Create an Alert Definition Wizard: Enter Message
Modify Alert Definition Dialog: Message
This dialog appears in several forms. The Create an Alert Definition Wizard allows you to create a new alert. The Modify Alert Definition Dialog allows you to modify an existing alert. This page allows you to specify the message that should be generated when the conditions specified in the rules are true.
& For help with alerts, see Working with Messages and Alerts.
Specifying the Alert Message
The message specified on this page is the message that will appear in the Messages and Alerts Window when the conditions on the Rules page are true. The message text is entered into the message area at the top of this page. Situational values can be inserted into the message text using the controls at the bottom of this page.
Inserting Situational Values Into The Alert Message
Alert messages typically contain one or more values that are specific to the situation for which the alert was generated. These are displayed in the message definition as values in brackets. For example: "[Field Name of input: Signal]".
Situational values can be inserted into the message text using the controls at the bottom of this page. The following values are available for each input to the alert.
· Field Name
This value is the name of the field specified for this input.
Ä Note: If the Primary, Secondary, or Service Signal is used for the selected input, that special name will appear rather than the name of the underlying field. For example: "The Primary Signal has changed to Enter Long."
Ä Note: If a constant value is used for the selected input, the constant value will appear. For example: "The Relative Strength Index has crossed above 80."
· Current Value
This value is the current value of the field specified for this input.
Ä Note: If a signal is specified for the selected input, the underlying value of the field will appear rather than the position associated with that value. If you would like the position reported, use the Current Signal value.
· Current Signal
This value is the entry/exit signal position associated with the current value of this input. It is typically used for signal fields.
Ä Note: This displays the signal associated with the current value of the signal, which may vary between similar entry, exit, and hold signals during the course of a trade. Therefore, this value may not always display the current position of a signal.
· Current Date
This value is the date associated with the current value.
· Last Value
This value is the previous value of the field specified for this input.
Ä Note: If a signal is specified for the selected input, the underlying value of the field will appear rather than the position associated with that value. If you would like the position reported, use the Last Signal value.
· Last Signal
This value is the entry/exit signal position associated with the last value of this input. It is typically used for signal fields.
Ä Note: This displays the signal associated with the last value of the signal, which may vary between similar entry, exit, and hold signals during the course of a trade. Therefore, this value may not always display the previous position of a signal.
· Last Date
This value is the date associated with the last value.
What Do I Do Next?
If you are creating a new alert definition, press the Next button to continue on to the Specify Inputs page. If you would like to exit the wizard without creating a new alert definition, press the Cancel button. If you would like to change the name of the alert, press the Back button to return to the Basic Information page.
If you are finished updating the message of a previously created alert definition, press the OK button to save your changes or select another property page. If you would like to exit from this dialog without performing any changes, press the Cancel button.
Ä Note: Alert definitions require some type of message to be defined in order to be valid..
Additional Property Pages
The Modify Alert Definition Dialog has the following property pages.
This page allows you to specify the name, group, and basic description of this alert.
0 Rules
This page allows you to modify the rules associated with an alert. It is only available for alerts.
0 Message
This page allows you to modify the message associated with an alert. It is only available for alerts.
0 Inputs
This page allows you to edit and reorder the inputs for this alert.
0 Notes
This page allows you to enter notes associated with this alert.
& For help using property pages, see the help for Property Pages.
How Did I Get Here?
The Enter Message page appears after the Enter Rules page in the Create an Alert Definition Wizard.
The Modify Alert Dialog is displayed when you press the Edit… button on the Define Alert Definitions Dialog from under the Alert Definitions list.
& For help with alerts, see Working with Messages and Alerts.