Setting Up Critical Number Parameters

Use the fields on the Critical Number Parameters form to set up parameters and values that are generic to all critical numbers, and global settings:

  1. On the General tab, specify this information:
    Alert Symbol
    The default character is a capital X.
    Warning Symbol
    Specify a character to display on warning-related e-mails that are automatically generated. The default character is a minus symbol (-).
    Goal Symbol
    Specify a character to display on Goal-related e-mails that are automatically generated. The default character is a plus sign (+).
    Load Batch Size
    Specify the maximum number of records to be pulled at once from the database when the system retrieves data for Critical Number Drilldowns and DataViews. This setting does not prevent you from retrieving more records, it simply controls the batch size. So, if you want 12,500 records, and this option is set to 5,000, it requires three rounds of queries, instead of one, to retrieve the entire number of records (5,000 + 5,000 + 2,500).
  2. On the Global tab, specify user definable settings that are used for multiple critical numbers.
    Note:  If the numbers are specific to a critical number, we recommend that you assign those to the individual critical number with which they are associated.
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