A notification’s state is defined by the Event State attribute, which has five possible values. Description of Event State notification attribute describes each possible value of the Event State attribute and shows its relationship to the Active notification attribute.

Table 1. Description of Event State notification attribute

Event State value

Description

Active value

ACTIVE

Event that caused the notification is occurring. The notification is in the “notify” state.

TRUE

WAS_ACTIVE

Global Manager is disconnected from the underlying domain that was the source for the notification.

Note:

The WAS_ACTIVE attribute is not applicable when the Broadcast Event State on Restart Flag is configured to FALSE.

“The WAS_ACTIVE and SUSPENDED event states” on page 110 describes the suspended state. “Defining system defaults” on page 69 provides detailed information on the Broadcast Event State on Restart Flag system default.

TRUE

SUSPENDED

Global Manager is no longer receiving information about an active notification.

Note:

The SUSPENDED attribute is not applicable when the Broadcast Event State on Restart Flag system default is configured to FALSE.

“The WAS_ACTIVE and SUSPENDED event states” on page 110 describes the suspended state. “Defining system defaults” on page 69 provides detailed information on the Broadcast Event State on Restart Flag system default.

TRUE

INACTIVE

Event that causes the notification is no longer occurring. The notification is in the clear state.

FALSE

UNINITIALIZED

State of the notification object when it is first created and before any state is assigned to it.

FALSE