Event Types
The i4connected Event Types are a flat list of entities, containing an Id, a Name, and an Icon. More details are available in this article.
An Event Type is a flat structure used for defining a category of event definitions.
The dedicated Event Types tile opens the Event Types panel. The list of Event Types can be opened in view mode by all system users, regardless of their permissions set.
The Event Types panel
The user can search for Event Types by their name, using the filtering mechanism provided in this view.
The Event types filter
By clicking the Refresh toolbar button, the user can manually reload/refresh the list of Event Types.
The Refresh button
Adding an Event Type
New Event Types can be added by clicking the Add toolbar button. The Add new Event type functionality is only available for users having the Manage Events permission enabled.
The Add Event type button
In the Add event type panel, the user is required to fill in the Name and can associate an Icon to the Event Type.
The Add Event type panel
The icon is selected from the Select icon panel where multiple predefined icons are available. The icon will be consequently displayed in the Event Type card.
The Select icon panel
Editing an Event Type
Users having the Manage events permission enabled can also change an Event Type settings. By clicking on an Event Type card the Edit event type panel is opened, allowing the user to update the entity name and icon.
Opening an Event type in edit mode
To preserve the change made the user can click on the Save button. To close the edit mode without making any changes, the Close button can be selected.
The Edit Event Type panel
Deleting an Event Type
Users having the Manage events permission enabled can remove redundant Event Types. The listed Event Types can be removed by clicking the Delete toolbar button, in the Edit event type panel. The Delete event type panel displays information on the impact of the deletion operation.
The Delete button
In this view, the user is requested to fill in the deletion code and press the Delete button to confirm the operation. As soon as the deletion is processed, the Event type is removed from the list of Event types.
The Delete event type