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title: Alerts
slug: 2zMa-alerts
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createdAt: 2022-03-30T21:43:27.000Z
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Alerts occur when an event triggers an action. You can add actions and triggers in the** Alerts** module that can use events to send notifications.

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**Note: **Review the [Alerts Guides](docId\:a7nfxC3w8gEQHLYzxW4Jo) for setting up alert triggers.
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The Alerts module includes three sections. 

# Incidents

The *Incidents* module includes a list of edge devices for which there is an incident. Incidents are generated alerts that are based on triggers. System triggers are preloaded, and user triggers are created in [Alerts](docId:2zMaXAfW8FaxD-bhWSeP6).

The *Incidents* pane includes filters for selection of a group list, state, and date range filters for Opened Before, Opened After, Closed Before and Closed After.

# Triggers

The Triggers section includes user-defined triggers. A trigger uses an event or a metric to trigger an action, which in turn sends a notification. 

You can create, view and modify user-defined triggers for the actions listed. An alert occurrence is registered as an incident and is shown in the [Incidents](docId:5KvF1Ard2qQLXOpTjk2OS) module. The generated alert appears in the [Events](docId:9b5tzo8OFqTJ9yqtHBOMZ) tab in Edge Device Details.  

**Alert Options**:

- Email
- Webhook
- Slack
- Pagerduty

# Notification Settings

From the *Notification Settings* section, you can add, modify, and view actions that is used by a trigger. The action sends a notification (Email, Slack, Webhook, Pagerduty) when a trigger is applied.

# Access Alerts UI

**To access the Alerts UI:**

1. Log in to Manufacturing Connect.
    The *Status Overview* pane by default appears.
2. From the Navigation panel, select **Events & Alerts**.
   The *Events & Alerts* pane appears. The *Alerts* tab displays by default.

Refer to the following actions you can take on the *Events & Alerts >* *Alerts* tab. The user interface below is for Manufacturing Connect version 2.22.0 and later.

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| **Action**                                                 | **Details**                                                                                       |
| ---------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| \[1] [Incidents](docId:5KvF1Ard2qQLXOpTjk2OS)              | View and manage generated incident alerts.                                                        |
| \[2] [Set Up Alert Triggers](docId\:nO-uR2H33zU216KfMYF7M) | Create conditions for triggering notifications.                                                   |
| \[3] [Notification Settings](docId\:ta3Jozufk6Scn325FM7Zt) | Manage alert notification preferences and actions.                                                |
| \[4] **Add New Trigger**                                   | Create a new user-defined alert trigger.[Manage Alert Triggers](docId\:nO-uR2H33zU216KfMYF7M)     |
| \[5] **Edit Trigger**                                      | Modify existing user-defined alert triggers.[Manage Alert Triggers](docId\:nO-uR2H33zU216KfMYF7M) |
| \[6] **Remove Trigger**                                    | Delete a specified alert trigger.                                                                 |