Alert table clean up

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
  • 1 minute to read

    • The Scheduled Jobs feature runs a script to automatically close alerts in the Alerts [em_alert] table that meet specific conditions, helping reduce alert noise and keep the system clean and efficient.

    Before you begin

    Role required: evt_mgmt_admin

    About this task

    When the Event Management plugin is activated, by default a job is scheduled to run the Event Management - auto close alerts script to automatically close alerts in the alerts table that meet the specified conditions. The default retention policy for closed alerts is that the system deletes closed alerts if it is not updated for 90 days. For more information on the scheduled job, see Table cleaner.

    Due to the high level of traffic to the table, you cannot audit the Alert table [em_alert] as a whole. Instead, audit selected fields of interest on the table.

    Procedure

    1. Set the table to audit = true.
    2. Set audit = true on the relevant fields.
      To avoid an excess of audit records, audit only the fields that are necessary for auditing.

    Result

    The Event Management - auto close alerts script runs automatically and repeatedly at the scheduled time and closes alerts that meet the specified conditions.