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= Send information using Syslog

== Description

The Send information using Syslog action can be used to send a message using link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syslog[syslog].

== Options

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|Option|Description
|Workflow action name|The name of the workflow action.
|Server name / IP address|The server host.
|Server port|The server port.
|Facility|A facility code is used to specify the type of program that is logging the message. 
|Priority|The severity of the message.
|Add hostname to message|
|Add timestamp to message|
|Date pattern|The format of the date.
||The message to send.
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