Create Event Nodes in Policy Designer

A Create Event node represents an action to create a Policy Event record, which stores information about events that are associated with Equipment or Functional Location records.

When a Create Event node is executed, a Policy Event record will be created using the values that you specify on the Properties window for the node. One Policy Event record will be created for each Create Event node in the policy model that has a unique name.

The outputs of the Create Event node are the following system fields for the record that the node creates: Content GUID, Entity KeyThe Entity Key output can be used in subsequent action nodes, such as the Create Relationship node, but will return a value of 0 if used in a calculation or a Return Value node, since the Entity Key is not available until the record is saved at the end of policy execution., Entity ID, and Site Key.

If a Policy Event record is created for an event that has a duration, additional Policy Event records with the same name will not be created until the event is closed (i.e., the End Time field in the Policy Event record contains a value).

Note: You can use a corresponding Close Event node to populate the End Time and Close Description fields in the same Policy Event record when subsequent conditions indicate that the event has closed.

Node Properties

The Properties window for a Create Event node contains the items that are described in the following table. The values that you define in each section will be used to populate the corresponding fields in the Policy Event record that is created.

Item	Description	Notes
Asset Key section	Specifies the entity key of the Equipment or Functional Location record that is associated with the event, (i.e., the record to which the Policy Event record will be linked).	This value is required.
Event Name section	Specifies the name of the event.	This value is required. You can select to specify the output of a predecessor node in this section.
Description section	Specifies a description of the event.	You can select to specify the output of a predecessor node in this section.
Event Type list	Specifies the type of event.	You can select one of the following values: Generic: The event is not associated with a specific type of event. Excursion: The event is associated with an operation that is outside of an established operating window.
Severity list	Specifies the severity of the event.	You can select one of the following values: Information: Routine events not affecting asset health. Warning: Events indicating a low-risk or early warning of asset health issues. Alert: Events indicating a high-risk or imminent warning of asset health issues.
Start Time section	Specifies the timestamp that is associated with the beginning of the event.	This value is required. You can select to specify the output of a predecessor node in this section. If you enter a date, you must use the correct format.
End Time section	Specifies the timestamp that is associated with the end of the event.	You should only define a value in this section when the Has Duration field is set to True. IMPORTANT: If the policy contains a corresponding Close Event node, you should not specify values in this section. You should specify values in the End Time section on the Properties window that is displayed for the Close Event node. You can select to specify the output of a predecessor node in this section. If you enter a date, you must use the correct format.
Close Description section	Specifies a description of why the event was closed.	IMPORTANT: If the policy contains a corresponding Close Event node, you should not specify values in this section. You should specify values in the Close Description section on the Properties window that is displayed for the Close Event node. You can select to specify the output of a predecessor node in this section.
Has Duration section	Specifies whether or not there is an end time associated with the event.	You can select to specify the output of a predecessor node in this section. The value that you define must be a logical result (i.e., Yes or No). IMPORTANT: If the policy contains a corresponding Close Event node, you must set the value in this section to Yes.
Time Line Reset section	This field is not currently used.	None

Hint: Click here to see an example of this node used within a complete policy model.