This guide is intended for users of VMware Smart Assurance products with domain knowledge of how an event is to be processed and filtered. The person deploying and configuring VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF should be familiar with the VMware Smart Assurance Service Assurance Manager (Global Manager or SAM), Adapter Platform, and notifications. This guide is intended for any user who needs to manage and import external events into VMware Smart Assurance Service Assurance Manager products.