In the General step, provide preliminary information about the alert:
- In the Name field, enter a unique name for the new alert.
This name will appear in alert lists and also serves as the default subject of the alert e-mail when it is sent.
- In the Description field, enter a brief description of the new alert. You can include hypertext in the description.
- The owner of the alert has to have the security level necessary to access the data for triggering the alert. Once the alert is triggered and the message is sent, the alert owner is listed as the person sending it. By default, the logged-in user is the Owner of the alert.
You may change the owner by clicking on Change Owner and selecting a new owner from the list. For security reasons you must be able to enter the new owner's password. - Select any of the following options to set the Status of the alert:
- Enabled: An alert can be triggered only if it is enabled.
- Disabled: (Default)The alert is currently inactive.
- Select any of the following options to set the expiration date of an alert:
- Never: The alert never expires until it is deleted manually.
- Date: The alert expires on the selected date and is automatically deleted.
- Click Next to select the event that triggers the alert and its scope.