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title: Edit Alert Groups
slug: pl-check-links/edit-alert-groups
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createdAt: 2026-02-23T07:45:13.958Z
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### Required Permissions

Only users who are assigned to a Role with User Management permissions can use this feature. See [Edit Dairy User Permissions](docId\:dgKiJJMfdmpDvWGygh_P2) and [Manage Dairy Roles](docId\:tklz3_ROmKlipE8l-rFi6) for more information.
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On the [Alert Groups](docId:_VreTDckzamCrDFE6DtOr) page, you can easily edit the details for an alert group by clicking on an alert group to open a side panel that displays the alert group details you can change.

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You cannot add or edit alert groups until alerts and thresholds are enabled in PULSE and at least one alert threshold value is entered on the [Indicators](docId\:RE-3UmvPZJ_01xYxFTyoM) page for your herd.

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See [Step 1: Enable & Set Up Health Indicators](docId\:WS6hEOWkONg4PlwVGnWhK) and [Step 2: Enter Alert Thresholds](docId\:hmlPTB6aLANxS-osB-5Ul) for instructions.

See the guidelines below to learn more about editing alert group details.

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- All required fields are marked with the **\*** (asterisk) symbol.
- Click the delete button

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in the upper right corner of the side panel to delete the alert group. See [Delete Alert Groups](docId\:sorFZkNByWAdjzfv0bCgD) for instructions.
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- The **Indicators to Track** section shows all event indicators that are currently being tracked by this alert group. The total number of event indicators being tracked by the alert group displays at the top right of this section.
  You can click the **X** next to an event indicator to remove it, or click **Clear All** to stop tracking all event indicators in the alert group. Click **Add more indicators** to track additional event indicators in this alert group.
- The **Users to Notify** section shows all members of your dairy team that are currently being notified by this alert group. The total number of users receiving notifications displays at the top right of this section.\:::hint\{type="info"}
  **NOTE: **PULSE sends notifications for alert groups only by text or email. Alert group notifications are not added to the [Message Center](docId\:aadWePWbd0Vq-fh6-YItd) or to the [Notifications button](docId:4lTscC7yg9xC8vQBagfWO) as a new activity badge.
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  Check the **SMS** and **Email** boxes to send notifications to users as text messages, emails, or both. You can click the **X** next to a user's name to remove them, or click **Clear All** to stop all users from receiving notifications for the alert group. Click **Add more users** to notify more users in this alert group.\:::hint\{type="info"}
  **NOTE: **The **SMS** box cannot be checked for a user who does not have a mobile phone number listed in account settings. Additionally, PULSE cannot send SMS alerts to international phone numbers at this time, but they can still receive email alerts!
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- The **Time Preferences** section shows the time of day when PULSE examines thresholds for your herd and notifies your dairy team. The time specified is in your local dairy's time zone. Select the preferred time of day in the **Hour** and **Minutes** fields.\:::hint\{type="info"}
  **NOTE: **The time specified in this section and the period selected when configuring indicators on the [Indicators](docId\:RE-3UmvPZJ_01xYxFTyoM) page determine how often PULSE examines thresholds and sends notifications. The results of these selections can be viewed as new processes on the [Process Scheduler](docId:7ahmCsontjE6HDvyEdy9F) page for your dairy. See [Step 4: View Scheduled Alerts in Process Scheduler](docId\:mlJidviG96G41Krds4Lsf) for more information.
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- Once you're done editing the information, click **Save**. The [Alert Groups](docId:_VreTDckzamCrDFE6DtOr) page is displayed and PULSE displays a message indicating that the alert group was edited.

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**NOTE: **Any changes made to an alert group affect all scheduled occurrences of the alert group.
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