Use this form to set up alert rules for a specific form. When the criteria of an alert rule are met, an alert is triggered. The alert rules you create can be maintained in the Manage alert rules form.

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Select

Opens a query form in which you can limit the business data records that the rule should apply to.

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If you select the Only records in %1 that match the selected filteroption without inserting any filter criteria, the rule is applied on all business data records created in the current form.

Fields

Field group	Field	Description
Alert me when	Field	Complete to specify the information in a form that you want to monitor. The initial contents of this field changes according to the location from where you activated the Create alert rulecommand. More help. You can click the drop-down arrow to select one of the fields in the active form.
	Event	The event that you select determines when an alert should be triggered. More help Click the links below to read more about the three event types. Update-type events- Triggers an alert when data changes in the system. Create-type and delete-type events- Triggers an alert when a record is created or deleted. More help. Due date-type events- Triggers an alert when a due date is met.
Alert me for	All records in %1	You are alerted for all records of the selected business data type. More help
	Current record in %1%2	You are alerted for the active record of the selected business data type. More help
	Only records in %1 that match the selected filter	You are alerted for a subset of the records of the selected business data type. More help
Alert me until	End date	Alerts are triggered up to and including the selected day. Subsequently, the rule becomes inactive. More help
	No end date	Alerts are triggered indefinitely. The rule never becomes inactive unless you stop them at some future date.
Alert me with	Subject	The title of the alert message is generated on the basis of your entries in this form. You can change the suggested title.
	Message	Enter an optional message text. The text you enter is the message you receive when an alert is triggered.
Alert who	User ID	Enter the user designated to receive the alerts generated by the current alert rule.
Also alert me by	Show pop-ups	When selected, the alerts generated by the current alert rule are sent as pop-ups.
	Send e-mail	When selected, the alerts generated by the current alert rule are sent as e-mail messages.

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