Using the alerts
To create an alert:
- Right-click on the watchlist row.
- From the pop-up menu, select New Alert. The New Alert wizard opens.
- Select the Alert type that you want to create.
- Click Next.
- Set the parameters specific to the selected alert type.
- Click Next.
- Select the actions to perform when the alert is activated.
- Click Finish.
The alert is added to the selected watchlist item.
The alerts are checked whenever there is an update in the security's quote. The alert's
match is signaled in the events view and, accordingly with the selected actions, with a pop-up
dialog and an hilight of the watchlist's row. To open the events view, on the main menu bar, click
Window > Show View > Events.
To edit an alert:
- Right-click on the watchlist row.
- From the pop-up menu, select Properties.
- Select the Alerts page.
- Select the alert to edit from the alerts table.
- Change the parameters.
- Click OK.
The alerts table shows a short description of the alert and the date and time when the
last match was found.
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