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Application

Overview

The Application Trigger feature in ANSVIS allows users to send trigger events to an external application via a network connection. This is useful for integrating with external systems, custom-built software, or other applications that need to process event data.

Steps to Configure an Application Trigger:

1. Access the Event Action Configuration

  • Navigate to the Event Action Configuration panel in the ANSVIS Client.
  • From the Event Action Type dropdown, select Application. This will open the application trigger configuration panel.

2. Configure Application Connection

  • Server: Enter the IP address or hostname of the external application server that will receive the event data.
  • Port: Specify the network port that the external application is listening on. The default port is set to 0, which should be changed based on your external application's requirements.

3. Filter the Data 

  • Only Results from Last Rule: Check this option if you want to send event data only from the most recent rule that triggered.
  • Include Images: Check this option to include related images (if any) in the data sent to the external application.

4. Set the Data Format

  • Format: Choose the format in which the event data will be sent:
    • Binary: Sends the data in binary format, which is typically more compact and may be required by some applications.
    • Text (JSON): Sends the data in JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) format, which is a readable, structured data format commonly used for APIs and web services.

5. Configure Ping Interval (Optional)

  • Ping Every: Specify a time interval (in seconds) if you want the system to send a "ping" message to the application to check if the connection is still active. If no ping is required, leave it set to 0.

6. Save the Configuration

  • After configuring all the required fields, click Save to store the application trigger settings.
  • The system will now send event data to the external application whenever the configured trigger occurs.

Example Scenario:

If you want ANSVIS to send event data to a custom-built monitoring application running on 192.168.1.50 at port 8080:

  1. Enter 192.168.1.50 in the Server field.
  2. Set the Port to 8080.
  3. Check Only Results from Last Rule to filter out older events.
  4. Choose Text (JSON) as the format to send structured data to the application.
  5. Click Save to apply the configuration.