Operation Manual

Report Alerts
Working with Report Alerts
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If an alert formula is based on a summary field, any recurring fields used
must be constant over the summary field. For example, if you are
grouping on Country and Region, you might create an alert such as:
Sum ({Customer.Last Year’s Sales}, {Customer.Region}) >
10000
In this case, your formula can refer to either Country or Region, but not
City or Customer Name since these are not constant.
Note: Alert condition formulas can be created using either Crystal
Syntax or Basic Syntax.
10. Clear the Enable check box if you do not want the alert to be evaluated.
Otherwise, leave it selected.
11. Click OK to save your alert.
You are returned to the Create Alerts dialog box and your new alert is
listed. You can see its name and status (Enabled or Disabled).
Only enabled and disabled alerts appear in the Create Alerts dialog box.
If an alert is triggered, it is seen in the Report Alerts dialog box.
Editing Report Alerts
1. On the Report menu, point to Alerts and then click Create or Modify
Alerts.
2. In the Create Alerts dialog box, select the alert you want to edit and click
Edit.
Tip: Double-clicking an alert also lets you edit it.
3. Make the changes you want in the Edit Alert dialog box.