Editing Notification Events

Follow this procedure to edit an existing notification event.

NOTE If you do not specify a subject, message, or notification template the notification event is ignored.

To edit a notification event:

1. In Dimensions Build click the Notifications tab. In the navigation pane click Notifications and click Subscriptions. In the navigation or content panes click the Dimensions project containing the notification event that you want to edit.

2. Select the checkbox next to the notification event and click Edit.

The Edit Notification Event dialog box appears.

3. From the Project list change the Dimensions project for the notification event.

4. From the Build Configuration list change the build configuration for the notification event.

5. From the Targets list change the target to which the notification event applies. To trigger a notification for all targets select All Targets.

6. From the Event list change the type of event that triggers the notification event. Some events also require that you select an additional option. For example, if you select the Build is finished event type you must also select an option from the Build Result list.

7. From the Template list optionally select a notification template to be used for populating the subject and message fields in the email message. If you do not want to use a template, select <none>.

8. For Subject modify the subject of this notification event. If you do not specify a subject, the template subject is used. To add a predefined variable:

1. Place the cursor where you want to add the variable.

2. Click Insert Variable. The Insert Notification Variable to the Field dialog box appears.

3. From the Variable Name field select a variable. The content of the variable is displayed in the Preview field. The Description field briefly describes the variable.

4. Click OK. The variable is added to the end of the field.

TIP After you have inserted variables you can add free form text anywhere in the field. You can also cut and paste variables if you want to rearrange their order.

9. For Message modify the message for this notification event. If you do not specify a message the template message is used. Add pre-defined variables and HTML formatting tags if required.

10. Click OK. The notification event details are updated in the Dimensions project content pane.

Adding Notification Templates

Adding Notification Subscriptions