Configure Data Quality Notifications

Alation Cloud Service Applies to Alation Cloud Service instances of Alation

This page covers configuration details on email, Microsoft Teams, and Slack notifications to receive alerts for a Data Quality monitor run. To configure notifications for Teams or Slack, a Workspace/Team administrator must first install the corresponding Alation application.

Configure Microsoft Teams to Receive Data Quality Notifications

You can configure Alation Data Quality monitors to send notifications directly to a channel in Microsoft Teams starting with the 2025.3 release.

Before you can configure notifications in Alation, a Microsoft Teams Owner who also has an Alation account must perform a one-time setup for each Team that will receive notifications. This process authorizes Alation to send messages to the channels within that team.

1. Install the Alation Anywhere for Microsoft Teams application from the Teams app store if it’s not already installed.

2. Log in to the Alation account as a Team Owner through the Alation Teams application.

3. Add the Alation application to the specific Team:

   1. In Teams, find your Team, click the three-dots menu (…), and select Manage team.

   2. Go to the Apps tab and click Get more apps.

   3. Search for and select the Alation app.

   4. Click Open. In the dialog that appears, select any channel within the Team and click Go.

4. You’ll see a welcome message confirming that the app has been added to the entire Team, making all its channels eligible to receive Alation Data Quality notifications.

5. Proceed with configuring notifications in Alation.

Configure Slack to Receive Data Quality Notifications

You can configure Alation Data Quality monitors to send notifications to a Slack channel by installing the Alation Slack application in your workspace.

Before setting up notifications in Alation, a Slack Workspace Administrator must install and configure the Alation app for your Slack workspace. This one-time setup links your Slack workspace to your Alation instance.

Note

The following steps are a high-level guide. You must follow the standard procedure for installing a third-party Slack application.

1. Install the Alation Anywhere for Slack application if it’s not already installed.

2. You will be redirected to a Slack page to confirm permissions for the app. Approve the permissions to proceed.

3. After granting permissions, you will be redirected to a screen asking for your Alation domain.

4. Enter your Alation instance domain (e.g., mycompany.alationcatalog.com) to complete the link between Slack and Alation.

5. Proceed with configuring notifications in Alation.

Configure Notifications in Alation

1. Navigate to the Alation Data Quality application and click the Monitors tab.

2. Search for the monitor you need to set the notifications for.

3. Click on the monitor name to open the Monitors page.

4. Click the Settings tab.

5. In the Notifications section, choose one of the following:

   1. Select Teams if you wish to receive notifications through Microsoft Teams.

      1. Select the Team where you want to send notifications. This list only shows Teams that have had the Alation app successfully added.

      2. A Channel dropdown will appear. Select the specific channel within the Team to receive the notifications.

      3. Click Save. The monitor summary page will now display the configured Teams channel under Notifications.

   2. Select Slack if you wish to receive notifications on a Slack messenger.

      1. Select the Slack channel to send notifications.

      2. A Channel dropdown will appear, listing the available public channels in your connected Slack workspace.

      3. Select the specific channel to receive the notifications.

      4. Click Save. The monitor summary page will now display the configured Slack channel under Notifications.

   3. Select Email if you wish to receive notifications through email.

      1. Select the email recipients to send notifications.

      2. Click Save.