Indicator Alerts

Create or Edit an Indicator Alert

You create or edit an indicator alert after you create or edit an indicator. For more information, see Create or Edit an Indicator.
Note: E-mail alerts for the two interactive display types usually do not properly show the image of the display in e-mail clients.
To create an indicator alert:
  1. In a collection portlet, click the item that starts the SAS BI Dashboard.
    The Manage Indicators page appears.
    Manage Indicators page
  2. Click Alert icon next to the name of an indicator.
    If the icon is gray, there are no alerts for the indicator. If the icon is yellow, there are alerts for the indicator.
    The Edit Indicator Alerts page appears.
    Edit Indicator Alerts page
  3. Type the name of the alert.
  4. From the Gauge definition and Interval that will trigger the alert drop-down lists, select the gauge definition and the interval to trigger the alert.
  5. Select the delivery method for the alert: Alerts Portlet or E-mail alert subscribers.
  6. (Optional) If you selected E-mail alert subscribers:
    1. From the E-mail template drop-down list, select the e-mail template to use to format the e-mail.
    2. Type the subject line and additional message to include in the e-mail.
    3. Click Add next to the list of alert subscribers, and then select users and user groups.
      For more information, see Add Users and User Groups.
    4. To remove a subscriber, select one from the list, and click Remove.
  7. To limit the number of alerts, select the Limit alerts on frequently changing indicators check box, type a value, and then select a time interval.
To edit an indicator alert:
  1. From the Alerts table, click the action menu Action menu next to an alert and select Edit.
    The properties of the alert appear on the left side of the window.
  2. Edit the properties.

Add Users and User Groups

To add users and user groups:
  1. Type the text to search for in the Search field.
    Partial text is valid. Wildcards are not supported.
  2. Select the category (or both categories) to search.
  3. Click Search.
    A table appears with all entries that match the search criteria.
  4. From the table, select the check box next to each entry that you want to add.
    You can select the check box in the column heading to select all entries.