# Alerts in Grids

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*Check out the walk-through given below on how to display Alerts in the Grid charting component.*
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* Drag and drop the grid component.
* Assign a data connection to it.

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* Select the field.
* Change the ***Column Type*** for that field to ***Numeric*** to which indicator has to be applied.

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* Click on the ***Indicator*** tab to configure alert settings.
* Configure the following Alert properties:
* **Show Alert**: Enable this option to view the alerts on scorecards
* **Alert Column:** The column on which alerts should be applied.

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* **Alert by**: There are 3 options to view alerts:

  * **Comparison:** To compare a column against the value given in the ***Compare Value*** box.
  * **Range**: To set the color based on where the column’s value falls within a given range.
  * **Static Comparison**: Used to compare a column against static values given in the ***Value*** text area.

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* ***Custom Properties***: Configuration for Comparison and Alert options are given here.
* Click the **Save** option to save the alert configuration for the selected field value.

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* ***Show Data***: Enable this option to view the data.
* Click on the ***Preview*** icon to view the applied alerts in the Grid.

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