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OntheContainertabpage,
Define any variables that you may want to use in the short text or long text. You can also define other applicationspecific
variables, such as company code or material number. These variables are then replaced at runtime with values from the
application.ItisthereforetheinterfacebetweentheapplicationthattriggersthealertandthecentralAlertFramework.

InternalUsageoftheContainer
The Alert Framework uses the alert container not only for the exchange of applicationspecific variables, but also for the
exchangeofinternalinformation.Thefollowingvariablesareusedforthispurpose.

Name

Meaning

Typing

_ALERT_RECIPIENTS

Recipientlist

typesalrttrcp

_ALERT_ACTIVITIES

Subsequentactivities

typetableofsalrtsacti

_ALERT_EXPIRATION

Expiry
stamp)

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_ALERT_DYNAMIC_SHORTTEXT

Shorttext

typesalrtdcatd(CHAR60)

_ALERT_DYNAMIC_LONGTEXT

Longtext

typetableofCHAR255

_EVT_OBJECT

Triggeringobject

typeBORIDENT

_ALERT_LOGICAL_SYSTEM

Logicalsysteminwhichthe
alertistriggered

typeRFCDEST

OntheShortandLongTexttabpage,

Entertextsforthealertcategory.Youcanincludetextvariablesreferringtoelementsofthealertcontainerorsystemsymbols.
In the case of a container element, the variable must be defined in the alert container. The entry in the text must be in the
form&<ElementName>&.

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