My Alerts

The My Alerts web part is a handy utility that can be used to keep track of your SharePoint alerts and also facilitates the easy creation and editing of alerts once an alert has been added.

To create an Alert click the Create Alert icon on the web part
To edit an Alert click the Edit Alert icon on the web part.

All web parts share some basic modification functionality - click here to learn more about this. Modification issues specific to the My Alerts web part are addressed below.

To configure the BrightWork My Alerts web part follow the steps below :

Click 6 on the web part toolbar and select Modify Shared Web Part to open the web part's tool pane.
From the Configuration section on the tool pane select the scope of the search for alerts.

The options include:

- Current Web
- Current Web and Subs
- Full Site Hierarchy
- Specified Web
  If you select this option enter the server relative URL in the Web URL field (for example /sites/mysite/projects/myproject/).
- Specified Web and Subs
  If you select this option enter the server relative URL in the Web URL field (for example /sites/mysite/projects/).
  
  Note:
  
  You should ensure that all users who are viewing the My Alerts web part have access to the specified web - otherwise they will see an error.

Click OK.