Setting Up Notifications
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
Prerequisites
Access to the Bolt application in Paradime
At least one configured Bolt schedule
Paradime Slack integration set up (if planning to use Slack notifications)
What you'll learn
In this guide, you'll learn how to:
1. Configuring Bolt Schedule Notifications
To set up notifications for your Bolt Schedule:
Navigate to the Bolt home screen
Select a specific Bolt Schedule
Click
Editwithin your Bolt schedule's detail viewScroll down to the
notification settingsand configure your schedule as needed:
Slack notify on
Specifies when Slack notifications are sent
Send Slack notification when a Bolt schedule passed and/or failed
Slack channels and users
List of Slack channels and/or users to receive notifications
@john
#scheduledruns
Email notify on
Specifies when email notifications are sent
Send an email notification when a Bolt schedule passed and/or failed
Email notify
Email addresses to receive notifications
john@acme.com
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.
2. Using Schedule notifications
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.
Slack Notification
Email Notification
Related Documentation
Summary
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.
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