Creating an alert

When creating an alert, the action code (ProcessPulseAlert/DataArea/Process/ActionCriteria/ ActionExpression/@actionCode) must be Add.

This table shows the elements you can use in the noun instance, ProcessPulseAlert/DataArea/PulseAlert:


Element	Note
Description	Required
Note	Optional
`AlertDetail` and child elements	Optional
`DistributionPerson` or `DistributionGroup`	Define at least one `DistributionPerson` or `DistributionGroup`. For a `DistributionPerson`, do not specify the `Distribution/ID`, because it is generated by the Activities engine.

Do not use other elements, such as DocumentID, CreationDateTime, and Status, when creating an alert. These elements are determined by the Activities engine.

This table shows the elements that are included in the resulting AcknowledgePulseAlert BOD:


Element	Note
`DocumentID/ID`	Available if `actionCode` is Accepted. If the alert cannot be created successfully, the `actionCode` is Rejected.

Note: We recommend that you include a unique value for the BODID. You can use that to process the AcknowledgePulseAlert because the BODID is available again in the original application area.

If the alert could not be created, you receive an AcknowledgePulseAlert BOD with action code Rejected.

If the AcknowledgePulseAlert BOD can not be delivered, a Confirm BOD is generated.