Getting started with sharepoint alerts
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The document discusses how to set up alerts in SharePoint document libraries. It provides instructions on navigating to the document library, clicking the "Actions" and "Alert Me" options, and configuring the alert title, recipients, change types, filters, and frequency of notifications. Screenshots illustrate the alert configuration window where users can specify these notification preferences.
Getting started with sharepoint alerts
- 1. Getting started with SharePoint Alerts By Robert Crane Computer Information Agency http://www.ciaops.com
- 2. 2 Index Introduction Page 3 Summary Page 4 Setting alerts in Document Libraries Page 5 Managing alerts Page 12 Glossary Page 17 Additional resources Page 18 About Page 20 © www.ciaops.com 21/04/2010 10:58 AM
- 3. 3 Introduction Copyright and Usage This document has been created by the Computer Information Agency (www.ciaops.com) and is copyright. You are however free to distribute this document to third parties only in its entirety and without modification. For information about using all or part of this document aside from this please contact [email protected]. Donation This document is provided free of charge however significant time and effort is involved in making it available. If you have found the information contained within useful you are asked to make a donation via http://donation.ciaops.com. Any contribution, no matter what size, is used to help us improve the quality and quantity of our offerings. Format Words that are displayed with an underline can be found at the glossary at the end of the document. Terms This document from the Computer Information Agency is provided as is. Every effort has been made by the author to ensure that information provided is correct however this cannot be guaranteed. By using this document you hereby assume full responsibility for any risk to computer systems, now and forever arising out of, or related to the use of this document on any computer system. Feedback Any feedback, corrections or suggestions concerning this document can be addressed to [email protected]. For further information about the creator of this document please see the About section at the end. Advertisement The Windows SharePoint Operations Guide (http://www.wssops.com) will help the IT Professional install, configure and maintain Windows SharePoint in a variety of environments. Since the product is subscription based you always get access to the latest SharePoint information in a clear and concise manner. For the price of a few hours of work you can have access to an ever growing library of SharePoint knowledge. It will not only save you time and money but help you generate more revenue by teaching you about the fastest growing Microsoft technology. Sign up today and start reaping the benefits. © www.ciaops.com 21/04/2010 10:58 AM
- 4. 4 Summary SharePoint provides the ability to notify you automatically via email when changes are made to most areas within a SharePoint site. You are able to configure the types and frequency of these notifications to suite your requirements. This document will cover the following topics: 1. How to configure an alert. 2. How to configure the frequency and details of alerts. 3. How to manage alerts. A video presentation of this documentation can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNiDlfqAE9s which is part of the YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/directorciaops that contains many more SharePoint how videos. © www.ciaops.com 21/04/2010 10:58 AM
- 5. 5 Setting alerts in Document Libraries 1. Click Actions 2. Then click Alert Me Navigate to the Document Library in which you wish to create a notification. From the menu across the top of the library select Actions and then Alert Me from the drop menu that appears. Note, that the menu items displayed here maybe different depending on your level of access. © www.ciaops.com 21/04/2010 10:58 AM
- 6. 6 The screen should now display a window that allows you to configure the settings for a New Alert like shown above. You can give this New Alert any description you want in the Alert Title area at the top of the page. It is recommended that you use a title that is descriptive enough to let you know the location of the alert in case changes need to be made in the future. In the Send Alerts To area you should see your name. If you have the security rights you are able to add any additional site users to this alert so that they will also receive automatic email notifications. In the Change Type area you can now select when you will receive alerts. The available options are: - All changes: When any change in the Document Library occurs you will you receive a notification. This includes when files are added to the library, changed or deleted. Selecting this option will ensure that you receive the maximum possible number of notifications about changes to this Document Library. © www.ciaops.com 21/04/2010 10:58 AM
- 7. 7 - New items added: Selecting this option will mean that you will only receive notification when a file is uploaded to this Document Library. - Existing items are modified: Selecting this option will result in you only receiving notification when something in the Document Library is changed. This may mean a new version of the document, a change to the existing document or even a change in the description of the document. - Items are deleted: Selecting this option will result in you only receiving notification when something in the Document Library removed. Thus when a document in the library is removed you will receive an email notification informing you of that fact. When you have selected the options you desire scroll down the screen to view the remaining options. © www.ciaops.com 21/04/2010 10:58 AM
