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= Train Alerts =

== Overview ==
Train alerts can be sent out through the Push Port by the NRCC or a TOC. A train alert can be attached to one or more services or to a station that the service calls at. 

== Detail==
The following table shows the data items in a train alert.

{| class="wikitable"
! Data item
! Description
|-
|Alert ID
|Unique identifier for the alert
|-
|Services
|List of services attached to this alert
|-
|SendAlertBySMS 
|If this is set to True, then this alert can be sent by SMS
|-
|SendAlertByEmail 
|If this is set to True, then this alert can be sent by Email
|-
|SendAlertByTwitter 
|If this is set to True, then this alert can be sent by Twitter
|-
|Source
|The alert sender, either the TOC code or the string "NRCC"
|-
|AlertText
|The text of the alert
|-
|Audience
|The target audience of the alert, one of Customer, Staff, or Operations
|-
|-
|AlertType
|This can be either Normal or Forced. Forced alerts are sent by clients immediately, while Normal alerts are sent within a time window
|-
|CopiedFromAlertID
|This is an optional item, and is the original Alert ID from which this alert has been copied
|-
|CopiedFromSource
|This is an optional item, and is the original source (TOC code or "NRCC") from which this alert has been copied
|-
|}

== Examples (v16) ==

<pre><trainAlert>
  <ns8:AlertID>4079</ns8:AlertID>
  <ns8:AlertServices>
    <ns8:AlertService RID="202301167141954" UID="G41954" SSD="2023-01-16">
      <ns8:Location>VIC</ns8:Location>
      <ns8:Location>XVJ</ns8:Location>
      ...
      <ns8:Location>XUK</ns8:Location>
      <ns8:Location>DVP</ns8:Location>
    </ns8:AlertService>
  </ns8:AlertServices>
  <ns8:SendAlertBySMS>false</ns8:SendAlertBySMS>
  <ns8:SendAlertByEmail>false</ns8:SendAlertByEmail>
  <ns8:SendAlertByTwitter>false</ns8:SendAlertByTwitter>
  <ns8:Source>SE</ns8:Source>
  <ns8:AlertText>
This train is formed of 4 instead of 8 coaches today</ns8:AlertText>
  <ns8:Audience>Customer</ns8:Audience>
  <ns8:AlertType>Normal</ns8:AlertType>
</trainAlert></pre>

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