About Query Alerting

You can set up query alerting on your Mashup Builder application. This enables end-users to save queries so they are alerted whenever new or modified documents that match the query are added to the index.

Query alerts can either be:

  • Scheduled - the alert runs at a fixed time, at regular intervals.

  • Real time - the alert runs as soon as a new matching document is indexed.

This section describes alerting for use with a Mashup Builder application. However, if you are using the Mashup API or Search API to build a custom application, you can configure alerting through the Management API’s (MAMI) AlertingManager. For more information, see Customizing Alerting in the Exalead CloudView Programmer's Guide .

Setting up alerting involves the following steps:

Step

What

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1

In the Administration Console, create a security source.

Configuring Security Sources in the Exalead CloudView Administration Guide.

2

In the Business Console and Administration Console, set up alerting.

This means defining whether the alerting is scheduled or real-time, which security source to use, the output, and the frequency (for scheduled alerting).

The steps to follow depend on the alert type: scheduled or real-time.

Using Scheduled Alerts

Using Real-time Alerts

3

In Mashup Builder, enable security on the appropriate page(s), and add widgets for saving and managing alerts.

Managing Alerts in Mashup Builder