No 'Alert' option appear when trying to create an alert-based subscription in MicroStrategy Distribution Services
The 'Alert' option does not appear when attempting to create an alert-based subscription in MicroStrategy Distribution Services In MicroStrategy Distribution Service 9.x and 10.x, and 11.x versions it is possible to create an alert-based subscription. When right-clicking the metric header of a report in MicroStrategy Web 9.0.x, the 'Alerts' option does not appear: Cause : This issue occurs because the user attempting to create the alert does not have all of the necessary privileges on alerts. Fix : In order to create an alert-based subscription, the following privileges are required: In order ti get permissions to create alerts the user should be given the following privileges by the admin: New Version of Microstrategy 11.x: Server- Distribution: Older Versions of Microstrategy 9.x, 10.x etc..: Web Reporter > Web user Web Analyst > Web create alert ...