Automate customizable alerts and reminders for SharePoint, with flexible scheduling and multi‑channel notifications.
Vendor
Virto Software
Overview
Virto Notifications & Alerts Web Part significantly enhances SharePoint’s native alert system by providing advanced, flexible notifications and reminders for both SharePoint On‑Premises and Online environments. Administrators and end‑users can create alerts triggered by item changes, scheduled dates, or custom conditions. Notifications can be delivered via email or SMS, with fully customizable message templates. The system supports merging multiple alerts into single messages to reduce clutter, ensuring teams stay informed about list or calendar updates, deadlines, and important events without manual tracking. Rich template options and conditional triggers make it easy to tailor alerts for any workflow or organizational requirement.
Features and Capabilities
- **Core Alerting & Reminder Functions: **Create alerts and reminders targeted to specific lists, libraries, users, or groups. Alerts trigger on item changes, additions, deletions, or scheduled dates, ensuring important updates are never missed.
- **Multiple Notification Channels: **Notifications can be sent via email or SMS. Supports third-party SMS services to reach recipients who may not be regularly checking email.
- **Flexible Scheduling: **Define alert schedules, set recurring notifications, and customize delivery times. Alerts can be immediate, daily, weekly, or at custom intervals to match workflow requirements.
- **Rich Message Customization: **Alerts and reminders can use fully customizable HTML templates, allowing inclusion of text, icons, formatting, and other layout elements to match organizational branding and communication style.
- **Merging & Consolidation: **Consolidate multiple notifications into a single message to reduce inbox clutter, prevent redundant notifications, and improve readability.
- **Conditional Triggers: **Set advanced conditions for alerts based on specific field changes, item types, or user actions. Provides precise control over when and to whom notifications are sent.
- **Compatibility: **Fully compatible with SharePoint Server (both classic and modern pages) and integrates seamlessly with the broader SharePoint ecosystem, supporting hybrid and online deployments.
- **Administration & Support Tools: **Includes installation guides, usage documentation, and support resources. Administrators can easily manage alerts, schedules, and user permissions to ensure smooth operation.