How to create an Alert manually
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Unit21 allows agents to create alerts manually for impromptu investigations. These are alerts not triggered by a Rule or Verification Workflow.
A manually created alert has all the expected data associated with an alert generated by a rule or verification workflow.
- Navigate to Alerts.
- Click the + Create Alert button:
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- This will open a new page with information an agent must fill in to create a new alert:
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- Fill in the sections accordingly (at minimum, fill in the required information - items such as the checklist or documents can be added after the alert has been created):
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- When you are done, click the Create Alert button.
- Success.
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Updated 8 months ago