Configuring Event Scripts


Use the Event Configuration dialog box to create or edit actions for user authentication and device out-of-contact events. Events are scripts that run on the device when the specified event occurs. You can also click the drop-down box if you wish to use an existing script stored in the MobiControl database. Enter your script commands in the space provided. The Scripts button on the right provides shortcuts for command sets that are commonly used in action scripts. A description of these common actions appears below. Please see the Script Command Set page for more information on MobiControl's script commands.

Event Configuration dialog box

The following table describes fields in the Event Configuration dialog box:

Action Description
Successful login Will execute a selected script upon a successful login
Failed login attempt <number> Will execute a selected script upon after a specified number of unsuccessful login attempts
Repeat action event subsequent <number> failed login(s) Will re-execute a selected script upon a specified number unsuccessful login attempts
Scripts Will open the Manage Scripts dialog box

Select Script

Clicking the Scripts button brings up the Manage Scripts dialog box. You can use this dialog box to select an existing script stored in the MobiControl database for the action, to import a script from a file, or to delete a script from the database. Please see the Script Manager page for more information on MobiControl's Manage Scripts dialog box.