Working with the Alert Builder

Alert Builder lets you manage alerts for specific datasets. This section shows you how to define, build, and set dataset run and job status alerts for your dataset.

Alert Builder Overview image

No. Component Description
All Alerts

Click All Alerts to view all of the dataset alerts configured in your Collibra DQ environment. The paginated All Alerts table includes alert details, including:

Dataset
The name of the dataset with an alert configured.
Alert Name
The user-defined name of the dataset alert.
Condition
The condition of the dataset alert that must be satisfied for the alert to trigger.
Format
The alert type, for example, EMAIL.
Format Value
The alert recipient, for example, an EMAIL format would have a Format Value of [email protected].

You can also scroll to the far right of the table and optionally click to delete a dataset alert.

Add Alert Optionally click Add Alert + to create a new alert for when a job run of your dataset meets a certain condition or status.
Metadata bar A dataset anchor that empowers you with the ability to access crucial data quality components related to your dataset, such as its Findings, Profile, and associated rules and alerts.
Alerts and Rules tabs
Alerts (default tab)
Shows the alert overview table containing details about the alerts configured for your dataset.
Rules
Shows the rule overview table containing details about rules configured against your dataset. You can configure alerts to send to recipients when a dataset run satisfies the condition of the rule.
Overview table Depending on whether the Alerts or Rules tab is selected, this is an overview table of the alerts or rules configured for your dataset. See the Managing Alerts and Alerts for Rules section below for more details.

Managing Alerts and Alerts for Rules

You can manage existing alerts and configure alerts for rules from the following pages.

Tip To sort a column, click the icons next to the column header.

Column Description
Alert Name The name of the alert for the selected dataset.
Dataset The name of the selected dataset.
Condition The condition configured for the alert.
Alert Recipient the email address of the recipient of the alert email.
Msg A custom message pertaining to the alert.
Batch Name The name of the batch alert, if applicable.
Valid The validity of the alert. If the alert is valid, a check mark displays in this column.
Action

Click Actions and then select one of the following options from the dropdown menu:

Edit
Modify the values of the selected alert.
Delete
Delete the selected alert.

Tip To sort a column, click the icons next to the column header.

Column Description
Rule Name The name of the rule.
Dataset The name of the selected dataset.
Value The SQL condition of your rule.
Points The number of points that Collibra DQ deducts from your data quality score when data breaches the conditions of your rule.
% If you do not customize this value on the Rule Details modal, Collibra DQ uses the default value of 1.
Valid

Shows whether your rule passes rule validation.

valid rule icon
Shows that your rule passes validation.
invalid rule icon
Shows that your rule does not pass validation.
Type The type of rule, for example, SQLF.
Action

Click Create Alert + to create a new alert for the dataset.
After you configure an alert for a rule, you can access it from the Alerts tab.