# EventType — SeisComP Release documentation

6.9.0

# EventType

evtype plugin for scevent

## Description

The evtype pluging sets the type of an event based on comments of picks which are associated to the preferred origin of this event. The IDs of the comments from which the comment values are considered must be configured by `eventType.pickCommentIDs` and the name of the plugin, evtype, must be added to the `plugins` parameter. The text of the considered comments must contain a supported event type.

Note

Other criteria for setting the event type may be added later to this plugin.

Example of a pick comment:

    <pick publicID="20160914.075944.29-deepc-AB.XYZ..HHZ">
      ...
      <comment>
        <text>earthquake</text>
        <id>deepc:eventTypeHint</id>
      </comment>
      ...
    </pick>

Example configuration (`scevent.cfg`):

    plugins = evtype

    eventType.setEventType = true
    eventType.pickCommentIDs = scrttv:eventTypeHint, deepc:eventTypeHint

## Module Configuration

Note

eventType.* Set the event type based on type comments of picks. Add the plugin “evtype” to the list of plugins in the order of priority to make this feature available.

eventType.setEventType

  Default: `false`

  Type: boolean

  Allow setting the event type. The type of events which have manual origins will not be changed unless configured explicitely by "overwriteManual".

eventType.overwriteEventType

  Default: `true`

  Type: boolean

  Allow overwriting existing event types set by other modules.

eventType.overwriteManual

  Default: `false`

  Type: boolean

  Allow setting the event type if the mode of the preferred origin is manual or if the event type was set manually.

eventType.pickCommentIDs

  Default: `scrttv:eventTypeHint,deepc:eventTypeHint`

  Type: list:string

  Consider comments of picks which have one of the given values. An empty list disables setting the type.