3 Triggers

The trigger list for a template can be accessed from Configuration → Templates and then clicking on Triggers for the respective template.

The trigger list for a host can be accessed from Configuration → Hosts and then clicking on Triggers for the respective host.

Displayed data:

Column	Description
Severity	Severity of the trigger is displayed by both name and cell background colour.
Value	Trigger value is displayed: OK - trigger is in OK state PROBLEM - trigger is in problem state
Name	Name of the trigger, displayed as a blue link to trigger details. Clicking on the trigger name link opens the trigger configuration form. If the host trigger belongs to a template, the template name is displayed before the trigger name, as a grey link. Clicking on the template link will open the trigger list on the template level. If the trigger has been created from a trigger prototype, its name is preceded by the low level discovery rule name, in orange. Clicking on the discovery rule name will open the trigger prototype list.
Expression	Trigger expression is displayed. The host-item part of the expression is displayed as a link, leading to the item configuration form.
Status	Trigger status is displayed - Enabled, Disabled or Unknown. By clicking on the status you can change it - from Enabled to Disabled (and back); from Unknown to Disabled (and back).
Info	If everything is fine, no icon is displayed in this column. If there are errors, a red square icon with a cross is displayed. Move the mouse over the icon and you will see a tooltip with the error description.
Tags	If trigger contains tags, tag name and value are displayed in this column.

To configure a new trigger, click on the Create trigger button in the top right-hand corner.

Buttons below the list offer some mass-editing options:

To use these options, mark the checkboxes before the respective triggers, then click on the required button.

You can use the filter to display only the problems you are interested in. The filter is located above the table.

Parameter	Description
Severity	Filter by trigger severity.
State	Filter by trigger state.
Status	Filter by trigger status.
Value	Filter by trigger value.
Tags	Filter by trigger tag name and tag value. Several conditions can be set. There are two calculation types for conditions: And/Or - all conditions must be met, conditions having same tag name will be grouped by Or condition Or - enough if one condition is met There are two ways of matching the tag value: Contains - case-sensitive substring match (tag value contains the entered string) Equals - case-sensitive string match (tag value equals the entered string) When filtered, the tags specified here will be displayed first with the trigger. Macros and macro functions are supported both in tag name and tag value fields.

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