Troubleshooting Alert Plus Using the Support Page

Troubleshooting Alert Plus Using the Support Page

Overview of the Alert Plus Web Part

HW05_2010_SupportButton.jpgTo access the Support page, click the Support link from the toolbar of the Alert Plus web part. This page includes options for testing the most common issues for Alert Plus and e-mail server functionality.

Alert Plus Registration

The Alert Plus Registration section tests that the site containing the Alert Plus Web Part is successfully registered so the Alert Plus Standard Timer Jobs know to check for alerts on it. When you access the Support page, a message is displayed telling you if the current site is registered. To check the registration for other sites, enter the absolute or relative path to the site and click Check Registration.

Icon-WarningIMPORTANT: If you upgraded Alert Plus from version 2.8 or earlier, the site is re-registered with Alert Plus when you view the Web Part after upgrading (a step in the upgrade instructions). If a site shows as not registered when you check its registration, visit the Alert Plus Web Part page in that site to register it.

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Alert Plus Event Handlers

Click View to see the event receivers/handlers used by Alert Plus. Specifically review the Reg. Info column to see the
registered events for each alert. There should not be any events listed in this column unless the Alert Event is A specific column in the list changes or An item in the list is deleted.

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Disabling an alert will remove the Event Receiver(s) from the alert list. Enabling an alert will add the Event Receiver(s) to the alert list.

Registration Information

Registration.jpgFrom the Registration Info box, click View to view the XML code for the Web Part registration. This information is helpful to our Support staff if you experience a problem with Alert Plus.

Alert Plus E-mail Support

  1. Click Send Email to test the configured e-mail settings for Alert Plus and display the results in the Test Result box.

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Test Result

  1. The Test Result box shows the results from the Alert Plus E-mail Support test. The results are cleared each time the Web Part Page is loaded, or you can click Clear to clear the results.

You will also receive an email if your email server test is successful.

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