Message format options

All outgoing messages in Network Monitor can include formatting variables in the text of the message.

Email messages can also contain special formatting codes known as BB codes that can be used to improve the look of the mail.

BB codes

BB codes are a semi-standard used by many forum systems to format messages without the need of embedding HTML. It works similar to HTML, having a start and an end tag, and supports nested tags. BB codes are translated to HTML for all operators that have selected to receive emails from Network Monitor in either the HTML or Simple HTML format. Operators that have selected to receive plain text messages will have the BB codes stripped out from their messages.

Start	End	Description
[hr]		Horizontal ruler. This tag does not have a closing tag.
[b]	[/b]	Bold text
[i]	[/i]	Italic text
[u]	[/u]	Underline text
[quote]	[/quote]	Quote text (translates to the html <blockquote> markup tag)
[size=X]	[/size]	Sets the size to X pixels [size=12] Example Text [/size]
[font=X]	[/font]	Sets the text in scope to use the font "X" [font=verdana] Example Text [/font]
[color=X]	[/color]	Sets the text in the scope to use a color. The color can be any type of HTML color definition. [color=red] Example Text [/color]
[url=X]	[/url]	Creates a link to URL X [url=http://www.kaseya.com] Example URL [/url]
[img=X]	[/img]	Inlines an image located at URL X [img=http://myurl/mypic.png][/img]

Format flags

Format flags are used to expand information in messages before they are processed and sent to their recipient. Most of these flags are context sensitive. For example, the flag %monitor_error expands the latest alarm report for the monitor triggering the action, and would not be expanded into anything if used in a Send mail scheduled event.

Flag	Context	Description
%time		KNM host local date/time
%object_localtime	Alarm/restart message	Date/time for the selected time zone of the object
%time_hour		24 hours formatting
%time_hour2		12 hours formatting
%time_minute		Minutes in hour
%time_second		Seconds in minute
%date_year		Year with century
%date_year2		Year without century
%date_month		Month as number 01 - 12
%date_dayofmonth		Day of the month 01 - 31
%date_dayofyear		Day of the year 1 - 366
%date_weekday		Week day as number, 0 - sunday, 6 = saturday
%network_link	Alarm/restart message	Creates a link to the network information page
%object_link	Alarm/restart message	Creates a link to the object information page
%monitor_link	Alarm/restart message	Creates a link to the monitor information page
%sys_distributionlist		List the recipients of the message
%monitor_error	Alarm/restart message	Date/Time + Latest alarm message for the monitor
%monitor_error2	Alarm/restart message	Date/Time + Latest alarm message for the monitor
%monitor_timelastok	Alarm/restart message	Time when monitor last was in alarm state (KNM host local date/time)
%monitor_timelastok_localtime	Alarm/restart message	Time when the monitor last was in Alarm state (Object time zone date/time)
%monitor_timelastfailed	Alarm/restart message	Time when monitor last was in Failed state (KNM host local date/time)
%monitor_timelastfailed_local	Alarm/restart message	Time when monitor last was in Failed state (Object time zone date/time)
%monitor_dependencystatus	Alarm/restart message	Text rendering of dependency tree status
%monitor_list	Acknowledge alarm	List of monitors that the have had an alarm acknowledged
%object_name	Alarm/restart message	Name of object
%object_freetext	Alarm/restart message	Object free text field
%object_destination	Alarm/restart message	Object hostname/IP address
%object_description	Alarm/restart message	Object description
%object_operatorgroup	Alarm/restart message	Operator group assigned to object
%operator_current	Acknowledge alarm	Operator that acknowledged the alarm
%network_name	Alarm/restart message	Name of network
%network_contactinfo	Alarm/restart message	Network contact information
%operator_onduty		Operators on duty
%sys_charts	Alarm/restart message	Real time graph attachment in mail.

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