{"id":18446,"date":"2019-05-28T15:28:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T19:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/?p=18446"},"modified":"2020-03-16T11:45:25","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T15:45:25","slug":"custom-alert-messages-alert-testing-room-alert-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/18446\/custom-alert-messages-alert-testing-room-alert-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Custom Alert Messages and Alert Testing in Room Alert Account"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In our <a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/18443\/advanced-alerting-reporting-room-alert-account\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">article on some of the advanced features<\/a> in our Room Alert Account dashboard, we discussed how alerts can now be sent to multiple recipients through email, SMS, and HTTP Post.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to those advanced options, users can also create custom alert messages in the Room Alert Account dashboard, and test them before they\u2019re in full use. Let\u2019s take a deeper look into how these new enhancements can help your business fully monitor temperature, humidity, flood, power, smoke and more.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Creating Custom Alert Messages In Room Alert Account<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>One feature that Room Alert Account users on the Professional tier and higher get to take advantage of is the ability for users to fully customize their own alerts. This gives Room Alert Account users a truly endless array of options of how their alerts can be displayed when they show up in their recipients\u2019 inboxes. Alerts from any sensors, such as <a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/Products\/Sensors\/Digital_Temperature_Humidity.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Temperature and Humidity<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/Products\/Sensors\/Flood_Sensor_24_Cable.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Flood<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/Products\/Sensors\/Air_Flow.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Air Flow<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/Products\/Sensors\/Current_Loop_1.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Current Loop<\/a>\u00a0can be customized in any way you would like.<\/p>\n<p>Customizing an alert is as easy as going to the Alert Options in the Room Alert Account dashboard, clicking the Custom radio button as shown below, and entering any new text you\u2019d like for both Triggered Alerts as well as Cleared Alerts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Custom.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5612\" src=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Custom-1024x668.png\" alt=\"Custom\" width=\"600\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Custom-1024x668.png 1024w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Custom-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Custom-768x501.png 768w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Custom.png 1046w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve also provided a list of most commonly used keywords for users to input into their custom alert messages as well. Just press the Insert Keyword button on the upper right, which will bring up a Keywords list. Each keyword has a brief description, and clicking on the Keyword automatically inserts it into your chosen place in the Alert you\u2019re customizing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Keyword_List-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5636\" src=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Keyword_List-1-275x300.png\" alt=\"Keyword_List\" width=\"275\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Keyword_List-1-275x300.png 275w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Keyword_List-1.png 598w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not only can device information be customized with advanced alerts in Room Alert Account, users can fully customize the text in the message as well. Users can opt to provide a list of emergency contacts in the alert, or even list steps to resolve the alert.<\/p>\n<p>For example, a business that has multiple alerts set up can provide a resolution list in the message that Room Alert Account sends when an alert is triggered. If Room Alert sends a message that their data center\u2019s temperature is too hot, the message sent to all contacts can give a list to the first responder of steps to take, such as:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open all internal data center doors<\/li>\n<li>Check building AC<\/li>\n<li>If building AC is not working, turn on portable backup AC<\/li>\n<li>Call building manager at 555.123.4567 to notify them of problem<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The message being sent is entirely up to the user! Not only will you be notified of the problem immediately, anyone who gets that alert message will be provided with a quick list of steps to help resolve the issue.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Send Alerts In Your Local Language<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Room Alert is made in the U.S.A. and currently shipped to users in over 185 countries. As a result, we have countless users who don\u2019t have English as their primary language (which is what Room Alert alerts default to).<\/p>\n<p>Now with customized alerts in the Room Alert Account dashboard, users can fully modify each and every alert to be delivered in their own local language. This can be an immense help when it comes to making sure users know exactly which alert is being triggered, and how to resolve it immediately.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Alert_In_French-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5667\" src=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Alert_In_French-1-300x135.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Alert_In_French-1-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Alert_In_French-1-768x347.png 768w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Alert_In_French-1.png 817w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Alert_In_Spanish-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5668\" src=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Alert_In_Spanish-1-300x133.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Alert_In_Spanish-1-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Alert_In_Spanish-1-768x340.png 768w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Alert_In_Spanish-1.png 824w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Room Alert Account allows users to customize both how and when alerts are sent, as well as the actual content of all custom alert messages.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Alert Testing<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Alerts are designed to notify users in the event of an environment factor you\u2019re monitoring crossing a threshold you\u2019ve set. But how helpful is the alert if the recipients don\u2019t receive it?<\/p>\n<p>Users can test the delivery of every alert they send right from within Room Alert Account. Once you\u2019ve entered a new recipient, just hover over the right side of the Action, which will bring up three icons.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Alert_mouseover-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5666 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Alert_mouseover-1-300x107.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Alert_mouseover-1-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Alert_mouseover-1.png 451w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click the checkmark, which will bring up the Test Alert Action dialogue. Click Yes to have a test alert sent to that user, which allows you to confirm that the email address, SMS number, or ticketing\/monitoring software is entered correctly in your Room Alert Account dashboard. Don\u2019t wait until an actual alert is triggered to discover you accidentally misspelled your on-call technician\u2019s email, or transposed a few digits in their cell phone number they\u2019re expecting SMS alerts on.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Monitor, Alert, Graph, and Report with Room Alert and Room Alert Account<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Using enhanced and custom alert messages in the Room Alert Account dashboard allows our users to have an even better overview of the environment conditions in their facilities, and provides an easy way for Room Alert users to customize their alert messaging to make for even easier remote monitoring.<\/p>\n<p>If you have questions about the features available to you in the Room Alert Account portal, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/category\/faq\/roomalert-com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visit our FAQ for more information<\/a>. You can also contact us at <a href=\"mailto:Support@AVTECH.com\">Support@AVTECH.com<\/a> or chat with us online through our live app on any product page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In our article on some of the advanced features in our Room Alert Account dashboard, we discussed how alerts can now be sent to multiple recipients through email, SMS, and HTTP Post. 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