Alert Permissions Dialog
In the Alert Permissions dialog, the users with 'Read & Write' access permission can set access permissions for an alert to configure permissions in the Alert Permissions dialog.
Workflow
What do you want to do?
| Role | I want to... | Documentation |
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Administrator/ Analyst |
Configure Reporting Engine |
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Administrator/ Analyst |
Configure an alert |
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Administrator/ Analyst |
Schedule an alert | Schedule an Alert |
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Administrator/ Analyst |
View an alert |
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| Administrator/ Analyst | Investigate an alert | Investigate an Alert |
| Administrator/ Analyst | Manage an alert and alert template* | Manage an Alert and Alert Template |
*You can complete these tasks here.
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The Alert permissions dialog allows you to set alert permissions depending on the user role.
The following figure is an example with the important features labeled.
| 1 | Click Alerts to open the Alert view. |
| 2 |
Click |
| 3 | Based on the user role, select the appropriate options. |
| 4 | (Optional) Select the checkbox if you want to automatically provide read access permission to dependent rules. |
| 5 | Click Save. |
Note: If a User (other than a super user) creates an alert, super users will not be able to access the alert.
The following table lists the columns in the Alert Permissions dialog.
| Column | Description |
| Roles | Displays all the user roles in the NetWitness user interface. |
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Read & Write |
Allows you to apply 'Read&Write' access to the alert. |
| Read Only | Allows you to apply only 'Read' access to the alert. |
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No Access |
By selecting this permission, you cannot access or view the alert. |
 Apply Read-only permission to Rules in the Alerts |
Allows you to automatically apply permissions to the rules in the alerts. |
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Cancel |
Cancels all the changes made to the permissions. |
| Save | Saves the selection and provides access to the role based on the selection. |
