| title | sp_update_notification (Transact-SQL) | ||
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| description | Updates the notification method of an alert notification. | ||
| author | markingmyname | ||
| ms.author | maghan | ||
| ms.reviewer | randolphwest | ||
| ms.date | 06/23/2025 | ||
| ms.service | sql | ||
| ms.subservice | system-objects | ||
| ms.topic | reference | ||
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[!INCLUDE SQL Server]
Updates the notification method of an alert notification.
:::image type="icon" source="../../includes/media/topic-link-icon.svg" border="false"::: Transact-SQL syntax conventions
sp_update_notification
[ @alert_name = ] N'alert_name'
, [ @operator_name = ] N'operator_name'
, [ @notification_method = ] notification_method
[ ; ]
The name of the alert associated with this notification. @alert_name is sysname, with no default.
The operator who is notified when the alert occurs. @operator_name is sysname, with no default.
The method by which the operator is notified. @notification_method is tinyint, and can be one or more of these values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
1 |
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2 |
Pager |
4 |
net send |
7 |
All methods |
0 (success) or 1 (failure).
sp_update_notification must be run from the msdb database.
You can update a notification for an operator who doesn't have the necessary address information using the specified notification_method. If a failure occurs when sending an e-mail message or pager notification, the failure is reported in the [!INCLUDE ssnoversion-md] Agent error log.
To run this stored procedure, users must be granted the sysadmin fixed server role.
The following example modifies the notification method for notifications sent to François Ajenstat for the alert Test Alert.
USE msdb;
GO
EXECUTE dbo.sp_update_notification
@alert_name = N'Test Alert',
@operator_name = N'François Ajenstat',
@notification_method = 7;
GO