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diff --git a/lib/snmp/doc/src/snmpa.xml b/lib/snmp/doc/src/snmpa.xml
index 69fe6d62f4..1be6abe6dd 100644
--- a/lib/snmp/doc/src/snmpa.xml
+++ b/lib/snmp/doc/src/snmpa.xml
@@ -881,6 +881,7 @@ snmp_agent:register_subagent(SA1,[1,2,3], SA2).
<name>send_notification(Agent, Notification, Receiver, Varbinds)</name>
<name>send_notification(Agent, Notification, Receiver, NotifyName, Varbinds)</name>
<name>send_notification(Agent, Notification, Receiver, NotifyName, ContextName, Varbinds) -> void() </name>
+ <name>send_notification(Agent, Notification, Receiver, NotifyName, ContextName, Varbinds, LocalEngineID) -> void() </name>
<fsummary>Send a notification</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Agent = pid() | atom()</v>
@@ -902,6 +903,7 @@ snmp_agent:register_subagent(SA1,[1,2,3], SA2).
<v>OID = oid()</v>
<v>Value = term()</v>
<v>RowIndex = [int()]</v>
+ <v>LocalEngineID = string()</v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>Sends the notification <c>Notification</c> to the
@@ -1041,6 +1043,7 @@ snmp_agent:register_subagent(SA1,[1,2,3], SA2).
<item><c>{?sysLocation_instance, "upstairs"}</c> (provided
that the generated <c>.hrl</c> file is included)</item>
</list>
+
<p>If a variable in the notification is a table element, the
<c>RowIndex</c> for the element must be given in the
<c>Varbinds</c> list. In this case, the OBJECT IDENTIFIER sent
@@ -1048,15 +1051,27 @@ snmp_agent:register_subagent(SA1,[1,2,3], SA2).
element. This OBJECT IDENTIFIER could be used in a get
operation later.
</p>
+
<p>This function is asynchronous, and does not return any
information. If an error occurs, <c>user_err/2</c> of the error
report module is called and the notification is discarded.
</p>
+ <note>
+ <p>Note that the use of the LocalEngineID argument is only intended
+ for special cases, if the agent is to "emulate" multiple EngineIDs!
+ By default, the agent uses the value of <c>SnmpEngineID</c>
+ (see SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB). </p>
+ </note>
+
+<!--
<marker id="send_trap"></marker>
+-->
+ <marker id="discovery"></marker>
</desc>
</func>
+<!--
<func>
<name>send_trap(Agent,Trap,Community)</name>
<name>send_trap(Agent,Trap,Community,Varbinds) -> void()</name>
@@ -1128,6 +1143,7 @@ snmp_agent:register_subagent(SA1,[1,2,3], SA2).
<marker id="discovery"></marker>
</desc>
</func>
+-->
<func>
<name>discovery(TargetName, Notification) -> {ok, ManagerEngineID} | {error, Reason}</name>