# Get Started
## 🗂️ Overview
Get started with the **iAlert - Low Stock Alert** app! Quickly notify merchants when their stock levels fall below a predefined threshold, designed for ease and efficient inventory management..
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## 🗃️ Introduction
The **iAlert – Low Stock Alert** app helps merchants stay informed when stock levels drop below a set threshold. Users can define a minimum stock value, and when inventory reaches or falls below this limit, a notification is automatically sent to the designated email. This ensures timely restocking, preventing inventory shortages from disrupting business operations.
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## 📌 How To Get Started?
This section guides you through the essential steps to efficiently send an e-mail notification alert, when the stock level of a product is low.
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### **📑 ****Step 1: Details And Filters**
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Start by clicking the **Create Alert** button. This will take you to the **Details & Filters** section, where you can refine your alert settings.
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Next, enter the required **Details** to customize your notifier according to your preferences.
Details & Filters
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To add a filter, click the **Add Filter** tab, choose one of the predefined options that best suit your preferences, and then click **Next**.
Add Filters
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### **📄****Step 2: Rules And Frequency**
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Define the **Stock Calculation Rule** by selecting inventory locations using **Select Locations** and specifying quantity types with **Select Quantity Types**, based on your store’s requirements.
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In the next step, set the Minimum Stock Threshold using the **Stock Threshold Rule**, which determines when an alert will be triggered based on the stock levels and then click on **Next** to proceed.
Rules Section
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After setting the rules, go to the **Frequency** section and choose how often you want to receive notifications—either **Scheduled** or **Instant**, based on your needs.
Frequency
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You can set different value for MIN\_STOCK\_THRESHOLD for different items
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### **🗳️ ****Step 3: Configure Notification Channels**
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To receive an alert, enter the **E-mail** address where you’d like to get notifications in the predefined email template. Alternatively, you can link your **Slack** account to receive alerts directly on Slack.
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Once you have entered all the details and configured the notification channels, click the **Save** button. The created notifier will now be visible on the Alerts section.
Notifications Channel
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