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PRTG 7 Placeholder Overview

Below is a list of PRTG 7 placeholders. These placeholders can be used for notification subjects and messages:

Placeholder Meaning Synonym
%company Paessler's copyright string  
%cumsince since when data has been accumulated  
%date event's date, in user's timezone  
%datetime event's date and time, in user's timezone  
%device name of the device in which the event was triggered %server
%down reason why the event was triggered  
%downtime accumulated downtime  
%group group in which the event was triggered  
%history history of sensor events  
%home PRTG's web server URL
  
%host IP or DNS name of the device that triggered the event  
%lastcheck when was the sensor's last scan  
%lastdown when was the sensor down for the last time  
%lastmessage what message did the sensor send the last time %message
%lastup when was the sensor up for the last time  
%lastvalue what value did the sensor send the last time  
%location location of the device/server for which the event was triggered  
%message which message did the sensor send the last time %lastmessage
%name name of the sensor that triggered the event (including sensor type) %sensor
%shortname name of the sensor that triggered the event (V7.1 or later)  
%prio sensor priority setting %priority
%priority sensor priority setting %prio
%probe probe under which the event was triggered  
%programname PRTG's official name  
%programversion PRTG program version
  
%sensor name of the sensor that triggered the event %name
%server name of the device under which the event was triggered %device
%settings miscellaneous sensor settings, such as username for Windows, http, pop3 credentials, etc  
%since since when the current status is active %statesince
%sitename PRTG's web server (computer) name  
%state current sensor status %status
%statesince since when the current status is active %since
%status current sensor status %state
%systemdatetime date and time when the notification was sent, in user's timezone  
%time event's time, in user's timezone  
%timezone user's timezone name  
%toaddress address to which the notification was sent  
%uptime accumulated uptime  

Note: Placeholders are NOT case sensitive.

 

 

Example (with placeholders):

Date/Time: %datetime
Timezone: %timezone
================================================================
Sensor: %name
Priority: %priority
================================================================
Probe: %probe
Group: %group
Device: %device

 
 
 
Example (placeholders have been replaced):

Date/Time: 11.07.2008 08:57
Timezone: W. Europe Standard Time
================================================================
Sensor: PING 48 (PING)
Priority: 5
================================================================
Probe: Local probe
Group: Paessler Netz
Device: Device 1 [Windows ]

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