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Alerts tab field descriptions

The Alerts tab defines where to set alerts and the conditions for generating alerts. Any Object that has a unique key can use these alerts.

The field descriptions for the Alerts tab are:

Field Name Description

Alert location

alert.location

The Alert location defines where the name of the Alert Definition to execute is found or stored. Specify where the Alert Definition is stored:

Record: Store alerts in the record itself.

Category: Store alerts in the category file defined on the Object Info tab.

Phase: Store alerts in the Phase record defined on the Object Info tab.

Object: Store alerts in the Object record. When selected an Alerts array table will be displayed to enable you to fill in alert(s) to be used.

Note: The Object's table needs to have a unique key for the Alerts to relate to. A table that contains a no nulls key rather than a unique key cannot use Alerts.

Alert condition

alert.condition

Specify a condition to determine whether or not to process the alert. For example, open in $L.file~=false.

Alert field name

alert.field.name

Specify the field name that contains the actual alert name, as defined by Alert location.

Alert status field

alert.status.field

Specifies the field in the current record in which to put the alert status, after the alert is processed.

Alert update process

alert.update.process

Specifies the name of the Process record for additional functions that the system performs after the alert runs.

Log alerts?

log.alerts

If selected, the alerts are moved after processing to the Alertlog file to keep an Alert history.

Process alerts on parent?

alerts.against.parent

If you have selected the Locking Parent Record field on the Locking/Revisions tab and you select this check box, then the alert will register against the parent record as well, when it is activated.

Recalculate alerts if

alert.recalc

Specifies conditions that determine whether to recalculate conditions on existing alerts.

Reset alerts if

alert.reset

Determines when to delete existing alerts and recalculate all conditions.