Setting up critical number parameters
To set up parameters and values that are generic to all critical numbers and global settings, use the fields on the Critical Number Parameters form.
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On the General tab, provide this information:
- Alert Symbol
- Specify a character to indicate a critical number
alert condition on emails that are automatically generated.
The default character is a capital X.
- Warning Symbol
- Specify a character to indicate a critical number
warning on emails that are automatically generated.
The default character is a minus symbol (-).
- Goal Symbol
- Specify a character to indicate a critical number
goal condition on emails that are automatically generated.
The default character is a plus sign (+).
- Load Batch Size
- Specify the maximum number of records to be pulled
at one time 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).
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On the Global tab, specify user definable settings to be 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.