By activating an alert, users can choose to receive an e-mail notification when content matching their search criteria is added or changed.
Content is considered to be new or updated when the value of its ft:lastEdition metadata is later than the last alert check.
It is possible to activate an alert in the following ways:
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Select a check box in the Activate alert section of the Save current search dialog:
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Activate a toggle in the My Library > Searches interface:
The following image shows a saved search that a user has added with an alert, which is indicated by the Alert icon:
Alerts are automatically triggered every Monday at 4am UTC.