Alerts
Proactive notifications for critical business metrics.
Structured’s Alerts feature is designed to keep your team informed and responsive to critical changes in your business metrics. By leveraging the power of Structured’s centralized semantic layer, Alerts provide real-time notifications that help you manage key performance indicators (KPIs) and other essential metrics, ensuring that your organization can act swiftly and effectively.
What Are Alerts in Structured?
Alerts in Structured are automated notifications triggered by specific changes or thresholds in your business metrics. These alerts are integrated directly with the semantic layer, ensuring that they are based on the most accurate and consistent data available across your organization.
Key Features of Alerts
How to Set Up Alerts in Structured
Step 1: Define Alert Criteria
Start by defining the criteria that will trigger an alert. This could include thresholds such as “Notify me if monthly revenue drops below $100,000” or “Alert me when customer churn rate exceeds 5%.” These criteria are based on the metrics defined in the semantic layer.
Step 2: Customize Notification Settings
Customize how and where alerts are delivered. Choose from various delivery methods, including email, SMS, or push notifications. You can also set different alert levels (e.g., warning, critical) based on the severity of the event.
Step 3: Integrate with Workflow
Integrate alerts into your team’s workflow by assigning them to specific individuals or teams. Structured allows you to automate the routing of alerts based on the type of event, ensuring that the right people are notified immediately.
Step 4: Monitor and Adjust
Once alerts are set up, monitor their performance and adjust the criteria or settings as needed. Structured provides analytics on alert frequency and response times, helping you optimize your alerting strategy.
Step 5: Review and Act
Regularly review alerts and ensure that they are being addressed promptly. Structured’s interface allows you to track the status of each alert, providing visibility into how effectively your team is responding to critical events.
Sample Alerts and Use Cases
Benefits of Using Alerts in Structured
Proactive Response
Real-time alerts enable your team to respond proactively to potential issues, minimizing the impact of adverse events and capitalizing on opportunities.
Operational Efficiency
By automating the monitoring of critical metrics, alerts reduce the need for manual oversight, allowing your team to focus on strategic tasks.
Enhanced Decision-Making
Alerts ensure that decision-makers are informed immediately when key metrics change, providing the data needed to make timely and informed decisions.
Increased Accountability
With alerts assigned to specific team members, you can track who is responsible for responding to critical events, increasing accountability across the organization.
Real-World Example
Example: Monitoring Customer Churn with Alerts
Imagine you are monitoring customer churn for a subscription service. By setting up an alert to notify you if the churn rate exceeds 5% in any given month, you can take immediate action, such as launching a retention campaign or reaching out to at-risk customers. Structured ensures that these alerts are based on the most accurate and up-to-date data, allowing you to respond effectively.
Conclusion
Alerts in Structured are a powerful tool for maintaining visibility over your critical business metrics. By providing real-time, customizable notifications based on standardized data, Structured ensures that your team is always equipped to handle critical events efficiently. This feature not only supports operational management but also enhances strategic decision-making, keeping your business agile and responsive.