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Adding an Alert Bar to Your Home Page or Default Dashboard

An alertA notice that appears at the top of a dashboard. is a notice that appears at the top of a dashboard.

You can add alerts to your Home page or default dashboard through the Dashboard CenterThe place where you manage dashboards and dashboard parts..

Your administrator defines which roles can create, edit, or delete alerts and dashboards. See System Permissions.

1. From your Home page, click My Dashboards. A list of dashboards appears.
2. Click Edit next to the dashboard to which to add the alert bar. (To add it to your Home page, select your default dashboard). The Dashboard Center appears.
3. Under Dashboard Objects, click Dashboard Information. The Dashboard Information area expands.
4. At the bottom of the column in the Addins section, check Alerts. This adds an Alert bar to the dashboard.
5. Click Save from the toolbar.