Contains one row for each alert. An alert is a message sent in response to an event. An alert can forward messages beyond the Microsoft® SQL Server™ environment, and an alert can be an e-mail or pager message. An alert also can generate a task.
| Column name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | int | Alert ID. |
| name | sysname | Alert name. |
| event_source | nvarchar(100) | Source of the event: SQL Server. |
| event_category_id | int | Reserved for future use. |
| event_id | int | Reserved for future use. |
| message_id | int | User-defined message ID or reference to sysmessages message that triggers this alert. |
| severity | int | Severity that triggers this alert. |
| enabled | tinyint | Status of the alert: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled |
| delay_between_responses | int | Wait period, in seconds, between notifications for this alert. |
| last_occurrence_date | int | Last occurrence (date) of the alert. |
| last_occurrence_time | int | Last occurrence (time of day) of the alert. |
| last_response_date | int | Last notification (date) of the alert. |
| last_response_time | int | Last notification (time of day) of the alert. |
| notification_message | nvarchar(512) | Additional information sent with the alert. |
| include_event_description | tinyint | Bitmask representing whether the event description is sent by either or both: 1 = E-mail 2 = Pager |
| database_name | sysname | Database in which this alert must occur to trigger this alert. |
| event_description_keyword | nvarchar(100) | Pattern the error must match in order for the alert to trigger. |
| occurrence_count | int | Number of occurrences for this alert. |
| count_reset_date | int | Day (date) count will be reset to 0. |
| count_reset_time | int | Time of day count will be reset to 0. |
| job_id | uniqueidentifier | ID of the task executed when this alert occurs. |
| has_notification | int | Number of operators who receive e-mail notification when alert occurs. |
| flags | int | Reserved. |
| performance_condition | nvarchar(512) | Reserved. |
| category_id | int | Reserved. |