Creating an alert

  1. Select Maintenance > Messaging > Alert Definitions.
  2. Click Create New Entry.
  3. Specify this information:
    Alert Name
    Specify a name for the alert.
    Source Type
    Select Query or ROWSOURCE.
    Source Sql
    If you selected Query from the Source Type list, specify the SQL query for the alert.
    Source Class
    If you selected ROWSOURCE from the Source Type list, specify the rowsource builder class for the alert.
  4. Use these fields to specify the recipients of the alert:
    Recipient User Names
    Specify the users who will receive the alert.
    Recipient Team Names
    Specify the teams that will receive the alert.
    Recipient Role Names
    Specify the roles that will receive the alert.
    Send to Self
    Optionally, select this check box to send the alert to all the employees that are selected in the alert query. Employees can only see their own information.
    Note: When the Recipient Role Names or Send to Self options are used, the alert query must always contain an EMP_ID value.
    Recipient Check Scheduled
    Optionally, select this check box to send the alert to only employees who are scheduled to work.
  5. Use these fields to configure the alert message:
    Message Subject
    Specify the subject line for the alert notification.
    Message Header
    Specify the content of the alert notification's header.
    Message Footer
    Specify the content of the alert notification's footer.
    Send Message If Blank
    Optionally, select this check box to send alerts even if the query returns no results.
    Message Content Type
    Specify how the message will be formatted. You can select one of these options:
    • text: Uses plain text to format the message.
    • HTML: Uses HTML to format the message.
    Notification Type
    Specify how alert messages will be delivered. The default is Workmail. To send the notification as a push notification in Infor Go instead of a Workmail message, specify Push.

    See Push notifications.