OneSight Administrator Guide

Configuring URL Monitors
Good Content String –This setting is optional. When you check
for the availability of a web page, you can confirm that the page
that was reached is the one you expect. If you use this option
and the specified content is not found, the URL monitor is put
into a URL Unavailable state and an alert is triggered. You can
then configure an action, such as an e-mail, to notify you if this
string is not found on the page by modifying the URL
Unavailable alert on the Alerts tab. See the Adding Alerts to a
Monitor for general information about creating an alert.
Type in a string that is present on the specified web page. The
string can be any HTML string; it does not have to be a string
that is visible when viewed with a browser. The string can also
include a regular expression.
When you pick a string, you will get the best results if the string
is:
Not likely to be overwritten by edits and standard
maintenance updates.
Unique to this particular URL.
Bad Content String – This setting is optional. When you check
for the availability of a web page, you can specify a string, such
as an error message, that would be found if the page that was
reached were not the one you expected. If you use this option,
the URL monitor status will change and a URL Unavailable alert
will be triggered when the content you specify is found. You
can configure an action, such as an e-mail, to notify you if this
string is found on the page.
Type in a string that is not present on the specified web page.
The string can be any HTML string; it does not have to be a
string that is visible when viewed with a browser. The string
can also include a regular expression.
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