sp_update_notification (Transact-SQL)
Updates the notification method of an alert notification.
Syntax
sp_update_notification
[@alert_name =] 'alert' ,
[@operator_name =] 'operator' ,
[@notification_method =] notification
Arguments
- [ @alert_name =] 'alert'
The name of the alert associated with this notification. alert is sysname, with no default.
- [ @operator_name =] 'operator'
The operator who will be notified when the alert occurs. operator is sysname, with no default.
[ @notification_method =] notification
The method by which the operator is notified. notificationis tinyint, with no default, and can be one or more of these values.Value Description 1
E-mail
2
Pager
4
net send
7
All methods
Return Code Values
0 (success) or 1 (failure)
Remarks
sp_update_notification must be run from the msdb database.
You can update a notification for an operator who does not have the necessary address information using the specified notification_method. If a failure occurs when sending an e-mail message or pager notification, the failure is reported in the Microsoft SQL Server Agent error log.
Permissions
To run this stored procedure, users must be granted the sysadmin fixed server role.
Examples
The following example modifies the notification method for notifications sent to François Ajenstat for the alert Test Alert.
USE msdb ;
GO
EXEC dbo.sp_update_notification
@alert_name = N'Test Alert',
@operator_name = N'François Ajenstat',
@notification_method = 7;
GO
See Also
Reference
sp_add_notification (Transact-SQL)
sp_delete_notification (Transact-SQL)
sp_help_notification (Transact-SQL)
System Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)