.. _configure-northbound-notification-event:

Configure Northbound Notification event
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.. tip:: 

   :ref:`use-action-search-to-navigate-automate`



This procedure specifies an event to trigger Northbound Notifications. 

**Prerequisites**: 
    
* Set the Northbound Notification destination before you can configure events.



**Perform these steps**:

1. Log in as provider administrator.
2. Go to **Events**.
3. Click **Add**.
4. Provide the following information for the triggering event:

.. tabularcolumns:: |p{4cm}|p{11cm}|

+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Field              | Description                                   |
+====================+===============================================+
| Name               | Event name. Must be unique. This field is     |
|                    | mandatory.                                    |
+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Description        | A description of the event                    |
+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Active             | Select to turn on notification.               |
+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
|                    | Choose either data/User or                    |
| Model Type         | relation/Subscriber as the model type of the  |
|                    | data that triggers the event. This field is   |
|                    | mandatory.                                    |
+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Operation          | Choose from the operations applicable to the  |
|                    | selected model type. This field is mandatory. |
+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
|                    | Set an attribute selector to restrict         |
|                    | (filter) the list of attributes sent in       |
|                    | notifications for this event. This field is   |
|                    | optional. To remove an existing attribute     |
| Attribute Selector | selector, backspace and delete it from the    |
|                    | Attribute Selector field. If you do not       |
|                    | specify an attribute selector, all possible   |
|                    | attributes are sent in notifications for this |
|                    | event.                                        |
+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Destination        | The provider's NBN destination. This field is |
|                    | read-only.                                    |
+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+

5. Click **Save**.