Alerts

How calibration due-date alerts work

Reminders are useful when they arrive early enough to create a plan and go to the people who can act. GagePilot lets workspace owners and admins choose delivery days, lead times, overdue coverage, and recipients.

GagePilot quality operations team · Last reviewed October 18, 2026
GagePilot calibration alerts settings showing delivery days, lead times, and out-of-service notifications12
Alert settings captured from the live GagePilot desktop app. The numbered callouts are explained below.
  1. 1Choose which weekdays and lead times should generate the due-date summary.
  2. 2Failed calibrations can trigger an immediate out-of-service notification.

Configure the due-date summary

  1. Open AlertsOnly workspace owners and admins can change alert settings.
  2. Choose delivery daysSelect the weekdays on which the summary should be evaluated.
  3. Choose lead timesUse milestones such as 30, 14, 7, 1 day, or due today.
  4. Include overdue workKeep overdue instruments visible in every summary until the record is updated.
  5. Choose recipientsInclude workspace members with reminders enabled, instrument assignees with an email address in Owner / assignee, or additional email recipients. A department name alone is not an email recipient.

Failed calibration alerts

When out-of-service alerts are enabled, a failed calibration sends an immediate email to workspace owners, admins, and configured additional recipients. The instrument assignee is included only when assignee notifications are enabled and an email address is recorded in Owner / assignee. The register marks the instrument out of service regardless of whether notifications are enabled.

Make alerts actionable

  • Assign an owner or department to instruments that require follow-up.
  • Use a 30-day lead time when outside-lab scheduling takes time.
  • Keep overdue items included until the calibration record is complete.
  • Review additional recipients when responsibilities change.

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