Article 2: Scheduling an alert

Step 1: Navigate to an existing Alert or create a new alert.

Step 2: In the right panel of the Alert Authoring screen, click the "Starts" date field, and select the desired Start date.

NOTE: A valid Headline & Target must to be filled out prior to scheduling.

NOTE: The date in scheduling calendar will default to current date.

NOTE: Choosing the date will allow the time to be entered.

Step 3: In the "Starts" time field, choose a desired time to publish this alert.

NOTE: Alert scheduling is based on the target station's time.

Step 5: To set an alert to expire, users must explicitly set the "Expires" toggle to "ON."

NOTE: The date in scheduling calendar will default to current date.

NOTE: If no expiration is set you will need to manually unpublish the alert.

See Article 9: Unpublishing a story for full instructions on unpublishing content.

Step 6: From the dropdown menus below, enter an "Expires" date & time.

NOTE: Once the expiration is set, the alert will be automatically removed from the website at the selected date and time.

Step 7: In the bottom right of the Alert authoring screen, select the "Publish" button.

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