---
title: "Edit an event monitoring rule"
slug: "edit-an-event-monitoring-rule"
tags: ["Totara Platform", "Content Creator", "How-to"]
updated: 2026-08-13T16:01:37Z
published: 2026-08-13T16:01:37Z
canonical: "totara.help/edit-an-event-monitoring-rule"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Edit an event monitoring rule

After [creating an event monitoring rule](/totara-20/docs/create-an-event-monitoring-rule) you may wish to make changes to it. You can easily edit your rules at either the course (Trainers) or site level (Site Administrators).

## From the site

As a Site Administrator you can edit event monitoring rules at the site level by following these steps:

1. Go to *Quick-access menu >* *Server > Event monitoring rules.*
2. Click the cog icon (![](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/cog.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T11%3A50%3A13Z&se=2026-11-01T12%3A50%3A13Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=biFsQlptZhmP7GhUm%2Bp4m7gJouQ5Uy38KvQoQGbpH40%3D)) next to the rule you wish to edit.
3. Make your desired changes to the [settings](/totara-20/docs/event-monitoring-rule-settings).
4. Click **Save changes**.

## **From a course**

As a Trainer you can only edit monitoring rules created at the course level.

1. Go to the course in which you wish to edit a rule.
2. From the **Administration** block, go to *Course administration > Reports > Event monitoring rules.*
3. Click the cog icon (![](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/cog.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T11%3A50%3A13Z&se=2026-11-01T12%3A50%3A13Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=biFsQlptZhmP7GhUm%2Bp4m7gJouQ5Uy38KvQoQGbpH40%3D)) next to the rule you wish to edit.
4. Make your desired change to the settings.
5. Click **Save changes**.

## Next steps

- [Event monitoring rule settings](/totara-20/docs/event-monitoring-rule-settings)
- [Duplicate an event monitoring rule](/totara-20/docs/duplicate-an-event-monitoring-rule)
- [Delete an event monitoring rule](/totara-20/docs/delete-an-event-monitoring-rule)
- [Subscribe to an event monitoring rule](/totara-20/docs/subscribe-to-an-event-monitoring-rule)
- [Event monitoring usage scenarios](/totara-20/docs/event-monitoring-usage-scenarios)
- [What is event monitoring?](/totara-20/docs/what-is-event-monitoring)

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