Manage event specifications

Event specifications define and validate your event data structure. For an overview of how event specifications fit into event health monitoring, see About event health.

Event specifications (also referred to as “event specs”) can be added directly from the event details view of Live Events or the Event Specifications page.

The system automatically adds the event’s attributes to the Add Event Specification modal. If the event is unknown, define it as a custom specification from the event details view in the live events chart.

You can define unknown attributes later from the event details page in the live events chart. After you define them, add the attributes to the event specification.

Create an event specification

1. From the interface you are on:
   • Event Specifications: Click + New Event Specification.
   • Live Events: Click an event, and then click Create Event Specification.
     • The event specification is pre-populated with the event’s attributes.
     • A confirmation dialog is displayed that lists all unknown attributes in the event. Click Exclude unknown attributes to exclude these attributes from the new event specification.
2. Under Rule, enter the event name to use for the event specification.
3. (Optional) Enter any Notes about the event specification.
4. To add more attributes that define the event specification, click + Add Definitions.
   • Under Event Attributes, select the attributes to add as definitions for the event specification. For more information about the attribute, click View Details.
   • Click Add.
5. All attributes are automatically set to Required. If the attribute is not required, set the corresponding toggle to Off.
6. Click Create.

When you create an event specification, a matching event feed is also created.

Edit an event specification

To edit an event specification:

1. In the Defined Events table, click an event to display the Edit Details page.
2. In the Overview tab of the event details page, make any necessary changes to Notes.
3. Click Event Spec.
4. To add more attributes that define the event specification, click + Add Definitions.
   • Under Event Attributes, select the attributes to add as definitions for the event specification. For more information about the attribute, click View Details.
   • Click Add.
5. To delete an attribute from an event specification, click the corresponding Delete button.
6. Change the Required toggle for any attributes that need to be required or not required.
7. Click Done.

Delete an event specification

To delete an event specification, click the more actions button in the Defined Events table and Delete, then confirm that you want to delete it.