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10/01/2010

sp_help_notification (Transact-SQL)

Reports a list of alerts for a given operator or a list of operators for a given alert.

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Syntax

sp_help_notification
     [ @object_type= ] 'object_type',
     [ @name= ] 'name',
     [ @enum_type= ] 'enum_type', 
     [ @notification_method = ] notification_method 
     [ , [ @target_name = ] 'target_name' ]

Arguments

[ @object_type =] 'object_type'
The type of information to be returned. object_typeis char(9), with no default. object_type can be ALERTS, which lists the alerts assigned to the supplied operator name*,* or OPERATORS, which lists the operators responsible for the supplied alert name*.*
[ @name =] 'name'
An operator name (if object_type is OPERATORS) or an alert name (if object_type is ALERTS). name is sysname, with no default.

[ @enum_type =] 'enum_type'
The object_typeinformation that is returned. enum_type is ACTUAL in most cases. enum_typeis char(10), with no default, and can be one of these values.

Value	Description
ACTUAL	Lists only the object_types associated with name.
ALL	Lists all theobject_types including those that are not associated with name.
TARGET	Lists only the object_types matching the supplied target_name, regardless of association withname.

[ @notification_method =] notification_method
A numeric value that determines the notification method columns to return. notification_method is tinyint, and can be one of the following values.

Value	Description
1	E-mail: returns only the use_email column.
2	Pager: returns only the use_pager column.
4	NetSend: returns only the use_netsend column.
7	All: returns all columns.

[ @target_name =] 'target_name'
An alert name to search for (if object_type is ALERTS) or an operator name to search for (if object_type is OPERATORS). target_name is needed only if enum_type is TARGET. target_name is sysname, with a default of NULL.

Return Code Valves

0 (success) or 1 (failure)

Result Sets

If object_type is ALERTS, the result set lists all the alerts for a given operator.

Column name	Data type	Description
alert_id	int	Alert identifier number.
alert_name	sysname	Alert name.
use_email	int	E-mail is used to notify the operator: 1 = Yes 0 = No
use_pager	int	Pager is used to notify operator: 1 = Yes 0 = No
use_netsend	int	Network pop-up is used to notify the operator: 1 = Yes 0 = No
has_email	int	Number of e-mail notifications sent for this alert.
has_pager	int	Number of pager notifications sent for this alert.
has_netsend	int	Number of net send notifications sent for this alert.

If object_type is OPERATORS, the result set lists all the operators for a given alert.

Column name	Data type	Description
operator_id	int	Operator identification number.
operator_name	sysname	Operator name.
use_email	int	E-mail is used to send notification of the operator: 1 = Yes 0 = No
use_pager	int	Pager is used to send notification of the operator: 1 = Yes 0 = No
use_netsend	int	Is a network pop-up used to notify the operator: 1 = Yes 0 = No
has_email	int	Operator has an e-mail address: 1 = Yes 0 = No
has_pager	int	Operator has a pager address: 1 = Yes 0 = No
has_netsend	int	Operator has net send notification configured. 1 = Yes 0 = No

Remarks

This stored procedure must be run from the msdb database.

Permissions

To execute this stored procedure, a user must be a member of the sysadmin fixed server role.

Examples

A. Listing alerts for a specific operator

The following example returns all alerts for which the operator François Ajenstat receives any kind of notification.

USE msdb ;
GO

EXEC dbo.sp_help_notification 
    @object_type = N'ALERTS',
    @name = N'François Ajenstat',
    @enum_type = N'ACTUAL',
    @notification_method = 7 ;
GO

B. Listing operators for a specific alert

The following example returns all operators who receive any kind of notification for the Test Alert alert.

USE msdb ;
GO

EXEC sp_help_notification
    @object_type = N'OPERATORS',
    @name = N'Test Alert',
    @enum_type = N'ACTUAL',
    @notification_method = 7 ;
GO

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