XYGATE Merged Audit Reference Manual

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XYGATE Merged Audit
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Chapter 3. Configuring Filters and the FILTERS File
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The RETAIN keyword is used to implement selective Archive or Cleanup. A Filter with
a MOVER = FILEMAINT must also include an ACTIONTTYPE of RETAIN. The
Archive and Cleanup processes will check the Filter for the RETAIN_DAYS and
RETAIN_MONTHS keyword values and process records that match the data selection
criteria for the Filter accordingly. Refer to 8.1.1, “Selective Archive and Cleanup” on
page 145 for more information.
Preventing Multiple Alerts for the Same Event
If you do not want to be alerted multiple times from the same Filter within a set period
of time, use the MAXACTIONRATE keyword.
The MAXACTIONRATE keyword acts like an EMS throttle. It allows you to specify how
often you want to receive notification if the same situation occurs. All the activity will
still be written to the XMA database. This field only controls the number of alerts
generated.
Omitting this parameter would cause ALERTS and/or ACTIONS to occur for any
eligible record no matter how often the activity is occurring.
Note: The information related to MAXACTIONRATE is stored in context within the
MOVER Serverclass object. Stopping and restarting a MOVER Serverclass may
generate extra messages. Altering the FILTERS file also resets the
MAXACTIONRATE counter.
The MAXACTIONRATE is based by the number of “hitson the same Filter, not
the actual contents of the event. So for example, if you set the
MAXACTIONRATE for a short time period and then run an obey file to add
several Users in SAFECOM, you may not be alerted for each ADD event. It is
better to restrict the records that generate Safeguard alerts by using the
Safeguard selection criteria such as MESSAGEID and MESSAGECODE. Refer
to Chapter 7, Safeguard Selection Criteriastarting on page 135 for more
information.
Syntax:
MAXACTIONRATE <seconds>
Example:
MAXACTIONRATE 300
This Example above would only create an ALERT if the same Filter has been used to
generate an event in the past 5 minutes (5 minutes x 60 secs/minute).