Publish alert API

The 

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 Publish Alert API defines an XML format to publish alerts through 

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.

 The delivery of the message is through one of the delivery devices implemented, such as email, pager, instant message, or through the 

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 Desktop software as a desktop popup. A notification message includes a title, message body, and optional URL. In its most basic form, an alert is composed of content, user targeting, delivery devices, and scheduling. All alerts are sent based on templates in the 

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 system. Nodes that are not specified fall back to the content in the alert template. Alert payloads that do not specify a template use the New Alert template.

The following topics are covered in this chapter: