In the ics-config.dtd, the element is defined as:

<!ELEMENT  escalationlevel (action)*>
<!ATTLIST escalationlevel
 level      CDATA    #REQUIRED  
    interval   CDATA    #REQUIRED >

Attribute-list declarations for the escalationlevel element identifies the attribute declarations and possible values for the escalationlevel element.

Table 1. Attribute-list declarations for the escalationlevel element

XML attribute

Description

Possible value

Value required/

default value

level

Level indicates the order of the level. Levels must be consecutive numbers beginning with “0”.

CDATA

(0-5)

Required.

interval

The duration of time the notification spends in a level before going on to next level. This includes the time it takes to invoke the action at this level.

CDATA

(in seconds)

Required.