Creating or Cloning Notifications (Advanced Use)

Most facilities use the prebuilt notifications included with Stat Temp, but there are times when you may want to create a customized notification for a specific workflow, department, or alerting need. Custom notifications allow you to tailor how alerts behave, who receives them, and which event types they monitor.

This section explains when to create a new notification, when cloning is the better option, and how to configure the notification’s settings before assigning it to devices.

When You Should Create a New Notification

Creating a new notification is helpful when:

• A department or group needs a unique set of recipients
• You want different behavior than the prebuilt notification provides
• You need separate notifications for different storage zones
• You want different repeat behavior or acknowledgement settings for certain teams
• Your workflows require specific escalation or scheduling rules

If your facility has different alerting expectations across locations or staff roles, custom notifications can help you route alerts more appropriately.

When Cloning Is the Better Choice

Cloning copies an existing notification—including its behavior settings—and creates a duplicate that you can rename and adjust. Cloning is ideal when:

• You want to reuse a notification with a different group of users
• You like an existing notification’s settings, but need variations
• You want to create consistency across multiple departments
• You’re building out a group-based alerting strategy

Most organizations clone far more often than they create from scratch.

It saves time and helps maintain consistency across your system.

How to Create a Notification

1. Click the gear icon in the top-right corner of the portal.

   Select Notifications.

   Click Create a Notification.

   Enter a name that clearly identifies the notification’s purpose.

   • Examples: “Pharmacy Critical Temp,” “Lab Missed Check-In,” “Warning Temp – OR”

     Select the device type (Sensor or Monitor).

   • This cannot be changed later.
2. Configure behavior settings (delay, acknowledgment, resolution, repeat, etc.).
3. Add users, contacts, or groups (optional at this stage but recommended).
4. Click Save.

Your notification is now ready to be assigned to sensors or monitors in Section 5.

How to Clone an Existing Notification

1. Click the gear icon in the top-right corner of the portal.
2. Select Notifications.
3. Find the notification you want to reuse.
4. Click the three-dot menu next to it.
5. Select Clone.
6. Rename the newly created notification.
7. Adjust event settings, recipients, or behavior as needed.
8. Click Save.

Cloning is especially useful when different departments have similar but slightly different needs.

Choosing a Name That Works

Notifications appear throughout your portal, so a clear naming strategy helps keep them organized.

Recommended naming patterns:

Avoid overly general names like “Notification 1” or “Sensor Alert,” which make assignments harder later.

Configurable Notification Settings

Each notification includes behavior settings that determine how alerts are delivered. The table below summarizes what each setting does and when you may want to adjust it.

Next Steps

Now that you can create or clone notifications, the next step is connecting them to your devices:

→ Assigning Notifications to Sensors and Monitors

This ensures your notifications are active and monitoring the correct conditions.