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Specify Alert Notification

Note: This feature does not apply to Web Intelligence document objects.

Alerts are custom messages, created in Crystal Reports, that appear when certain conditions are met by data in a report. Alerts may indicate actions to be taken by the user or information about report data. If the alert condition (as defined in Crystal Reports) is true, the alert is triggered and its message displays.

In BusinessObjects Enterprise, you can choose to send alert notification when scheduling a report. If you enable alert notification, messages are sent through an SMTP server. You can configure email delivery options, specify the To, Cc, and From fields for the email, add subject and message information, set a URL for the viewer you want the email recipient to use, and set the maximum number of alert records to send.

Notes:

• The Alert Notification link is available only if the report object contains alerts.
• Alerts are triggered in the report object even if you disable alert notification.
• To enable alert notification, you must have the Email SMTP destination enabled and configured on the job servers.