Darwin:Train Alert data
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. The following table shows the data items in a train alert.
| 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 |