View information about alerts and alert triggers

This article describes how to use the Alerts dashboard in Permissions Management to view information about alerts and alert triggers.

Display the Alerts dashboard

  • In the Permissions Management home page, select Alerts (the bell icon).

    The Alerts dashboard has four tabs:

    • Activity
    • Rule-Based Anomaly
    • Statistical Anomaly
    • Permission Analytics

    Each tab has two subtabs:

    • Alerts
    • Alert Triggers
  • Select the Authorization system(s) and/or folder(s) to display alerts and alert triggers in scope of the selected view.

  • Alert triggers are based on data collected. All alerts, if triggered, are shown every hour under the Alerts subtab.

View information about alerts

The Alerts subtab in the Activity, Rule-Based Anomaly, Statistical Anomaly, and Permission Analytics tabs display the following information:

  • Alert Name: Select All alert names or specific ones.

  • Date: Select Last 24 hours, Last 2 Days, Last Week, or Custom Range.

    • If you select Custom Range, also enter From and To duration settings.
  • Apply: Select this option to activate your settings.

  • Reset Filter: Select this option to discard your settings.

  • Reload: Select this option to refresh the displayed information.

  • Create Activity Trigger: Select this option to create a new alert trigger.

  • The Alerts table displays a list of alerts with the following information:

    • Alerts: The name of the alert.
    • # of users subscribed: The number of users who have subscribed to the alert.
    • Created By: The name of the user who created the alert.
    • Modified By: The name of the user who modified the alert.

The Rule-Based Anomaly tab and the Statistical Anomaly tab both have one more option:

  • Columns: Select the columns you want to display: Task, Resource, and Identity.
    • To return to the system default settings, select Reset to default.

View information about alert triggers

The Alert Triggers subtab in the Activity, Rule-Based Anomaly, Statistical Anomaly, and Permission Analytics tab displays the following information:

  • Status: Select the alert status you want to display: All, Activated, or Deactivated.
  • Apply: Select this option to activate your settings.
  • Reset Filter: Select this option to discard your settings.
  • Reload: Select Reload to refresh the displayed information.
  • Create Activity Trigger: Select this option to create a new alert trigger.
  • The Triggers table displays a list of triggers with the following information:
    • Alerts: The name of the alert.
    • # of users subscribed: The number of users who have subscribed to the alert.
    • Created By: The name of the user who created the alert.
    • Modified By: The name of the user who modified the alert.

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