Cascade Alerts
When the Impact Cascade Engine detects a change, it generates alerts for every affected entity. Each alert tells you exactly what changed and how it affects your operations.
Severity Levels
Alerts are categorized by severity to help you prioritize:
| Severity | Color | Meaning | Action Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical | 🔴 Red | Immediate action needed — operations may be disrupted | Address immediately |
| Warning | 🟡 Yellow | Important change — review needed soon | Address within 24 hours |
| Info | 🔵 Blue | Awareness only — minor downstream effect | Review when convenient |
Alert Types
SOP Change Alerts
“Email Handling SOP v3 published — 12 downstream entities affected”
- Lists every WI, task, and user impacted
- Includes AI-enriched explanations of the change
Task Change Alerts
“Task ‘Data Entry’ duration changed from 60min to 90min”
- Flags affected time blocks that may need resizing
- Suggests specific fixes: “Extend these 8 time blocks from 60min to 90min?”
User Deactivation Alerts
“User ‘Ana’ deactivated — 5 orphaned tasks, 15 unattended time blocks”
- Lists every task and schedule block that needs reassignment
- Suggests replacements based on coverage ranking
Workflow Impact Alerts
“Workflow ‘Client Report’ has a broken step — assignee deactivated”
- Identifies which workflow step is broken
- Suggests replacement assignees
AI-Enriched Explanations
The BFFOrchestrator analyzes each cascade and adds AI-generated explanations:
- What changed — plain-language description
- Why it matters — business impact assessment
- Suggested fix — specific actionable recommendation
Viewing Alerts
- Navigate to Alerts or Notifications in the sidebar
- See all active cascade alerts sorted by severity
- Click any alert for full detail and suggested actions
Tip: Address critical alerts immediately. Warning alerts should be reviewed within a day. Info alerts can be batched for periodic review.