Find rules that will be applied to an event

---
title: Find rules that will be applied to an event
description: View the rules that will be applied on an event to determine how this event will be processed.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-operations-management/event-management/t\_EMViewRuleApply.html
release: australia
product: Event Management
classification: event-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Event rules, Processing Events, Configure, Event Management, ITOM AIOps, IT Operations Management]
---

# Find rules that will be applied to an event

View the rules that will be applied on an event to determine how this event will be processed.

## Before you begin

Role required: evt\_mgmt\_admin, evt\_mgmt\_operator, or evt\_mgmt\_user

## About this task

**Note:** Use [Ignore automation](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/event-management/create-ignore-automation-sow-itom.md) and [Enrich automation](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/event-management/enrich-alert-sow-itom.md) in Service Operations Workspace, the updated way to automatically filter out irrelevant alerts, or to transform and standardize alert data for better response.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Event Management** > **All Events**, and then click an event number.

2.  Under **Related Links**, click **Find matching rules**.

3.  Review the information that appears in the blue box at the top of the page, and review all **Processing Notes** to find rules that apply to an event.


**Parent Topic:**[Event rules](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/event-management/create-event-rules.md)

**Related topics**  


[View events](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/event-management/t_EMManageEvent.md)