View and Manage Alerts

You can view and manage alerts.

Details for an Alert

Oracle Data Safe provides information about each alert on the Alert Information tab. You can navigate to alert details from the Alerts dashboard page.

The following details are provided for each alert:

• Alert name (instance of the alert )
• Target database to which the alert applies
• Alert severity (Critical, High, or Medium)
• Alert status - Whether the alert is open or closed
• Alert type - Currently all alert types are AUDITING
• Policy that generated the alert
• User operation that generated the alert
• Operation status This value can be Succeeded
• When the alert was created and updated
• Oracle Cloud Identifier (OCID) for the alert
• Compartment in which the alert resides
• Operation details - For example, database user

Search For and View an Alert

To quickly find an alert, use the filter options on the Alerts page. You can filter by compartment, time period, and/or target database.

1. Under Security Center, click Alerts.
   The Alerts page is displayed.
2. From the Compartment drop-down list, select a compartment that contains the target databases for which you want to find alerts.
3. (Optional) Select Include Child Compartments.
4. From the Time Period drop-down list, select Last 24 Hours, Last 1 Week, Last 1 Month, Last 3 Months, Last 6 Months, or Date Range.
5. If you selected Date Range in step 4, specify the Time From Month and Time To Month values.
6. From the Target Databases drop-down list, select All or select a specific target database.
7. If you know the alert's severity, on the Alerts Summary tab, click the alert severity level (Critical, High, Medium, or All Alerts).
   The list of alerts is displayed.
8. If you know the target database for the alert, click the Targets Summary tab, and then click a target database name.
   The list of alerts is displayed.
9. Scroll down to the table of alerts and locate the alert for which you want to view details.
10. On the same line as the alert, view the alert status, alert severity, the target database to which the alert belongs, and when the alert was created.
11. Click the alert name to view more detail.
    A page is displayed with alert information and operation (audit) details.

Open or Close an Alert

You can change the status of an alert to open or closed. Setting the status helps to keep your alerts organized.

1. Under Security Center, click Alerts.
   The Alerts page is displayed.
2. Filter the alerts as needed.
3. On the Alerts Summary tab, click an alert severity link (Critical, High, Medium, or All Alerts). Or, click the Targets Summary tab, and then click a target database name.
4. In the list of alert filters, locate the Alert Status filter. For Value, select OPEN or CLOSED, or remove the filter.
5. Scroll down to the alert list.
6. To close or re-open one or more alerts on a page, do the following:
   1. Select the check boxes for the alerts on the page.
   2. From the Actions menu, select Close or Open.
   3. In the dialog box, click Yes to verify that you want to close or re-open the selected alerts.
7. To close or re-open all alerts displayed on a page, do the following:
   1. Select the check box in the first column header.
   2. From the Actions menu, select Close or Open.
   3. In the dialog box, select only alerts on the current page and click Yes to verify that you want to close or re-open the selected alerts.
8. To close or re-open all filtered alerts, do the following:
   1. Select the check in the first column header.
   2. From the Actions menu, select Close or Open.
   3. In the dialog box, select all currently filtered alerts and click Yes to verify that you want to close or re-open all alerts.

      Note:

      There is a limit of closing or opening 1000 alerts at a time. If you have selected more than 1000 alerts, in the dialog box select to act on the first 1000 of the currently filtered alerts. You will have to repeat this step if you wish to close or open more alerts.
9. To first view details for an alert, and then close or re-open it, do the following:
   1. Click the alert's name.
   2. On the alert details page, click Close or Re-Open.

Move an Alert

You can move an alert to a different compartment.

1. Under Security Center, click Alerts.
   The Alerts page is displayed.
2. Filter the alerts as needed.
3. On the Alerts Summary tab, click an alert severity link (Critical, High, Medium, or All Alerts). Or, click the Targets Summary tab, and then click a target database name.
4. Scroll down and click the name of the alert that you want to move.
   The Alert Details page is displayed.
5. Click Move Resource.
   The Move Resource to a Different Compartment dialog box is displayed.
6. Select a different compartment, and then click Move Resource.
   The alert is moved immediately to the new compartment.