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title: Creating an event rule
description: Event rules define the events to monitor and the criteria that trigger an alert.
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product: Digital End-User Experience \(DEX\)
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# Creating an event rule

Event rules define the events to monitor and the criteria that trigger an alert.

Creating an event rule involves these tasks, in order:

1.  [Select event rule filters](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/digital-end-user-experience-dex/event-rule-select-filters.md).
2.  [Define alert criteria](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/digital-end-user-experience-dex/define-alert-criteria-event.md).
3.  [Define alert rule name and status](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/digital-end-user-experience-dex/define-alert-name-state.md).