View external node Order properties

Properties for external nodes in the console tree Nodes folder are configured by your administrator and can be viewed in a read-only dialog box.

To view order properties for a selected external node

1. Right-click the name of the external node in the console tree to open the shortcut menu.
2. Select Properties to open the External Nodes Properties dialog box, which displays the General tab by default.
3. Select the Order tab.
4. If the Check Before Managed Nodes check box is selected, external nodes are evaluated before managed nodes. This can be faster, because it avoids some of the checking that occurs with configured node names. When this box is checked, messages with node IDs that match the pattern specified in the Details tab are associated with the external node. If this box is not checked, the managed node takes precedence.
5. The two lists display all external nodes that have been created. The order of the two list shows the order of evaluation set for incoming messages. Nodes are evaluated in descending order; the node at the top of the list has the highest priority and will be evaluated first. After the first node has matched, the message is assigned to that node and no further evaluation takes place.

Related Topics:

• View external node Outage properties
• View external node General properties
• View external node Details properties