How do I create a comparative alert which compares indicators?
- Navigate to the Alerts feature and click on 'Create Alert.'
- Select the type of alert you want to create, i.e. Threshold alert or Comparative alert.
- Threshold alerts allow you to compare indicator values to a set value, e.g. if you set an alert for Total malaria positive cases greater or equal to 100, the alert will get triggered when the positive malaria cases are equal or greater than 100.
- Comparative alerts allow you to compare two indicators. These can be used to alert users in the case of data quality violations, e.g. when comparing the number of Malaria tests conducted to the number of Malaria positive cases. The alert will get triggered when the number of malaria tests conducted is less than the number of malaria positive cases.
- Select the first indicator for your comparative expression.
- Select the comparison statement to be used for your alert, e.g equal to, greater than, etc.
- Select the second indicator for your comparative expression.
- Select the ’group by’ you want your data to be disaggregated by.
- Select a filter to be used on your ‘group by’ if applicable.
- Select the frequency by which the alert should be evaluated.
Updated on: 24/09/2025
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