--- title: Step 1: Enable & Set Up Health Indicators slug: pl-check-links/step-1-enable-and-set-up-health-indicators docTags: createdAt: 2026-02-23T07:45:14.004Z --- :::ExpandableHeading ### 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. ::: PULSE automatically processes key performance indicators (KPIs) for the animals across your herd around midnight each night. This nightly process is specific for Performance Indicators and is unrelated to the [KPIs and Alerts](docId:6YGt6O5KKAGb40Ux47Dg1) feature in [Account Settings](docId\:noN0kV5hwhmfaYXl0TlkE). PULSE does not currently support alerts and notifications for all available indicator types. Use the following instructions to set up Health Indicators, but note that the steps may differ for other indicator types. Follow the steps below to enable and set up indicators for your dairy. These instructions assume that you are starting with a dairy that does not already have alerts and indicators set up in PULSE: 1. Begin by selecting Dairy** > Settings** from the PULSE menu. 2. Click the Performance Indicators tab, and make sure the Indicators tab and the Health Indicators option are selected. When the [Indicators](docId\:RE-3UmvPZJ_01xYxFTyoM) page is displayed, PULSE examines your herd and updates the Count of Occurrence fields for each event found across your herd. ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/6472XQjExSfh1LguKxPkG_indicators-tab-initial-setup.png" size="100" isUploading="false" initialPath="../../../Resources/Images/Platform/getting-started/indicators-tab-initial-setup.png" githubPath="Content/Resources/Images/Platform/getting-started/indicators-tab-initial-setup.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false" indent="2"} :::Paragraph{indent="1"} In the example above, PULSE found one **Overall **Mastitis event and one **Cow Mastitis** event while examining the herd. You can track these events by setting an alert threshold value for each event. Since alerts and thresholds have never been enabled for this dairy, note that the **Alert Threshold** fields are disabled. ::: ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/vSvCskUjd-0mz-rgjQ-wj_indicators-tab-disabled.png" size="100" isUploading="false" initialPath="../../../Resources/Images/Platform/getting-started/indicators-tab-disabled.png" githubPath="Content/Resources/Images/Platform/getting-started/indicators-tab-disabled.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false" indent="2"} 3. Enable, or turn on, alerts and thresholds for your dairy by clicking the **Configure** button, and then in the side panel, toggle the **Status** control for **Indicators and Alerts** to "on" (green). ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/R5WTosoFdevci0dygRmpK_indicators-tab-config-btn.png" size="100" isUploading="false" initialPath="../../../Resources/Images/Platform/getting-started/indicators-tab-config-btn.png" githubPath="Content/Resources/Images/Platform/getting-started/indicators-tab-config-btn.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false" indent="2"} ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/aXdi9930y6J9ig7wwzpqg_indicators-tab-config-status.png" size="100" isUploading="false" initialPath="../../../Resources/Images/Platform/getting-started/indicators-tab-config-status.png" githubPath="Content/Resources/Images/Platform/getting-started/indicators-tab-config-status.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false" indent="2"} 4. While still in the side panel, use the **Period Preferences** area to select how often you want PULSE to examine thresholds for your herd and send notifications to your team. Note that the **Daily** option is automatically selected for you. This tells PULSE that you want to examine thresholds and send alerts on a daily basis. ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/GPjNKkibi-BTzZmdwWjLj_indicators-tab-config-daily.png" size="100" isUploading="false" initialPath="../../../Resources/Images/Platform/getting-started/indicators-tab-config-daily.png" githubPath="Content/Resources/Images/Platform/getting-started/indicators-tab-config-daily.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false" indent="2"} :::Paragraph{indent="1"} If you prefer PULSE to examine thresholds and send alerts on a weekly basis, select the **Weekly** option. ::: ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/9kyyr_UOpD2qo_BBYzdcn_indicators-tab-config-weekly.png" size="100" isUploading="false" initialPath="../../../Resources/Images/Platform/getting-started/indicators-tab-config-weekly.png" githubPath="Content/Resources/Images/Platform/getting-started/indicators-tab-config-weekly.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false" indent="2"} :::Paragraph{indent="1"} When the **Weekly** option is selected, you must select a **Day of week** to receive alerts. For instance, if you select **Wednesday** in the list, PULSE examines thresholds and sends alerts every Wednesday. ::: ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/3y9WtpA4zFIBHJvH1JzWB_indicators-tab-config-weekly-slct.png" size="100" isUploading="false" initialPath="../../../Resources/Images/Platform/getting-started/indicators-tab-config-weekly-slct.png" githubPath="Content/Resources/Images/Platform/getting-started/indicators-tab-config-weekly-slct.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false" indent="2"} :::Paragraph{indent="1"} If you decide that alerting your dairy team once a week doesn't meet your specific needs, don't worry! You can always return to this side panel later and select the **Daily** option to examine thresholds and send alerts on a daily basis. ::: 5. Now that you've specified how often you want PULSE to examine thresholds for your herd and send notifications to your team, you can click **See more details** in the side panel to view the current threshold and alert schedule. ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/w56rlvmV3647Vai610xS5_indicators-tab-config-schedule-expand.png" size="93" isUploading="false" initialPath="../../../Resources/Images/Platform/getting-started/indicators-tab-config-schedule-expand.png" githubPath="Content/Resources/Images/Platform/getting-started/indicators-tab-config-schedule-expand.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false" indent="2"} :::Paragraph{indent="1"} See [Indicators Configuration Details](docId:7xIRvvhQJUNtTrKOj6Nao) for more information about the threshold and alert schedule. ::: 6. Click the **Save** button. PULSE displays a message indicating that your changes have been saved. Proceed to [Step 2: Enter Alert Thresholds](docId\:hmlPTB6aLANxS-osB-5Ul) to continue. [\< Return to SetUp OVERVIEW](docId\:OAr-jALniQFGTUO6KDfY3)