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  4. IPAWS Plug-in for NDS Installation and Configuration Guide
  5. Configure IPAWS in the BlackBerry AtHoc management system
  6. Configure BlackBerry AtHoc to receive alerts from external COGs
  7. Create custom placeholders for the alert template

Create custom placeholders for the alert template

Alert placeholders correspond to XML nodes in the CAP Payload XML. You create the placeholders to provide specific information in the alert that is delivered by the CAP Payload.
To see the XML for the CAP Payload, see Appendix A: CAP Payload XML.
  1. Log in to 
    BlackBerry AtHoc
     management system as an administrator.
  2. In the navigation bar, click 
    Alerts
     > 
    Alert Placeholders
    .
  3. Click 
    New
     > 
    Text
    .
  4. Create a placeholder called 
    sender
     using the values in the placeholder fields:
    • Name: 
      sender
    • Minimum length: 
      1
    • Maximum length: 
      400
    • Lines to show: 
      3
    • Default value: 
      sender
  5. Click 
    Save
    .
  6. Repeat steps 3 to 6 for each of the following additional placeholders, using the same Minimum length, Maximum length, and Lines to show values for each of the placeholders. The Default value field should contain the following placeholder names:
    • sent
    • msgType
    • severity
    • expires
    • headline
    • description
    • instruction
    • urgency
    • category
    • responseType
  7. Click 
    Save
     after creating each placeholder.
When you have created all of the placeholders, you are ready to create the alert template that is used to alert the operator.