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Alerts Users & Roles

Manage who can receive alerts and configure Phoenix Alerts.

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Written by Dave Rochwerger

The Users tab is where you manage who can receive alerts and configure Phoenix Alerts. It lists each user's Display name, Email (verified, unverified, or missing), Phone (same), and Role.

๐Ÿ”‘ Roles

  • Owner โ€“ full access. Owners manage teams, services, policies, users, API keys, and the default paging target.

  • Member โ€“ can acknowledge and resolve alerts and view schedules, but cannot change configuration.

โš™๏ธ Actions

  • Add user โ€“ add someone by their Jira account.

  • Edit โ€“ change name, email, role, and timezone.

  • Delete โ€“ deactivates the user.

  • Promote to Owner / Demote to Member โ€“ change a user's role.

๐Ÿ“Œ Rules

  • The person who installs the app is the first Owner.

  • There must always be at least one Owner.

  • To receive pages, a user needs a verified contact method. Email is verified before use, and phone is verified by SMS.

๐Ÿ“– Terminology

  • User โ€“ a person in Phoenix Alerts.

  • Owner โ€“ a user with full access.

  • Member โ€“ a user who can respond to alerts but not change configuration.

  • Contact method โ€“ an email or phone used to page a user.

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