One of the main tasks of the Gaetway is event distribution, the configuration of what to do with these events is handled by the EventDespatch configuration files, the location of these is specified in the gateway configuration file.
The configuration for event distribution is handled through XML control files. Generally these are all in one place and split by functionality required. There are some files that are provided as base files and are not expected to be edited by the installer, these cause loading of base event ineterfaces. It is up to the installer to use some form of logical structure to these files so that maintainance is simplified, i.e. garage.xml could be everything to do with the garage.
In configuring event distribution you are configuring software elements to respond to events and perform actions or create new events that are then delivered.
The software elements are documented in subsequent sections: