New DEX event form
The New record form for DEX event monitoring enables you to add events to monitor.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Assigns the event a name, for example "Application crash." |
| OS Type | Selects the operating system for which the event is configured:- Windows - macOS |
| Query Type | Selects a message pattern used to identify the event in the log: - Contains \(Substring\) is used for plain-text matching. - Regex \(Pattern Matching\) is used for regular expression matching. |
| Active | Selects to activate or deselects to make the event inactive. |
| Application | Defaults to Application and Device Health, which owns the record. |
| Event message | Identifies the message for which the event rule searches to trigger an alert.This field is optional on Windows devices, and required on macOS devices. |
| Domain | Defaults to global.The record is visible across all domains. |
| Log level | Selects the severity level of the log event being monitored, such as Debug, Error, Fault, Info, or Warning. |
| macOS Category | Selects the logging category associated with the event, used to narrow down log sources.This field only appears for the events on macOS devices. This filed is optional. Adding a category could improve the performance and accuracy. |
| macOS Process | Selects a specific process that generates the event \(for example, kernel or loginwindow\).This field only appears for the events on macOS devices. This field is optional. Adding a category could improve the performance and accuracy. |
| macOS Subsystem | Selects a subsystem identifier \(typically in reverse-domain notation, such as com.apple.Authorization\) used to filter logs.This field only appears for the events on macOS devices. This filed is optional. |
| Windows Event ID\(s\) | Assigns a numeric ID used to identify the event in the Windows Event Log.This field only appears for the events on Windows devices. This filed is required. |
| Windows Log Source | Identifies the source where the event is recorded, such as Application, System, or Security.This field only appears for the events on Windows devices. This filed is required. |
Parent Topic:DEX Application and Device Health reference