The Alerts Tab

An Alert is a search you save to run automatically at intervals you specify. The results can be stored for you to view online or sent to you via email.

The Alerts tab provides access to up to four sub-tabs, depending on your subscription. If necessary, click the tab for the feature you want to use.

Click the links below to read more information about each sub-tab and its features.

Alert

Continuous Alerts

Shepard's Alert®

CourtLink® Alerts

Using the Alert Sub-Tab

An Alert is a search you save to run automatically at intervals you specify. The results can be stored for you to view online or sent to you via email.

Note:  Some subscriptions do not allow for emailed Alerts.

Click these links to read more information about using the Alerts feature:

Saving a Search as an Alert

Viewing the Results of an Alert

Editing an Alert

For more information about the Alerts feature, click here to view a tutorial.

Saving a Search as an Alert

To save a search as an Alert, first run a search. When you have the results you want, click the "Save as Alert" link. You can then specify how frequently you want the Alert to run (if your subscription allows it), how you want the results delivered, how you want to be notified of results, and other options.

Note: The Alerts feature is not available in some cases (for instance, in Book Browse mode or from a Natural Language search).

Viewing the Results of an Alert

To view the results of an Alert:

1. Click the Alerts tab at the top of any LexisNexis® research system page.
   
   
2. If necessary, click the Alert sub-tab.
   
   
3. From the list of your Alerts, choose a link in the Retrieve or Actions columns.
   
   
• Click New to retrieve your latest Alert results.
  
  
• Click By Date to retrieve your Alert results by a date or date range that you specify.
  
  
• Click FOCUS™ to search on additional terms within your Alert.
  
  
• Click Edit to modify your Alert.
  
  
• Click Delete to delete your Alert.
  
  
• Click Update Now to retrieve your Alert results since the last scheduled Alert was run. For instance, if you have already clicked Update Now since the last scheduled Alert was run, clicking Update Now again will produce the same results — not any changes since the previous update.
  
  

Note:  To ensure you receive the most current information for a particular day, the Alerts feature stores the information necessary to re-run searches rather than storing the actual documents in an answer set. As a result, you may occasionally see differences between answer sets for the same Alert.

There are times when publishers may produce a document with errors, and then send a correction. Corrected documents are added to the LexisNexis research services on the day they are received from the publisher. If a publisher sends a correction on the same day as the original document, you won't notice a change in your answer set.

However, if the correction is sent a day or more later, the original document will no longer appear in the previous answer set, and the corrected version will appear in the answer set of the next scheduled Alert for that topic. For example, if you run a daily Alert on a Monday and a correction to a document is sent on Tuesday, that document "disappears" from the Monday answer set, but will appear (with the corrections) in your next scheduled Alert.

Editing an Alert

You can edit an Alert to change the sources or search terms. You can then save the Alert under the same name to replace the old search, or save it under a new name to keep both the old and the new Alerts.

To edit an Alert, complete the following steps:

1. Click the Alerts tab at the top of any LexisNexis page.
   
   
2. If necessary, click the Alert sub-tab.
   
   
3. From the list of your Alerts, click the Edit link for the Alert you want to edit.
   
   
4. (Optional) On the Edit Alert Properties page, click the Edit Search button.
   
   
• In the Source box, change the source you want to search in, if desired. If the source you want to use does not appear in the drop-down list, click the More Sources link to view additional sources.
  
  
• In the Terms box, change or add search terms and connectors.
  
  
• When you have finished making your changes, click the Test button. Your edited search will be run, and your results displayed.
  
  
• If you are satisfied with your results, click Save. If you want to change the results, edit the search and click the Test button again.
  
  
5. Change the Frequency, Delivery, or Notification options, as desired.
   
   
6. Click the Save button to save your changes, or click Cancel to return to the previous page without making any changes.
   
   

Using the Continuous Alerts Sub-Tab

The LexisNexis® Continuous Alerts feature, powered by Factiva®, allows you to set up an alert to receive breaking news through your email within minutes of the time it's published. Retrieve results from the 9,000+ news, business and web sources available on Factiva.com.

To access your Continuous Alerts:

1. Click the Alerts tab at the top of any LexisNexis® research feature page.
   
   
2. If necessary, click the Continuous Alerts sub-tab.
   
   
3. Read the notice and click the Continue button.
   
   
4. If you have questions or need further assistance, use the "How do I?", "Factiva terms and connectors?" and "What's this"? links on the resulting pages.

Click here for more information and further details on using Continuous Alerts.

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Using the Shepard's Alert® Sub-Tab

The Shepard's Alert® feature lets you run regularly scheduled Shepard's® reports to obtain updates about changes to citations.

To use the Shepard's Alert tab,

1. Click the Alerts tab at the top of any LexisNexis® research system page.
   
   
2. If necessary, click the Shepard's Alert sub-tab.
   
   
3. From here, you can either create a new Shepard's Alert, or you can manage your existing alerts.
   
   

Click these links to read more information about using the Shepard's Alert tab:

Creating a Shepard's Alert

Managing Your Shepard's Alert Searches

For more information about the Shepard's Alert feature, click here to view a tutorial.

Using the CourtLink® Alerts Sub-Tab

The CourtLink® Alerts tab provides a link to the CourtLink Alerts feature.

To use the CourtLink Alerts tab,

1. Click the Alerts tab at the top of any LexisNexis® research system page.
   
   
2. If necessary, click the CourtLink Alerts sub-tab.
   
   
3. Click the Continue button to leave the LexisNexis® research system and go to the CourtLink system.