Viewing, Modifying, and Deleting Alerts

Members of the sysadmin fixed server role can create, modify, and view alerts. As administrative requirements change, you may need to modify an alert. After you create an alert, you can do the following:

View the alert's information

You can view the characteristics of an alert, the date of the most recent occurrence of the alert, and the response to it. You can also view the number of times the alert has occurred since the count was last reset. The following links show you how to perform this task by using different methods:

Modify the alert's information

You can add new operators, reset the number of times an alert has occurred, disable an alert, or change a database. The following links show you how to perform this task by using different methods:

Delete the alert

You can delete an alert that is no longer needed. When you delete an alert, you also delete all of the alert's operator notifications. The following links show you how to perform this task by using different methods: