Measure Consequence form fields

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Review the fields on the Measure Consequence form.

A measure consequence belongs to one threshold rule. To create one, see Define measure consequences for the threshold rules.

Field	Description
Number	Identifier that the system generates for the measure consequence.
Name	Name of the measure consequence. Required. Maximum 250 characters.
Description	Description of the measure consequence. Maximum 4,000 characters.
Prescribed action	Action to take when the threshold rule is broken. Required. Maximum 250 characters.
Repeat action	Repeat flag for the prescribed action. Cleared by default.
Threshold rule	Threshold rule that the measure consequence belongs to. Required. The system fills in this field when you create the consequence from a threshold rule.
Validity start date time	Date and time from which the measure consequence applies.
Validity end date time	Date and time at which the measure consequence stops applying. This value can't be earlier than the validity start date and time.

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# Measure Consequence form fields

Review the fields on the Measure Consequence form.

A measure consequence belongs to one threshold rule. To create one, see [Define measure consequences for the threshold rules](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/telecom-media-technology/define-threshold-consequences-spm.md).

|Field|Description|
|-----|-----------|
|Number|Identifier that the system generates for the measure consequence.|
|Name|Name of the measure consequence. Required. Maximum 250 characters.|
|Description|Description of the measure consequence. Maximum 4,000 characters.|
|Prescribed action|Action to take when the threshold rule is broken. Required. Maximum 250 characters.|
|Repeat action|Repeat flag for the prescribed action. Cleared by default.|
|Threshold rule|Threshold rule that the measure consequence belongs to. Required. The system fills in this field when you create the consequence from a threshold rule.|
|Validity start date time|Date and time from which the measure consequence applies.|
|Validity end date time|Date and time at which the measure consequence stops applying. This value can't be earlier than the validity start date and time.|

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