Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Data alerts remove the need for business users to review a stack of standard
reports each day, searching for specific events or conditions that require action
or intervention on their part. Instead, business users can simply set up a few
data-driven alerts based on customizable rules that match the events or conditions
that they are responsible for. When the alert is triggered, an e-mail will be sent to
the user with a description of the issue and a link to the report that the alert was
generated from. The user can then review the data and take the necessary actions.
The following screenshot shows an example of a data alert being defined for the
Sales Amount By Sales Territory
report. The alert is configured to check every day
to see if there are any Sales Regions in Europe with a sales amount under $1,000,000.
Example of a data alert
The primary components of a data alert are as follows:
•
Report data name
: This is the report item (table, chart, and so on) on which
the alert will be based. Users select the report item from a pre-populated
drop-down list.
•
Alert name
: This is the name of the alert and should describe the event
being monitored.
