Alerts

TrackAbout Alerts are reports that are automatically generated and emailed either on a regular schedule or when a specific action happens.

TrackAbout offers the following types of alerts:

  • Asset Collision — This alert is emailed when TrackAbout detects an asset collision.

  • Expiring Assets — This alert lists assets that are do to expire in a specified number of days.

  • Record Save — This alert is sent out when a new record with a specified asset attached is saved.

  • Transfer of Assets Matching Criteria — This alert is sent out when assets matching specific criteria are transferred.

  • Wireless — These are special alerts that are displayed on mobile devices through TrackAbout Mobile 6 and 7. The text you enter in the alert will be displayed on wireless mobile units after a record containing this asset has been saved wirelessly. There can be only one wireless alert note per asset. Actions that trigger the message includes Wireless lookup, Delivery and Pickup, etc. The alerts do not go away after triggered, a user needs to remove the alert.

The alerts you have created are listed on the Alerts ðAlert List page.

To create a new alert, click ADD A NEW ALERT on the Alert List page, or navigate to Alerts ðAdd New Alert...

...then click Add for the type of alert you want to create.