Manage Notification Policies

To add a notification policy to the Notification Policies Library:

1. From the Notification Policies Library, click the 'add' icon().

   The New Alert Center Notification Policy dialog displays.

   

2. Modify the appropriate information.
   • Name. Identifies the policy in the Alert Center Notification Policies dialog.
   • Description. Optional description.
3. Click the Step 1, Step 2, and Step 3 checkboxes to select a notification schedule for each notification profile and for each of the three (3) phases in the notification policy sequence.
   • Step 1 of the notification policy begins as soon as an item falls out of the threshold.
   • Click browse (...) to open the Notification Library and configure a new notification.
4. Specify time interval between Escalation Steps.
   • You can choose to repeat Step 3 of the policy at a regular interval until the notification is stopped. By default, the policy is set to repeat step 3 every hour until the notification is stopped.
   • In order for the repeat function to work properly, Step 3 must be enabled for at least one notification in the policy.
   • Click Show me a graph of this notification policy in action to see the escalation schedule.
5. Click OK to apply your changes and save them to the Notifications Policy.

To edit a notification policy in the Notifications Library:

1. Select an existing Notification Policy, then click the pencil button ().

   The Edit Alert Center Notification Policy dialog displays.

   

2. Edit text fields.
   • Name. Identifies the policy in the Alert Center Notification Policies dialog.
   • Description. Optional description.
3. Click the Step 1, Step 2, and Step 3 checkboxes to select or clear the notification schedule for each notification profile and each of the three (3) phases in the notification policy sequence.

   

4. Specify time interval between Escalation Steps.
   • You can choose to repeat step 3 of the policy at a regular interval until the notification is stopped. By default, the policy is set to repeat step 3 every hour until the notification is stopped.
   • Click Show me a graph of this notification policy in action to see a graphical schedule of the escalation steps.
5. Click OK to apply your changes and save them to the Notifications Policy.

Clone a notification policy based on an existing policy:

1. Click on a Manage Notification Policies you want to copy, from the Manage Notification Policies panel.
2. Click the Copy button, and click OK to create a new Manage Notification Policies.

   The Edit Manage Notification Policies dialog displays.

3. Save or customize your new Manage Notification Policies, either:
   • Type in a new value for Name field (or keep the default) and click OK to save to the Manage Notification Policies Library.
   • Follow the Edit Manage Notification Policies instructions.

Delete a Manage Notification Policies:

1. Click an existing Manage Notification Policies you want to delete from the Manage Notification Policies Library panel.
2. Click the Delete button, and then click Yes to confirm the deletion.

   The Manage Notification Policies configuration is deleted.