- 8. 8 In the Send Alerts for These Changes you can provide a filter for which changes you wish to receive notifications for. The available options are: - Anything changes: This basically does not filter the results. It means that you will receive notifications for all the changes you selected in the Change Type area above. - Someone else changes a document: In most cases you do not wish to receive notification that you have changed a document. Unless you select this option you will receive notification when any changes occur to a document in the Document Library, including those made by yourself. © www.ciaops.com 21/04/2010 10:58 AM
- 9. 9 - Someone else changes a document created by me: This allows you to only receive notifications for only changes on documents you created. Changes made to any other documents not created by you in the Document Library will not provide notification. - Someone else changes a document last modified by me: In this case you receive notification when someone changes a document of which you were the last to modify. When you change a document and save it back to the Document Library you automatically become the last person to modify that document. This filter allows you to track only those documents that someone has changed after you have been recently working on. The final configuration option When to Send Alerts allows you to determine the frequency of receiving alerts. The options available are: - Send email immediately: As soon as a change matching the options you have set above occurs an email notification will be triggered. If you are working with a Document Library that experiences a lot of change you should be careful about using this option as it will potentially generate a lot of emails. - Send a daily summary: At the time that you nominate you will receive a single email with the details of the notifications you have requested to see. When you select this option the time setting at the bottom of the list will become available for you to set as required. - Send a weekly summary: On the day and the time you specify you will be sent a single email with the details of the notifications you have requested to see. When you select this option the day and time settings at the bottom of the list will become available for you to set as required. When you have completed configuring the desired option press the OK button to save. © www.ciaops.com 21/04/2010 10:58 AM
- 10. 10 Immediately upon saving your settings you should receive an email like that show above. It will confirm the configuration of the alert you have just created. You will also notice a number of hyperlinked words which can be clicked to take you that area within the SharePoint site. If you do not receive an email like that shown above firstly check that it has not been caught in any spam filters. If you still have not received it then you will need to check you email configurations to ensure that you receive future alerts. © www.ciaops.com 21/04/2010 10:58 AM
- 11. 11 Now when a change is made to the Document Library that matches the criteria and the frequency you configured in your alert you should receive an email like shown above. The email will identify the items that have changed as well as provide you with a number of links inside the email that allow you to go the location within the SharePoint site. © www.ciaops.com 21/04/2010 10:58 AM
- 12. 12 Managing Alerts 1. Select Name 2. Select My Settings It is possible to configure notifications in just about every location in SharePoint which can make them hard to manage if changes need to be made once they have been configured. You can view and change your alerts site wide by clicking on your name in the top right of the site. When you do this a drop down menu will appear. Select the option My Settings to manage your alerts. Note that the items displayed here many vary depending on your access. © www.ciaops.com 21/04/2010 10:58 AM
- 13. 13 Select My Alerts You should now see information about your login to the SharePoint site. From the menu across the top select the option My Alerts to manage your notification settings across the site. You should see a complete list of the alerts you have configured on the site. To remove any alert simply click in the box to the left of the alert and then select Delete Selected Alerts from the menu. You will also notice that the menu provides the option to create new notifications. To do this simply select the Add Alert option from the menu. © www.ciaops.com 21/04/2010 10:58 AM
- 14. 14 You should now see a list of the all the areas in the site in which you can configure notifications. Simply select the location you desire and press the Next button to continue. © www.ciaops.com 21/04/2010 10:58 AM
- 15. 15 Now a screen that is very similar to the configuration listed in the previous section is displayed. Simply configure all the settings as desired and press the OK button to save these. If you need assistance with the function of each option then see the previous section. © www.ciaops.com 21/04/2010 10:58 AM
- 16. 16 When complete you should now see the newly configured alert appear in the list My Alerts on this Site. © www.ciaops.com 21/04/2010 10:58 AM
