Working with Alerts

Working with Alerts

Setting and managing alerts for your data

When to use

When you want to automatically get notified if a key metric is above or below a tolerance threshold

Instructions

All alerts are created and managed at PowerBI.com.

To create a new simple (and free) alert:

• Go to a dashboard --> mouse over a card visual --> select Manage Alerts
• Configure the rule conditions and frequency
• Click Save & Close

To modify (or remove) an existing alert:

• Go to the dashboard --> mouse over a card visual --> select Configure Alerts
• Delete the rule (if desired) by clicking the trash can

To configure more granular alerts (requires a pro license):

• Go to a report --> mouse over any visual --> click the Bell icon
• Configure the rule conditions
• Select the notification audience
• Click Save & Close

Hints & tips

• Simple Alerts can only be set up on visuals that return a single data point (like Cards)
• A pro license gives you access to configure rules on other visuals