
       • Body Template: Use the default REST template to create custom REST notifications. You can insert new text boxes using the Insert field drop-down menu.

       Click Next.

5. In the Recurrence step, select Recurrence notification and enter the following information to schedule a recurrent notification:
   • Recurrence Interval: Enter the days, hours, and minutes.
   • Max Recurrence Count: Enter the number of times the notification has or reoccur.

   Click Next.

   Note: The Recurrence menu item is enabled only if you have selected the Type as Email Notification in the previous step.
6. In the Review step, review the information and click SAVE.

Results

You have successfully created a notification definition.