Last Modified Date: 20 Jul 2023
Environment
Tableau ServerAnswer
Data driven alerts is a new feature starting in Tableau Server 10.3. The ability to set specific conditional data driven alerts is still based on workarounds.Workaround for conditional alerts based on time of day
Option 1
Change the time interval that the Server checks for to confirm when conditions are true.(See link in upper right)Option 2
Change the extract refresh schedule, since server also checks alerts whenever extracts in the related workbook are refreshed.
Workaround for conditional alerts based on when the underlying data reaches a threshold of N or more records
Option 1
Create a secondary view counting the records and create an additional alert on the secondary view.
Option 2
Create a filter on the view to only show the bars with N or more records in the underlying data.
Workaround for conditional alerts based on when the value for a particular dimension reaches various thresholds
Option 1
Create multiple graphs with a filter for each dimension value
Apply a data driven alert to each graph separately
Additional Information
The ability to set specific conditional data driven alerts is not a functionality that currently is built into the product. Voice your support for the implementation of this feature by adding your vote to the following Community idea: Specific Conditional Data Driven Alerts.Thank you for providing your feedback on the effectiveness of the article.
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