How Do I Review Alerts?
Alerts are the primary work items in Case Management. Each alert represents a compliance issue that needs human judgment — a sanctions match, a PEP flag, an identity discrepancy, or a document problem. This guide walks through the alert workspace and how to process alerts efficiently.What you’ll learn
- How to navigate the alert workspace
- How to filter and sort your alert queue
- How to investigate an individual alert
- What information the detail panel shows
- How to take action on an alert
The alert workspace
The alert workspace is split into two panels:- Left panel: Alert queue — a prioritized list of alerts assigned to you or your team, with filters and sort options
- Right panel: Alert detail — the full context for the selected alert, including screening hit data, AI research, comments, and action buttons
How do I find the alerts I need?
Open the alert workspace
From the main navigation, click Alerts to open the alert workspace. By default, you see alerts assigned to you, sorted by priority score (highest first).
Filter by type or category
Use the filter bar at the top of the queue to narrow your view:
- Type — Screening, Identity, Document, Company, Financial
- Category — PEP Match, Sanctions Hit, Adverse Media, Name Mismatch, etc.
- Status — Open, Acknowledged, Resolved, False Positive
- Priority — Critical, High, Medium, Low
- SLA Status — On Track, At Risk, Breached
Sort by what matters
Click the sort dropdown to order your queue by:
- Priority score (default) — a composite score combining SLA urgency, risk tier, category severity, match confidence, and case risk
- SLA due date — nearest deadline first
- Created date — newest or oldest first
- Match score — highest confidence matches first
How do I investigate an alert?
Click any alert in the queue to open its detail panel. The detail panel is organized into sections:- Overview
- Screening Hit Data
- AI Research
- Entity Context
The top section shows at a glance:
- Alert title — a human-readable description (e.g., “PEP Match - John Smith”)
- Category badge — color-coded by type (red for sanctions, orange for PEP, blue for adverse media)
- Priority badge — Critical, High, Medium, or Low
- SLA indicator — time remaining until the deadline, color-coded (green/yellow/red)
- Match score — confidence percentage for screening matches
- Assigned to — the analyst responsible
How do I take action?
Once you have reviewed the alert details, click the Resolve button to open the resolution modal. Choose an action:| Action | When to use | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Approve | The match is a false positive or acceptable | Alert status changes to Resolved. Case open alert count decreases. |
| Decline | The match is confirmed and unacceptable | Alert status changes to Resolved with Decline action. May trigger case rejection. |
| Escalate | You need a senior reviewer’s input | Alert is escalated. The parent case moves to Internal Review. A notification is sent to the escalation target. |
| Request Document | You need additional evidence from the customer | Alert stays open. A document request is created. The case may move to Client Input. |
| Approve with Conditions | Acceptable with additional requirements | Alert is resolved with conditions noted. May trigger EDD requirements. |
Every resolution action is logged in the audit trail with the analyst’s name, timestamp, and any notes provided. This record is immutable and available for regulatory review.
What about auto-triaged alerts?
Some alerts are processed by the AI auto-triage system before they reach your queue. These alerts have:- An AI assessment already populated
- A false positive probability score
- A “QA Sample” flag if the alert was auto-resolved but selected for your quality review