Replication Alert Properties Dialog

This dialog allows you to set up email alerts for specific events that occur when processing the selected replication. Use the Alert Settings tab to choose which events to include in an email, and use the Message Layout tab to specify email recipients and email content. In addition to defining the email content in this dialog, you must set email server properties in the Mail tab of the Replication Agent Options dialog.

As an alternative, or in addition to email alerts for a specific replication, you can set up email alerts at the server level for all replications defined on the server using the Alerts tab in the Replication Agent Options dialog.

Note: It is also possible to create a custom email alert by writing a script that uses the SendMail function.

Filtering Alerts

Where the alert type allows, it is possible to set a filter to identify specific conditions for an alert. The filter field is displayed to the right of the alert name and can contain logical operators in addition to specific strings. The supported logical operators are AND, OR, NOT (uppercase with precedence as shown). Parentheses can be used to change operator precedence. Substrings to be matched with message content should be enclosed in quotes (') or double quotes(").

Examples:

All messages for enabled replications except "EMP50" and "EMP51":
"enabled" AND NOT ("EMP50" OR "EMP51")
All messages not containing the substring "warning 256":
NOT "warning 256"
All messages containing "error" or "warning":
"error" OR "warning"

Alert Settings Tab

Replication Events
Replication Info	Reports all comments generated by Syniti DR in the "Information" category for the selected replication. The filter option allows you to set a string to identify a subset of "Information" messages you want to receive.
Replication Errors	Reports all comments generated by Syniti DR in the "Error" category for the selected replication. The filter option allows you to set a string to identify a subset of "Error" messages you want to receive.
Replication Warnings	Reports all comments generated by Syniti DR in the "Warning" category for the selected replication. The filter option allows you to set a string to identify a subset of "Warning" messages you want to receive.
Reached Max Replication Latency	Reports whentheTransaction Latency Thresholdsetting in the General tab of the Replication Agent Options dialog has been exceededby comparing the current time with the latest processed transaction time (or the last scheduled mirroring time if there are no transactions). If the lag between the two exceeds the Transaction Latency Threshold (set in the General tab of the Replication Agent Options dialog), an email message is generated. This can indicate that the current settings for the Replication Agent and the replication are not allowing the Replication Agent to keep up with the number of transactions.
Reached Max Replication Downtime	Sets a maximum number of hours that the selected replication could be stopped before sending an email notification. For example, if the number of hours is set at 3, an email would be send once the down time for the replication reaches 3 hours.

Alert Schedule

Use this option to limit the number of email messages you receive for a defined set of alerts.

Message Layout Tab

Use this tab to define the alert email recipients and the overall layout of the email message

Recipients

A semi-colon separated list of email addresses.

Title

A default email subject line is provided, but you can edit the text to provide your own subject line.

Body

A default email body format is provided, but you can edit the text to customize the email format.

Html Format

Check this option to send email messages in HTML format.

Attachment

To attach the current Syniti DR text file log to the email, select Log from the drop-down list.

Opening the Replication Alert Properties Dialog

In the Management Center Metadata Explorer, select a replication.
From the right mouse button menu, choose Replication Properties.
In the Replication Properties dialog, go to the Alerts tab.
Click Add Alert to open the Replication Alert Properties dialog.