Alert File
In the Enterprise Edition, you can use the Alert file with the FMEA and FRACAS modules if the Alert application is licensed and enabled. The Alert file is a singular support file, which means that only one occurrence of this file type can exist in the Project. The Alert file for an Enterprise Project is created when the Project is created.
The Alert file stores user-specified criteria for sending FMEA and/or FRACAS alerts via email messages. The alerts in an Alert file are processed by the Windchill Risk and Reliability Alert Service if General Enabled Alerts is selected in the Project properties. You cannot see a Project’s Alert file in the Project Navigator or open it until this checkbox is selected. For more information, see General Project Properties.
After the Enabled Alerts is selected, you can open and modify the Alert file in the same manner as any other file. Within the Alert file, several panes provide for viewing or supplying information about alerts. The following table describes these panes.
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Alerts
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Displays the alerts inserted in the Alert file. For more information, see Alerts Pane.
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Build Alert
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Provides for inserting, modifying, and deleting alert criteria. For more information, see Build Alert Pane.
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System Files
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Displays the System files against which to run the alert selected in the Alerts pane. For more information, see System Files Pane.
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Email Message
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Displays the message criteria for the alert selected in the Alerts pane. For more information, see Email Message Pane.
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Email Preview
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Displays a preview of the message for the alert selected in the Alerts pane. For more information, see Email Preview Pane.
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History
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Displays the messages that have been sent out and the recipients to which they were sent for the alert selected in the Alerts pane. For more information, see History Pane.
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Error Log
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Displays errors generated by the Windchill Risk and Reliability Alert Service while attempting to process alerts. For more information, see Error Log Pane.
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The Alert file uses the email settings that are configured in the desktop version of the Administrator application by default. To use a different email account for sending alerts, you specify account settings in the properties for the Alert file. For more information, see Alert File Properties.
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