Job Guard Notification Tutorial

Workflow monitoring tutorial

Notify NIM administrators when a job guard threshold stops job items from running, so they can investigate the data or adjust the threshold before work is missed.

Before you beginDirect link to Before you begin

A guarded job
Configure or identify the job whose threshold you want to monitor.

Mail delivery
Confirm NIM can send mail to the administrators who should receive the alert.

Event access
Use an account that can create notification templates and event actions.

Watch the tutorialDirect link to Watch the tutorial

Configure the notificationDirect link to Configure the notification

1. Create the notification templateDirect link to 1. Create the notification template

Create a reusable email template that includes the job-guard details needed to investigate a threshold violation.

Go to Events > Templates and select Add.
Name the template Job-Guard-Notification, then select Create.
For Notification Event, select a job-guard event for one of your jobs.
Provide valid From and To addresses, plus a clear subject.
In the email body, add the event > job_guard_tasks variable.
Add the event > job_threshold_violation variable, then select Save.

OutcomeA reusable email template that identifies the guarded tasks and the threshold violation.

2. Create the notification actionDirect link to 2. Create the notification action

Connect the template to the job guard event and limit the action to threshold failures.

Go to Events > Actions and select Add.
For Event type, select job-guard.
For Event name, select the job to monitor, then select Add.
In the new event-action row, select Job-Guard-Notification for Template.
Clear Success so NIM sends this notification only when the threshold prevents a job item from running.
Select Save.

OutcomeAdministrators receive an alert only when a job guard prevents work from running.

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NIM Job Guard Notification tutorial