- 17. 17 Glossary Document Library – A component of Microsoft SharePoint. This a location in which you can store a range of files much like a folder on a network server. A SharePoint Document Library however has a number of additional features such as version control and check in, check out to name just a few. http://sharepoint.microsoft.com. SharePoint – Is available from Microsoft in two versions Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) and Windows SharePoint Services (WSS). SharePoint provides many collaboration capabilities including document versioning and approval, wikis, blogs, survey and project management via a graphical interface. SharePoint can be usually be installed on any Microsoft Windows Server. More information is available at http://sharepoint.microsoft.com. © www.ciaops.com 21/04/2010 10:58 AM
- 18. 18 Additional resources From the CIAOPS SharePoint Guide - http://www.wssops.com Windows SharePoint Operations Guide Linkedin Group - http://www.linkedin.com/e/vgh/1922207/ Windows SharePoint Operations Guide on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Windows-SharePoint-Operations- Guide/167213188332 Public SharePoint site - http://supportweb.ciaops.net.au Presentations and Documents - http://www.slideshare.net/directorcia Robert Crane’s blog – http://supportweb.ciaops.net.au/blog Videos http://www.youtube.com/user/saturnalliance http://www.youtube.com/user/directorciaops Commercial internet SharePoint sites www.ferrari.com www.hawaiianair.com http://www.carlsberggroup.com SharePoint product information Microsoft SharePoint - http://www.microsoft.com/sharepoint/default.mspx SharePoint product comparisons - http://office.microsoft.com/en- us/sharepointtechnology/FX101758691033.aspx Which SharePoint Technology is right for you? - http://office.microsoft.com/en- us/sharepointtechnology/FX101758691033.aspx?ofcresset=1 Microsoft Search Server Express - http://www.microsoft.com/searchserver Microsoft SharePoint Services 3.0 Help and How to - http://office.microsoft.com/en- gb/sharepointtechnology/FX101494691033.aspx © www.ciaops.com 21/04/2010 10:58 AM
- 19. 19 Tour a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 site - http://office.microsoft.com/en- us/sharepointtechnology/HA102055631033.aspx Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Overview - http://technet.microsoft.com/en- us/windowsserver/sharepoint/bb684453.aspx Windows SharePoint Services v3.0 vs Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 - http://dotnetaddict.dotnetdevelopersjournal.com/moss_vs_wss.htm Case Studies Ferrari Case Study - http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?CaseStudyID=4000004987 Pfizer Boosts Efficiency by 15 Percent with Easy to Use, Shared Note-Taking Program - http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?casestudyid=4000004505 Benefits Five ways SharePoint can save you money - http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=6c9db923-139c- 4d0c-8111-a6b8c9478c1b Top 10 Benefits of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0- http://technet.microsoft.com/en- us/windowsserver/sharepoint/bb684456.aspx © www.ciaops.com 21/04/2010 10:58 AM
- 20. 20 About Author - Robert Crane BE MBA MCP Robert has a degree in Electrical Engineering as well as Masters of Business Administration. He is also a Small Business Specialist and Microsoft Certified SharePoint Professional. Robert has over 15 years of IT experience in a variety of fields and positions, including working on Wall St in New York. He was the co- founder of Saturn Alliance an IT systems integration business in Sydney, Australia. He continues his involvement with information technology as the Principal of the Computer Information Agency. Apart from resolving client technical issues, Robert continues to present at seminars and write on a number for topics for the Computer Information Agency. Robert can be contacted via [email protected]. Company – Computer Information Agency ( www.ciaops.com) Founded in 1995, the Computer Information Agency is a specialized technology consultancy in Sydney, Australia that focuses on assisting businesses and individuals improve their productivity using technology and smart business practices. The Computer Information Agency has high levels of experience in technologies such as Windows Servers, including Small Business Server, and desktop applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel and OneNote. With special emphasis placed on the business benefits of technology the Computer Information Agency is unique in its ability to work with companies to improve and streamline their processes utilizing the technology they already have in place. The focus is on providing an improved end result for the business which in the long run leads to greater productivity and profitability. More information about the Computer Information Agency can be found at http://www.ciaops.com. Advertisement The Windows SharePoint Operations Guide (http://www.wssops.com) will help the IT Professional install, configure and maintain Windows SharePoint in a variety of environments. Since the product is subscription based you always get access to the latest SharePoint information in a clear and concise manner. For the price of a few hours of work you can have access to an ever growing library of SharePoint knowledge. It will not only save you time and money but help you generate more revenue by teaching you about the fastest growing Microsoft technology. Sign up today and start reaping the benefits. © www.ciaops.com 21/04/2010 10:58 AM