Custom alert template settings
The conditions for triggering the alert at the time specified on the Scheduling and Delivery tab. The available columns vary by the entity type (such as campaign or keyword). All filters are joined using the Boolean function AND, which means that all specified conditions must be met.
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To add a filter, click next to ADD FILTER, and then do the following:
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(Optional) To filter the column names by text string, enter the search string in the ADD FILTER input field.
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Select a column name from the column menu.
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Define the filter on the column:
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(Filters without input fields) Click next to the second menu, and then select the check boxes next to each value to include.
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(Metric columns for which you want to track increases or decreases in value between the specified date range and the previous period) For the operator, select increases by or decreases by, and then enter the threshold value.
For example, if you鈥檝e selected the 鈥淐ost鈥 column and want to be alerted when any campaign鈥檚 cost increases by 21%, then select 鈥渋ncreases by鈥 and enter 21 in the input field. In the Date Comparison Format field, indicate that you鈥檙e interested in a change in percentage (rather than a change in currency units).
When you select this option, two additional columns are added for each regular data column. For example, instead of including just one column for 鈥淐licks,鈥 the report includes columns for 鈥淐licks R1鈥(for Range 1) 鈥淐licks R2鈥 (for Range 2), and either 鈥淐licks Diff鈥 or 鈥淐licksDiff (%),鈥 depending on the specified Date Comparison Format (see below).
Notes:
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The difference column isn鈥檛 populated for derived metrics.
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This feature isn鈥檛 available for conversion metric, ID, or label classification columns.
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Reports that compare large date ranges may take longer to generate.
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(All other filters with input fields) Select an operator from the second menu, and then enter the applicable value.
For example, if you鈥檝e selected the 鈥淐licks鈥 column and want to return only rows with more than 100 clicks, then select 鈥済reater than鈥 and enter 100 in the input field.
Depending on the data type, available operators may include greater than, less than, equals, contains, doesn鈥檛 contain, starts with, ends with, no value, has value, before, after, or no date.
Note: Text values aren鈥檛 case-sensitive. For example, if you filter by campaigns with 鈥渓oan鈥 in the name, then the results could include 鈥淐onsumer Loans鈥 and 鈥渓oan applications.鈥
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To remove a filter, click next to the filter definition.
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(Available when the alert tracks increases or decreases in one or more metric columns) How to express the difference between data in the two date ranges:
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Variance (the default) 鈥 Shows the difference as a numeric value.
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% Change 鈥 Shows the difference as a percentage.
How often the alert checks for the specified condition filters and, when all conditions are met, sends email notifications:
- Daily at <NN> [AM
To add an address, enter the address, and then click Add. To specify multiple addresses, separate them with commas or spaces, or add them separately.
When the alert includes up to 1000 records, a CSV version of the alert is attached to the email message.