Alerts are an essential part of managing a site in EarthRanger.
You can configure your own Alerts based on the needs and preferences of your site and role. You can also decide which method you would like the alerts and notifications to be received.
Notification Methods:
The notification methods are the way you want your alerts to be delivered, you can select from different methods such as:
SMS
Whatsapp
Email
When selecting your Notification Method you will be able to add your number or email accordingly.
Alerts
You will be able to create Alerts based on the type of events selected.
You can create a new Alert by clicking on Add New.
A list of the event Types that are in the site will be displayed. You can select one or more to create your personalized Alerts.
Create Alert will create the Alert without any configuration which can be done afterwards, when clicking on Create and Modify the pop-up will appear with the option to edit the recently created Alert.
When editing the Alert created; it will ask for notification methods, conditions, and the type of event
Make sure that before creating your Alerts, you have already set up your Notification Methods.
Conditions allow you to add certain parameters to specific alerts based on the event type selected. Meaning, that the Alert will only be sent if the conditions are met. The conditions are based on the type fields of the event selected.
For example, for a Carcass event we will select “Cause of Death”
and then in Is One Of, which is the condition, we select the criteria that meets your alert preferences. In this case it would be any Unnatural Cause.
This will set up an Alert so that if a Carcass is found with a cause of death as Unnatural we would get an Alert on our selected notification method.
Now the Alerts you created will appear under the section Alerts.
Here you will see the title of the Alert,
where it is being sent,
Along with the specific conditions.
By clicking on the calendar icon, you can set up a schedule for receiving these types of alerts.
You can edit the Notification Method and the Conditions by clicking on Alert Settings or the title of the Alert.
If you have any questions, please contact the EarthRanger Support Team.