Alerts are messages generated by events occurring within the portal. Alert messages can be delivered through the Web channel, appearing in portal pages, or through the e-mail channel. Alerts can be either administrative alerts, which are messages that are generated from the Portal Administration pages, or framework alerts, which are messages that are generated from community pages in the portal. When you open the Alerts tab, the Portal Administration displays the Administrative Alerts page, which lists all of the administrative alerts available in the PAF.

The side navigation panel in the Alerts tab lists the tasks you can perform:

You can create new administrative or framework alerts or configure existing alerts using the Portal Administration. See Configuring Alerts in the Portal Administration chapter for information about creating new alerts. See the Adding Gear Alerts chapter in the ATG Portal Development Guide for additional information about alerts.