The cep.xml event rules file contains the information
that the CEP engine and Event Manager use to process events and generate
event alerts. A starting cep.xml file that already contains
the elements and settings required to work with Event Manager is included
with your product installation. So rather than starting from scratch,
import the existing cep.xml file into a CEP project.
Before you begin
- Make a back-up copy of the original cep.xml event rules
file, so that you can return to the original file, if needed. Consider
keeping the file in a versioning or source control system.
- The Eclipse-basedtm Rule Author tool must be installed,
and its files uncompressed.
- Keep in mind that the Rule Author tool only works on a client
with a Microsoft Windows operating system and requires Java version
1.5 or higher.
- You must have already created a CEP project in the Rule Author
tool.
Procedure
- In the Rule Author tool, select .
- Select Event Processing Definition and
click Next.
- Browse to select the cep.xml file. Remember to change the default file type from DEF to XML.
Typically, this file is located in the product_installation_directory\srd-home\console directory.
- Check the following items:
- Make sure that all contents of the file are selected. (Expand
the top folder to examine the contents of the file, if necessary.)
- Make sure that the correct CEP project name displays. (Browse
to select the project, if necessary.)
- Click Finish. Click OK to
override the existing file, if you receive that message. When the file is successfully imported, several plus signs
display in the Rule Author tool left navigational pane.
What to do next
Add business event rules and then export the
cep.xml event
rules file to the
product_install_directory\srd-home\console\ directory.