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To change a notification record’s Variable field:
1. From the Mailbox window, select the mailbox whose record is to be 
disabled. 
2. Do one of the following:
 Click Notify   on the toolbar.
 On the Mailbox menu, click Notify.
The Notify window appears.
3. Select a notification record from the Notification Records list box.
4. Type the new number in the Variable text box.
To see the Method field:
a. Click View Template….
b. Click Cancel to return to the Notify window.
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7. Enter the new Variable (usually a pager number), followed by a  .
8. Amanda says, “Changed” and returns to the Options Menu.
To exit without changing a notification record, press   at steps 4 or 6.
N
OTE:To be changed, the notification record must be active and 
currently contain a value in its Variable field. 
Using the Notify Screen
If you are running Amanda as a standalone system, you manage notification 
records using the Notify screen.
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The Notify screen displays a menu bar, user information, a list of the 
notification records for the current mailbox, and the fields for the selected 
notification record. 
Menu barThe rectangle at the top of the screen. The left side 
displays menu commands that you can access by 
pressing Alt plus the first letter of the selection. For 
example, pressing Alt+S saves a new or modified 
notification record. The right side lists keys on the 
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Creating a Notification Record and a 
Notification Template
Your first notification record is created at the same time as your first 
notification template. Any time that you need a new template, you create it 
and a record simultaneously.
To create a new notification record (and a notification template):
1. From the Users screen, type the number for the mailbox in the Mailbox 
field, then press Enter.
2. Press Alt+N to access the Notify Screen.
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e. In the Notify After field, type the number of minutes Amanda 
should wait before performing this notification record after the 
reason for notification (for example, the arrival of a message) 
occurs.
For example, if the user usually checks his messages every hour, 
you can tell Amanda to notify him about messages an hour after 
they arrive. Then the notification occurs only if he fails to check for 
them himself.
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PICKUPIndicates that the user has picked up (listened to) all 
the new messages. It usually turns off a message light.
DISKIndicates that Amanda is low on disk space. This type 
of notification template is available only for mailbox 
999, the administrator mailbox. If you select Disk 
Low as the notification type from any other mailbox, 
Amanda displays an error message.
URGENTIndicates that the user has a new and urgent message. 
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Creating a Notification Record from an Existing 
Template
Creating a record from an existing template means that most of the work is 
done for you. You supply only the Variable field (if %V is used in the 
Method field) and enable the record. Otherwise, you are really creating both 
a new template and a new record simultaneously. See “Creating a 
Notification Record and a Notification Template” on page 121.
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If you changed only the Enabled and Variable fields, Amanda does 
not create or update a template.
You are prompted:
OVERWRITE Notification record? [NY]
Press Y to change the current notification record or press N to cancel.
Modifying Templates
Modifying a notification template changes every record based on that 
template. To modify a template, you must select a record that is based on that 
template. 
To modify an existing notification template:
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The Enabled field and the Variable field are record fields only. Change 
them if you need to. For example, if you add a %V to the Method field, 
this record must have a value (such as a pager number) in the Variable 
field. You can save changes to this record and to its template at the same 
time.
See “Notification Record Fields” on page 140 for details.
5. To save your changes to the notification record, press Alt+S. 
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Notification Record Fields
Field NameDescription
EnabledDetermines whether a specific notification record is 
active. To toggle between YES and NO, press the 
spacebar.
MTWTFSSStands for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs-
day, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Amanda per-
forms notification on the specified days of the week. 
To toggle between Y and N, press the spacebar.
From and ToDefines the starting and ending times for notifica-
tion of each day specified using...