Setting Up Notifications
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Staying informed about your Bolt Schedule statuses is crucial for maintaining a smooth data pipeline. Bolt allows you to send granular, schedule-level notifications via Slack or email to alert users in your organization when a scheduled run passes or fails.
Estimated completion time: 10 minutes
Access to the Bolt application in Paradime
At least one configured Bolt schedule
Paradime Slack integration set up (if planning to use Slack notifications)
In this guide, you'll learn how to:
To set up notifications for your Bolt Schedule:
Navigate to the Bolt home screen
Select a specific Bolt Schedule
Click Edit within your Bolt schedule's detail view
Scroll down to the notification settings and configure your schedule as needed:
| Notification Setting | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
Slack notify on | Specifies when Slack notifications are sent | Send Slack notification when a Bolt schedule |
Slack channels and users | List of Slack channels and/or users to receive notifications |
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Email notify on | Specifies when email notifications are sent | Send an email notification when a Bolt schedule |
Email notify | Email addresses to receive notifications |
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Click Publishto save your changes
If you're Bolt Scheduled already has a trigger type configured, your notifications will send out following the next run. However, you can manually execute a bolt run from your schedule's detail view to verify your notification(s) setup immediately.
Following an execution of your Bolt schedule, notifications will be sent to the specified platforms and people. By clicking "Open in Paradime" in the notification, you'll be redirected to your Bolt Schedule's view for further investigation.
You've learned how to set up and configure notifications for your Bolt schedules, including both Slack and email notifications. This will help you stay informed about the status of your data pipelines and quickly respond to any issues that arise.
With this knowledge, you're now equipped to effectively manage, monitor, and maintain your dbt™ schedules using Bolt in Paradime.
