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title: Activate or deactivate alert rules
description: Activate or deactivate alert rules to control which conditions are monitored as your needs change.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/it-operations-management/digital-end-user-experience-dex/activate-metric-rules.html
release: brazil
product: Digital End-User Experience \(DEX\)
classification: digital-end-user-experience-dex
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-10-23"
reading_time_minutes: 1
keywords: [activate alert rules, deactivate alert rules, alert rule status, enable monitoring rules, dex alerts]
breadcrumb: [Managing alert rules, Configure, Digital End-User Experience, IT Operations Management]
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# Activate or deactivate alert rules

Activate or deactivate alert rules to control which conditions are monitored as your needs change.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_dex.admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** > **Service Operations Workspace**.

2.  In the primary navigation pane, select the DEX Administration icon \(\[Omitted image "icon-administration.png"\] Alt text:\).

3.  Select **Configure** on the Alert rules card.

    The list of alert rules appears.

4.  On the Update alert rule page, select **Name the rule**.

5.  Under Rule status, use the **Active** toggle switch \(\[Omitted image "icon-toggle-button-enabled.png"\] Alt text: Use the toggle switch to activate the alert rule.\) to activate the rule.

    To deactivate an active alert rule, turn off the toggle switch.

6.  Select **Update**.