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Through the Notification Preferences page, you choose how you
want to be notified about different types of events.
For everything from regional Ad Hoc events to Winter Storm Advisories, you can select the methods (email, text, pager, voice, or web page) through which you receive notifications. When an event is created, edited, or ended, the solution sends notifications through the selected methods using the details entered on your User Info page.
Event notifications sent via email and text pager contain high-level details, such as the name of the event, the name of the individual who created or edited the event, and the affected regions. To make event access even easier, the email notification also includes a link to EMResource that you can click to open the Log In page. Upon entering
your credentials,
the event
detail page
opens.
Selecting the Web Page option means that when you are working in EMResource, a window opens, and an alert sounds to notify you about the event.
For some event types, you can limit notifications to only include you if the event involves resources you manage. If the event type
You can also subscribe to your region's ad hoc events by selecting notification methods associated with the Ad Hoc Event type.
For some types of events you can also set a limit on notifications. If the eventsupports this feature, the My Resources Only
If you select this check box for an event type, the system sends you notifications only when one or more of your resources are involved in the event.
Note: If no resources are identified in an event template, this feature is not supported. In this case, N/A appears in the Notification Limit column.
checkbox appears. For details on automated alerts and notifications, refer to Notifications: Types.
To
define event notification preferences
- In the
- main menu
- , click Preferences and, in the list, select Notification Preferences. The Notification Preferences for (user) page opens.
- In the Event Notifications section, for each Event Type, on that row, select the corresponding checkboxes to enable these
- Notification Methods:
- Text
- Pager
Web Page - If you choose this option, a pop-up window opens when this type of event occurs and the window is accompanied by an audible alert.
For Event Type that have a Notification Limit, select or clear the My Resources Only check box as appropriate.
Click Save.
- Mobile App
- Voice (available with the add-on)
- Web Page
Forevent types that have a Notification Limit, select the My Resources Only checkbox to only receive notifications about resources with which you are associated.
Click Save.
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