Preview Alert Message and Send Test Alert

Complete the following steps to preview the messages that will be sent for an alert or to send a test message to the contacts for the alert:

  1. From the Alerts pane, select an alert and then click the Info link.

    Click the Show Disabled check box to see any disabled alerts.

    All Alerts

  2. Click Preview Alert to see how the alert will look in an email or fax.

    Preview Alert

  3. The Alert Preview window displays the text that will be sent in a Long Message, a Short Message, or Pager. Click through each tab to see the text.

    Alert Preview Window

  4. On the Alert Preview window, click Send Test Alert to send a test alert to all linked contacts.

    Send Test Alert Window

  5. Click Yes to send the alert or No to cancel on the Send Test Alert window.

  6. Click to close either the Alert Preview or Send Test Alert window.