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If the provided event types are not
suitable for a specific purpose in a process, you can create your
own custom event type. You can create custom Asynchronous and Timer
event types that can be used in the same ways as other event types.
You cannot create custom Exception events.
Another process can listen for that event, filter it based on
order quantity, and then trigger a particular behavior. For instance,
the other process can send an email or route a form or data to an
inventory clerk or a production manager.
For instance, suppose you want to provide a mechanism to inform
a process by way of an event that a purchase order has been created.
To do this, you can create a PurchaseOrder event type that contains
the purchase order number, the name of the company placing the order,
the part number being ordered, and the quantity of the order. You
then create a process that throws this event type when the order
occurs.
Creating subfolders in the application tree is a recommended
way of organizing your assets inside the application. For example,
create a folder named customEvents to store custom events.
When you create a custom event type, the combined length of the
Name field and the Enter Or Select The Parent Folder field must
not be greater than 260 characters. For example, if the name of
the event is
SampleEventTypeDemo
, and the parent
folder path is
/SampleDemo-AssemblerService/1.0/CustomEvents/
,
the combined name is:
/SampleDemo-AssemblerService/1.0/CustomEvents/SampleEventTypeDemo
. The
combined length is 65, and is an allowed name.
Create custom event types
* New for 9.5 *
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Select File > New > Event Type. You can select
an event that is located in the current application or in another
application that is either local or remote.
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In the New Event Type dialog box, in the Name box, type a
name for the event type that is meaningful and descriptive to other
users.
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(Optional) In the Description box, type a description of
what the event type is used for.
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(Optional) Create a subfolder by completing the following
steps:
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Below the application tree area, click New
Folder.
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In the New Folder dialog box, in the Folder Name box, type
a name for the folder and click OK.
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In the Enter Or Select The Parent Folder box, specify the
path to the event location within the application hierarchy. The
path must include the name and version of the application and, optionally,
subfolder names. You can either type the path or select the required
location from the application tree. The application you choose can
either be local or remote. An example of a valid path is /MyApp/1.0/customEvents.
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Click Next.
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Under the Event Category label, select the Asynchronous or
Timer option. (See
Event categories
.)
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Import an XML Schema Definition (XSD) file to use for event
data by completing these steps: (See
Creating data schemas for event data and event message data
.):
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In
the Data Schema tab, click Import Schema.
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In the Data Schema dialog box, select the location of the
XSD file in the application tree, and then click OK.
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Import an XSD file to use for additional event message data
by completing these steps: (See
Creating data schemas for event data and event message data
.):
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In the Message Schema tab, click Import Schema.
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In the Message Schema dialog box, select the location of
the XSD file in the application tree, and then click OK.
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In the Configuration tab, configure the custom event type
by completing these steps:
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Below Event Priority, select
the priority level of the event type. The value of 1 represents
the lowest priority and 10 represents the highest priority.
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Below Event Severity, select LOW, MEDIUM, or HIGH to set
the severity of the event.
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Below Event State, select Active or Inactive. Select Active
if you want the event type to be active when it is first created.
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Below Event Activation, select Upon Notification or Never.
Upon Notification specifies that the event is deactivated after
it is received.
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Click Finish.
Delete custom event types
* New for 9.5 *
Do not delete an event type that is being used in any process
diagram. If you try to delete such an event type, an error dialog
box appears. If you are not using a custom event type, you can delete
it.
In the Applications view, right-click the Event from
an Application version,
and select Delete.
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