code: private void submitFailureSlaEvent(Dataset dataset, String eventName) {
      try {
        CompactionSlaEventHelper.getEventSubmitterBuilder(dataset, Optional.<Job> absent(), this.fs)
        .eventSubmitter(this.eventSubmitter).eventName(eventName).build().submit();
      } catch (Throwable t) {
        LOG.warn("Failed to submit failure sla event:" + t, t);
      }
    }
docs: Submit a failure sla event