Creating Alerts

You can define alerts for any application versions to which you have been granted access.

To create a Fortify Software Security Center alert:

1. On the OpenText header, click Administration.

2. In the pane on the left, click Templates, and then select Alerts.

   The Alerts page displays any alerts defined to date.

3. In the Alerts toolbar, click NEW.

4. In the CREATE NEW ALERT dialog box, in the Name box, type a name for the alert.

5. (Optional) In the Description box, type text that describes what the alert is for.

6. To create the alert without enabling it, clear the Enable Alert check box. To enable this alert, leave the check box selected.

7. Next to Type, select the type of alert you want to create.

   Note: Only administrators can create scheduled alerts.

8. Next to Recipients, do one of the following:

   • To have the alert sent only to you, leave the Me only option selected.
   • To have the alert sent to users assigned to application version assignees, select the Version assignees option.
   • (For scheduled alerts only) To have the alert sent to all Fortify Software Security Center users, select All system users.

   Note: Regardless of the option you select, you will receive the notification.

9. Provide the information for the alert type you selected, as shown in one of the following tables.

   Performance indicator
   From the Alert when list, select a performance indicator. From the list of operators, select an operator. Type a numeric value. The type of performance indicator selected determines whether the value represents an integer or a percentage. By default, performance indicator alerts are triggered just once, when the performance indicator value meets the criterion set for Alert when. For example, an alert with the trigger criterion set to Critical Exposure Issues < 50 is triggered only once, even if many new critical issues are uncovered in subsequent scans. To have Fortify Software Security Center reset your alert after each new artifact upload, select the Reset after triggering check box.
   Variable
   From the Alert when list, select a variable. From the list of operators, select the appropriate operator. Type a numeric value. The type of variable you selected determines whether the value represents an integer or a percentage. By default, variable alerts are triggered just once, when the variable value meets the criterion set for Alert when. For example, an alert with the trigger criterion set to NEWIssues = 0 is triggered only once, even if new issues are uncovered in subsequent scans. To have Fortify Software Security Center reset your alert after each new artifact upload, select the Reset after triggering check box.
   System event
   From the Alert when list, select the Fortify Software Security Center system event to trigger the alert.
   Scheduled alert (Administrators only)
   Under Alert when, do the following: Use the calendar control to specify the date on which Fortify Software Security Center is to send the alert. In the two boxes to the right, type the hour and minute (hh:mm) at which to send the alert. Toggle between AM and PM to determine whether the alert is sent in the morning or afternoon. From the list of countries and regions, select the country or region to which your time and date settings apply. From the time zone list, select the time zone to which your time and date settings apply.

10. If you are creating a performance indicator alert or variable alert, do the following to specify the application versions for which you want to use the alert:

    1. Click ADD.

    2. In the SELECT APPLICATION VERSION dialog box, from the APPLICATION list, select an application for which you want to use the alert.

       The VERSIONS pane (center) lists the active versions of the selected application.

    3. To include inactive versions of the application in the VERSIONS list, select the Show inactive check box.

    4. To use the alert for all application versions, select the Select all check box. Otherwise, in the VERSIONS list, select the check boxes for the versions for which you want to use the alert.

       The pane on the right lists the application versions you selected to receive the new alert.

    5. To select versions of another application, repeat steps b through d.

    6. Click DONE.

11. In the Message box, type a message to tell recipients why they have received the alert.

    Note: If you are creating a scheduled alert, message text is required.

12. Click SAVE.

    If you selected Version assignees as recipients, Fortify Software Security Center displays the following alert:

    "Are you sure you want to notify all application versions users? This could potentially notify a large amount of users every time the alert triggers."

13. To proceed, click OK. Otherwise, click CANCEL, and then select Me Only as the recipient.

Fortify Software Security Center displays the details for your new alert.

See Also

Deleting Alerts

Configuring Email Alert Notification Settings

Enabling and Disabling Receipt of Email Alerts

Alert Definitions