Configure a Real-Time Alerts Module
This is a procedural topic for administrators describing how to configure a real-time Alerts Module. The module displays alerts that are set up separately.
Prerequisites
- You have logged in to storm with your user log in credentials and then launched the VIEW application. See Log in to storm and Launch VIEW.
- You are familiar with the VIEW Dashboard Interface.
- You have created a real-time dashboard. See Create a Dashboard for Real-Time Statistics.
- You know how to place real-time modules from the Module palette. See Place Real-Time Modules on a Dashboard.
- You know how to create real-time message alerts. See Create a Real-Time Message Alert.
Basic Configuration
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From the Module palette, drag and drop an Alerts module onto an empty part of the dashboard.
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Click the
button in the module's title bar to display the configuration options.
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Optionally, enter a meaningful title and description for the module. The description will appear in a tooltip when a mouse cursor hovers over the module's title bar.
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If desired, change the height and colour of the module's title bar using the title height control and by clicking a colour on the colour bar.
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Select the Audible Alert check box if you want a sound to be generated each time an alert is raised.
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Click the module's Save button.
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