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# Alerts
> Stay ahead of upcoming contract dates that need action
## What are Alerts?
The **Alerts** tab surfaces upcoming contract dates that need your attention, so nothing important slips past. Alerts are derived from your contracts' timeline end dates -- expirations, option deadlines, renewal windows, payment dates, and similar events -- and are grouped by the month they fall in.
Alerts are generated automatically from the dates extracted on your contracts. There is nothing to configure -- as contracts are processed, their key dates appear here.
## Accessing Alerts
Navigate to **Dashboard** → **Alerts** tab. The header shows the total number of alerts to act on.
## Cycle Overview
At the top of the page, two cards give you a quick read on what's coming:
| Card | What it shows |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Current cycle** | Upcoming alerts within the current cycle, laid out month by month |
| **Next cycle** | Alerts falling in the following cycle |
Each card shows a month-by-month timeline. Months that contain one or more alerts are marked, and a count shows how many alerts land in that cycle.
## Alerts List
Below the overview, alerts are grouped into **month cards**, ordered from the nearest date onward.
Each month card shows:
* The **month and year**
* A **Soon** badge when the month falls in the current year
* The number of **contracts** with alerts that month, plus counts of affected **recordings** and **compositions** where applicable
Click a month to expand it and see the individual contracts.
### Contract cards
Inside an expanded month, each contract appears as a card showing:
| Element | Description |
| ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Parties** | Assignee and assignor entities (or the contract file name when no parties are set) |
| **Contract type** | The classified type of the contract |
| **Summary** | A short preview of the contract summary |
| **Alert rows** | One row per upcoming date |
| **View Contract** | Opens the full contract details |
Each alert row breaks down the date:
| Field | Meaning |
| --------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Category** | The kind of date (e.g., expiration, option, renewal) |
| **End date** | The date the alert fires on |
| **Basis** | How the date was determined |
| **Estimated** | A badge shown when the date is an estimate rather than an exact date |
| **Description** | Any extra context extracted for that date |
Use **View Contract** on any card to jump straight to that contract's details and take action.
## Filtering and Sorting
Use the controls in the top-right of the page to focus the list.
### Filters
| Filter | Options |
| --------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| **Cycle** | All cycles, Current cycle, or Next cycle |
| **Year** | Limit alerts to a specific year |
| **Type** | Limit alerts to a specific date category |
A badge on the filter button shows how many filters are active. Use **Clear all** to reset them.
### Sort
Sort the list by **Date**, ascending or descending.
## Pagination
Alerts are paginated. Use the pagination controls at the bottom of the list to move between pages, and adjust how many items are shown per page.
## Empty State
When there are no alerts -- or none that match your current filters -- the page shows a message confirming there is nothing to act on.
## Related Features
Contracts flagged for review, with repair verdicts to act on.
The full timeline view across all contracts.