Alert Policy
Alert Policy allows you to temporarily suppress (silence) camera anomaly alerts during defined periods, helping reduce unnecessary notifications during expected or planned events.
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Overview | How Alert Policies control alert delivery without affecting detection |
| How Alert Policies Work | What a policy defines and its two operating modes |
| Policy Scope | Which cameras and anomaly types a policy can target |
| Policy Validity Period | Start and end date configuration for policy lifetime |
| Recurring Policies | Weekly repeating schedules with daily time windows |
| Continuous Policies | Uninterrupted suppression over a fixed time range |
| Enabling and Disabling | Toggle policies on or off at any time |
Overview​
Alert Policies are designed to control when alerts are sent, without affecting the underlying anomaly detection.
When a policy is active, VisionAlert continues analyzing cameras normally, but alerts and notifications are suppressed according to the policy configuration. This is especially useful for scenarios such as:
- Scheduled maintenance
- Planned downtime
- Camera repositioning
- Outside business hours
- Temporary environmental conditions
How Alert Policies Work​
An Alert Policy defines:
- Which cameras are affected
- Which anomaly alerts should be suppressed
- When the suppression is active
Policies can operate in two modes:
- Continuous: Suppression runs uninterrupted during a defined time range
- Recurring: Suppression runs only on specific days and times, repeating weekly
Policy Scope​
Cameras​
An Alert Policy can be applied to:
- Specific cameras — only selected cameras are affected
- All cameras — leaving the camera selection empty applies the policy globally across the license
This allows fine-grained control or broad suppression depending on your needs.
Anomaly Types​
Policies can suppress:
- Specific anomaly alert types
- Or all anomaly alerts when no type is explicitly selected
This flexibility allows you to silence only expected alerts (for example, offline during maintenance) while keeping others active.
Policy Validity Period​
Start and End Date​
Each policy has an optional validity window:
- Starts at — when the policy becomes valid
- Ends at — when the policy expires
If these fields are left empty:
- The policy becomes valid immediately
- The policy remains valid indefinitely
These fields define the overall lifetime of the policy, regardless of whether it is recurring.
Recurring Policies​
When Is Recurring is enabled, the policy operates on a repeating weekly schedule.
Recurring policies define:
- Weekdays when the policy applies
- Leaving this empty applies the policy every day
- Start time — daily time when alert suppression begins
- End time — daily time when alert suppression ends
Alert suppression occurs only within this daily time window, on the selected days.
Important Behavior​
- Outside the configured time window, alerts are not suppressed
- The recurring schedule runs only while the policy is within its validity period
- The validity period does not replace the recurring schedule — it only limits when it can operate
Continuous (Non-Recurring) Policies​
If Is Recurring is disabled:
- The policy runs continuously
- Suppression is active for the entire duration defined by Starts at / Ends at
- No daily schedule is applied
This mode is ideal for one-time events or extended maintenance windows.
Enabling and Disabling Policies​
Policies can be toggled on or off at any time:
- Enabled — the policy is active and suppresses alerts
- Disabled — the policy exists but has no effect
Disabling a policy immediately restores normal alert behavior.
Summary​
- Alert Policies suppress notifications, not detection. VisionAlert continues analyzing cameras normally while policies are active.
- Two modes are available. Use Continuous for one-time maintenance windows and Recurring for repeating weekly schedules.
- Scope is flexible. Apply a policy to specific cameras or all cameras under a license; target specific anomaly types or all types.
- Validity periods limit policy lifetime. Leave start/end dates empty to make a policy immediately active and indefinite.
- Policies can be toggled at any time. Disabling a policy instantly restores normal alert behavior without deleting the policy.