Use this form to manage the alert rules that you have set up in the Create alert ruleform.

Note
You are notified if you change a rule that effects records that you have already been alerted about. For example, if, you change a rule where the event is "Was due 20 days ago" to "Was due 30 days ago", you are asked if you want to receive alerts on records that you have been alerted about within the last 10 days.

Navigating the form

The following tables provide descriptions for the controls in this form.

Tab	Description
Overview tab	View the alert rules that are available to you.
General tab	View or edit the setup of individual rules. Rules are enabled by default, but you can click the Enabledcheck box on this tab to disable rules.

Button	Description
Notification list	View and maintain the alerts that the current alert rule has generated.
Create alert rule	Open the following submenu items: From template: Select a template to create an alert rule. On %1('%1' is the main table as, for example, Purchase order): If the Manage alert rulesform is launched from another form (and not from the Toolsmenu), you can create an alert rule on the form from which Manage alert rulesis launched.

Button

Description

Notification list

View and maintain the alerts that the current alert rule has generated.

Create alert rule

Open the following submenu items:

From template: Select a template to create an alert rule.
On %1('%1' is the main table as, for example, Purchase order): If the Manage alert rulesform is launched from another form (and not from the Toolsmenu), you can create an alert rule on the form from which Manage alert rulesis launched.

Field	Description
Subject	The title line of the alert that is triggered by the current rule.
Enabled	When this check box is selected, the alerts that are triggered by the rule can be sent. By default, the check box is selected.
How often	Determines if the rule should be active indefinitely or if it should have an end date.
Until	Date on which the rule expires.
User ID	The user who receives the alerts that are generated by the current alert rule.
Field	The contents of this field specify the information in a form that you want to monitor.
Event	The event that you select determines when an alert should be triggered. More help The following links provide more information about the three event types: Update-type events: Triggers an alert when data changes. 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.
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.
Message	The message text of the alert that is triggered by the current rule.
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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