Alert System

Arlo’s alert system allows you to receive automatic notifications when your farm’s data exceeds thresholds you define. Instead of manually reviewing every report, alerts proactively notify you when something requires your attention.

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Why Alerts?

On a farm with multiple lots, crops, and operations, it’s impossible to manually review every data point. Alerts solve this problem:

Without alerts	With alerts
You review reports daily looking for anomalies	Anomalies find you
You discover problems days later	You learn in real-time
Depend on someone remembering to check	System never forgets
You react late	You act early

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Alert Types

By module

Module	Alert types
Sanitation	Pest levels, detected symptoms, low coverage
Field Tasks	Costs exceeding budget, delayed tasks
Supplies	Inventory below minimum, unusual consumption
Harvest	Below-target yield, significant deviations

By evaluation timing

Type	When evaluated	Example
Real-time	When data is captured	Immediate alert if pest > threshold
Scheduled	At fixed time	Daily summary of overdue routes
Aggregated	When period completes	Alert if weekly cost exceeds budget

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Anatomy of an Alert

Each configured alert has:

Condition

Defines what is evaluated:

Field: Mite count
Operator: Greater than (>)
Value: 5

Aggregation (optional)

For data from multiple records:

Function: Average
Grouped by: Lot

Recipients

Who receives the notification:

• Specific users
• Roles (all administrators)
• External emails

Actions

What happens when triggered:

• In-app notification
• Email
• Both

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Alert Flow

1. DATA CAPTURE
   Monitor records: Mites = 8 in North Lot
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2. EVALUATION
   System compares: 8 > 5 (threshold)
   Result: CONDITION MET
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3. TRIGGER
   Notification created
   Email sent to recipients
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4. RECEPTION
   Admin receives:
   "⚠️ Alert: Mites (8) exceeded threshold (5) in North Lot"
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5. ACTION
   Admin decides on intervention

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Priority Levels

Priority	Use	Treatment
Critical	Requires immediate action	Push notification + email
High	Important, act today	Immediate email
Medium	Attention needed	Included in daily summary
Low	Informational	Only visible in app

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Frequency Control

To avoid notification overload:

Cooldown (cooling period)

Minimum time between alerts of the same type for the same object.

Quiet hours

Period where emails aren’t sent (but logged in app).

Daily limit

Maximum alerts per day to avoid spam.

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Next Steps

1. Configure alerts - Create your first alert
2. AI alerts - Use assistant for smart configuration
3. Farm settings - Adjust global parameters