For a new rule, you define conditions for sending notifications including the severity of a check result and whom to notify when bad data triggers an alert.
In Soda Cloud, navigate to your avatar > Notification Rules, then click New Notification Rule. Follow the guided steps to complete the new rule. Use the table below for insight into the values to enter in the fields and editing panels.
| Field or Label | Guidance |
|---|---|
| Name | Provide a unique identifier for your notification. |
| For | Select All Checks, or select Selected Checks to use conditions to identify specific checks to which you want the rule to apply. You can identify checks according to several attributes such as Data Source Name, Dataset Name, or Check Name. |
| Notify Recipient | Select the destination to which this rule sends its notifications. For example, you can send the rule's notifications to a channel in Slack. |
| Notify About | Identify the notifications this rule sends based on the severity of the check result: warn, fail, or both. |