# Add a New Alarm (Tag Expiration Alarm)

## Introduction

This option allows users to create a new Tag Expiration Alarm. It helps monitor tags and notifies users when a tag is about to expire, enabling timely action.

## Procedure

To add a new alarm, perform the following steps:

**Step 1:** Select **Alarms** from the left navigation panel.

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**Step 2:** Click **Add Alarm** on the top-right corner of the screen.

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**Step 3:** Select **Tag Expiration Alarm**.

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**Step Result:** The New Tag Expiration Alarm screen appears.

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**Step 4:** Enter the following details in the New Tag Expiration Alarm screen.

**Step 5:** In the **Name** field, enter the alarm name. In the **Description** field, enter the alarm description.

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**Step 6:** In the Metadata Filters, select a key.

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**Step 7:**  Under the Enter Value field, enter the corresponding value.

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**Step 8:** The entered values will appear under Selected Values.

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**Step 9:** To clear the selected values, click Clear.

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**Step 10:** To delete an entry entirely, click Delete.

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**Note:** You can add multiple filters by clicking Add.

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**Settings**

**Step 11:** Enter the details mentioned in the **Settings** section.

a. **Tag Expiry Lookback (in Days)**: Send tag expiration notification before the tag expires. You can choose five durations during which the alert should be sent. The number of days must be between 1-180.

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b. **Report Time:** Select the time to trigger the tag expiration alarm. The timezone is set according to the user time zone.

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**Destination**.

**Step 12:** Select **Notification Group**: The tag expiration alert is sent to the contacts configured in the selected notification group. In this step, you can select the check boxes or search for a particular group.

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**Step 13:** Provide **Email ID**: Enter the e-mail IDs to send the tag anomaly notification. You can add users using the **Add Users** tab.

Note: You can select **Notification Groups**, **Email IDs**, or **both**, based on where you want to send the alerts.

**Step 14:** Click **Save** to save the settings.

**Step 15:** A message appears confirming that the alarm was added successfully.

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