## 6.1.1.3.6.7  Setting Up Budget Threshold Alerts
Besides regularly checking the status and history graphs of active budgets for up-to-date information on spending, you can also configure alerts to notify relevant users and/or channels in your organization when a budget's threshold is exceeded.
Before you can set up the threshold alerts for an active budget, you first need to configure the threshold values in your budget's configuration. You can define up to three budget thresholds per budget. For example: 70%, 90%, and 100% of the monthly budget amount, respectively.
Then, once you've enabled these threshold values (by selecting their checkboxes), you can set up the following alert types:
| Alert Type       | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Action Required                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Automatic Alerts | Whenever a budget's threshold value is ex- ceeded, the system automatically sends an email to all administrators of the global account. This option is free of charge and requires no ad- ditional setup besides enabling the opt-in switch in the budget's configuration. By default, it is turned off per budget.                                                                           | Edit your budget, and then in the Budget Thresholds section, turn on the Send alerts automatically to global account admins option.  Tip If you don't receive any emails, please check your spam or junk folder. You can also add the                                          |
| Custom Alerts    | Whenever a budget's threshold value is ex- ceeded, we also automatically send an event to the SAP Alert Notification service for SAP BTP. You can integrate with SAP Alert Notification Service to send custom alerts to your preferred recipients, communication channels, and moni- toring solutions. This is a paid service. For pric- ing information, go to the SAP Discovery Cen- ter . | Subscribe to the budget events ( BudgetAlertThresholdExceeded ) using your own SAP Alert Notification Service in- stance and configure the custom alerts, as needed. For more information, see: • SAP Alert Notification for SAP BTP • Budget Threshold Exceedance Event (Beta) |
|                  |  Note If you turn off the Send alerts automatically to global account admins option, budget events are still sent to the SAP Alert Notification Service when an enabled threshold is exceeded.                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
## When working with budget threshold alerts, please consider the following:
- These alert types are independent of one another, you can use either one or both.
- When you enable a threshold or change the budget amount in an existing budget, alerts will be triggered from the current month onward, not retroactively for previous months.
- The automated mail and budget events are sent only once when a budget threshold is exceeded. We do not send a daily recurring email or event while the budget remains in excess.
- If a set budget amount is exceeded and you haven't set a 100% threshold value nor opted to use any of the available alert types, you won't be automatically notified about the budget exceedance.
- There may be a delay between the time a budget threshold was exceeded and the time that you receive an alert. This is due to delays between cost and service usage update cycles, along with the interval-based evaluations between budgets and your global account's overall costs and usage.
## Related Information
Monitoring Usage and Consumption Costs in Your Global Account [page 2216] SAP Alert Notification Service for SAP BTP Budget Threshold Exceedance Event (Beta)