Create a scheduled alert

Using scheduled alerts, you can define a time period to receive notifications on your KPI.

To schedule a repeated notification for changes in your KPI, follow these steps:

  1. Select the KPI you want to monitor, either by accessing a Liveboard, or by searching within the Answers tab.
    Optionally, create a KPI and save it as an Answer, then select Create alert from the more options menu.

  2. Hover over the KPI visualization and select the Monitor icon.

    KPI visualization with monitor icon in the upper right corner

  3. The pop-up Select an alert type window appears.

  4. Select Regular KPI updates. Click Next.

  5. Under How often, choose whether to receive an alert notification hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly.

    1. If Hourly, enter an hour interval to receive an alert notification Every n hours.

    2. If Daily, select a time of day to receive an alert notification. ThoughtSpot displays the time zone in which your cluster deploys. [Optional] Choose whether to receive an alert notification on weekends.

    3. If Weekly, choose a minimum of one weekday to receive an alert notification. Select a time of day to receive an alert notification.

    4. If Monthly, choose a minimum of one date to receive an alert notification.
      Enter the date as a numerical value or a comma-separated list (for example, "5, 10, 15" to receive an alert on the fifth, tenth and fifteenth of each month). Select a time of day to receive an alert notification.

  6. Your name automatically appears under Subscribers. Enter the names of one or more teammates to subscribe them to your KPI alert schedule.

    You must have view access to the data source underlying the KPI to schedule notifications for teammates who also have view access to the data source. You must have edit access to the data source underlying the KPI to schedule notifications for teammates regardless of whether they have access to the data source.

  7. [Optional] Select the checkbox next to Add custom message and type your custom message in the text box.

  8. Select Save.

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