Setting Up Alerts on the Web Client
Alerts can be defined against:
q Streaming data sources (including CEP Engines and message queues)
q Periodically refreshed data sources (like Oracle, SAP Sybase, SQL Server, and so on)
Alert definition can be done by right-clicking on a streaming numeric data in a visualization in the Web client and setting the limits, duration, what will be included, how many and when an email will be sent.
NOTE |
Before setting up the visualization alert, enter the email of the user or group who will receive the alert on the User Profile: Steps: 1. On the Workbooks and Folders Summary page, click .
The Profile pane displays with the name of the user and the role.
2. Click View Profile. The User Profile page displays.
3. Enter the Email Address. 4. Click . |
Steps:
1. Open a workbook on the Workbook and Folders Summary page and right-click on a streaming numeric data in a visualization. Select New Alert on the context menu.
The Alerts dialog displays with the name of the visualization where the alert will be set.
2. Enter or select the following properties:
Setting |
Description |
Name |
Name of the alert. |
Description |
Description of the alert. |
Condition |
Allows setting the Upper (<= or Lower (>=) Limit of all the available numeric variables in the visualization. |
For the Last |
Checks if a value has reached the limit on the set Date/Time unit: · second(s) · minute(s) · hour(s) · day(s) |
Breakdown |
Current breakdown of the visualization. |
Parameters |
Available parameters in the visualization. |
Action Limit |
The maximum number of times an alert will be sent on the set Date/Time unit: · second(s) · minute(s) · hour(s) · day(s) |
Send E-mail |
Determines when an alert email will be sent: · on enter · on leave · on enter/leave If unchecked, the notification will only be displayed on the Web client. |
Include |
Determines whether the image of the visualization or dashboard will be included in the alert email. |
Sound |
The sound that will be played for a triggered alert. The available sounds are mp3 files placed in the AppData/Sounds folder (i.e., C:\vizserverdata\Sounds). Default is None. |
Active Hours |
Determines when an alert should be active. Proceed to step 3. |
3. Check the Alert Hours box. The dialog changes to display:
By default, the duration is from 9:00 AM to 5:00 AM on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
4. To modify the Active Hours, click .
The Clock settings displays.
5. Select the Hour, Minutes, and AM/PM settings.
6. To modify the Active Days, check the boxes of the desired days.
7. Tap the Activated slider to turn it on.
8. Click . The new alert is added on the Alerts page.
NOTE |
When creating alerts for grand total, ensure that no breakdown is set.
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You can then opt to perform any of the following operations: