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Milestone XProtect Analytics 2.2 – Generic VA; Administrator’s Manual
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4. If you require more rules for the connection in question, you can copy and paste rules in
the XML file.
 Copy:
Rule
 And paste it immediately above or below. Now you have two rules whose names
you can edit:
Rule
Rule
Repeat if more rules are required for the connection in question.
5. Repeat for each other connection in your analytics solution.
6. Save the XML file.
Which Surveillance System Events Can I Use?
You can only map analytics detections with certain types of surveillance system events.
● If connected to XProtect Professional or XProtect Enterprise surveillance systems, you
can map:
o Events set up as event buttons on the surveillance system server
o Events set up as generic events on the surveillance system server
Note that these events can easily be used for subsequently triggering output, etc.—this is
defined on the surveillance system server itself.
● If connected to XProtect Corporate surveillance systems you can map events set up as
user-defined events on the surveillance system server. Note that these events can easily be
used for subsequently triggering output, etc.—this is defined as part of the surveillance
system’s rules configuration.
Mapping Detections with Custom Events
Use this method to trigger event buttons if connected to XProtect Professional or XProtect
Enterprise systems, or to trigger user-defined events if connected to XProtect Corporate systems.
1. In the expandable list in the left side of the Event Mapping Tool, select the required
analytics detection.
Depending on your type of analytics, the required analytics detection may be a rule (such