What is alert monitor in SAP BW-BEX - Business Explorer?

SAP Term: alert monitor

• Component: BW-BEX

• Component Name: Business Explorer

• Description: A monitoring tool for displaying exceptions whose threshold values have been exceeded or have not been reached. The critical exceptions are found in background processing with the help of the reporting agent. They are then displayed in the alert monitor as a follow-up action. Exceptions are displayed in the BEx Analyzer as well as in the reporting agent scheduler of the Administrator Workbench. Exceptions can also be displayed as an alert monitor in a Web application. Significance in BEx Web applications: Web item that displays the query views, which were found in background processing with the help of the reporting agent as a list or hierarchy in a Web application. You can jump between query views and see at a glance conspicuous key figure values that deviate from the defined threshold values. You can also set filters.

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• Key Concepts: 
  Alert Monitor is a component of the BW-BEX Business Explorer that allows users to monitor and analyze data in real-time. It provides an overview of the data and allows users to set up alerts for when certain conditions are met. Alerts can be set up for a variety of conditions, such as when a certain value is reached or when a certain trend is observed.
  
  How to use it: 
  To use the Alert Monitor, users must first create an alert. This can be done by selecting the “Create Alert” option from the Alert Monitor menu. From there, users can select the type of alert they want to create, such as a value alert or a trend alert. Once the alert has been created, users can then set up the conditions for when the alert should be triggered. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When setting up an alert, it is important to make sure that the conditions are specific enough so that they are not triggered too often. Additionally, it is important to make sure that the alert is set up correctly so that it is triggered when it should be. 
  
  Related Information: 
  The Alert Monitor is part of the BW-BEX Business Explorer suite of tools. Other components of this suite include Query Designer, Report Designer, and Analysis Designer. These tools allow users to create and analyze data in various ways. Additionally, there are other tools available for monitoring and analyzing data in real-time, such as SAP HANA and SAP Lumira.