Set up business alerts

Turn on no-code alerts for the metrics you care about and see them flagged live and once a day in DashVue.

Business alerts let you build a simple watch list for the metrics that matter to your store, like low inventory or a sudden change in quantity sold, without writing any rules or code. This article covers what alerts do, how to set one up, and what they will not do.

What business alerts are

In Settings → Automations → Alerts, DashVue gives you a list of checks you can switch on. For each one you set the line you care about (for example, a stock threshold) and a severity level. Once a check is on, DashVue watches for it and flags it in the app.

This is a no-code watch list, not a rules builder. You are not writing conditions or chaining actions together: you flip a switch, pick a number and a severity, and DashVue does the watching.

How to set one up

  1. Go to Settings → Automations and open the Alerts tab.
  2. Find the check you want, such as low inventory or quantity sold, and switch it on.
  3. Set the line for that check, for example the stock level that should trigger it.
  4. Choose a severity for the alert so you can tell it apart from less urgent flags.
  5. Save. DashVue starts watching from that point and flags matches live and in a once-a-day sweep.

You can come back at any time to adjust the line, change the severity, or switch a check off again.

DashVueAsk DashVueAIOVERVIEWShipDashboardCalendarSTOCKStockRepricerSELLINGOrdersOffers3ReturnsMessagesFeedbackFINANCEReportsTax centreExpensesCost of GoodsInsightsSettingsSAccountseller@example.comOverviewGENERALAccountBillingTeamBUSINESSBusiness ProfileInvoicesPick ListWORKFLOWeBay ConnectionBusiness PoliciesShipping IntegrationListing ViolationsAlertsADVANCEDUsagePreferencesAsk DashVueRoadmapDanger ZoneAlertsTell DashVue what to watch. We check every day and flag anything that crosses your line - no formulas, no spreadsheets.Re-checkFiring now1Needs your attentionAll clear1Checks on the safe sideWatching2 / 7Checks switched onLow-stock items is 4, at or above your line of 3.Act nowWhat to watch2 of 7 onSwitch on the checks that matter to you, then set the line that trips them. Changes save the moment you make them.Loss-making orders (30 days)We'll flag orders that sold for less than they cost you.Cash tied up in dead stockWe'll flag cash sitting in stock that just isn't moving.COGS coverageWe'll flag listings with no cost price, so your profit is a guess.Refund rate (12 months)We'll flag refunds and claims creeping up.Alert me when thisreaches or goes above5 %Worth a lookAll clearOverselling risksWe'll flag listings that could sell stock you don't actually have.Low-stock itemsWe'll flag best-sellers about to run dry.Alert me when thisreaches or goes above3 itemsAct nowFiringVAT threshold usedWe'll flag your turnover nearing the £90k VAT line.How alerts workEvery check runs live on this page and once a day in the background. Email and push delivery are on the way - for now this is yourcontrol centre. All your lines are private to you, and nothing here ever changes your listings or prices.
The Alerts page in Settings, with the settings navigation rail on the left: each check has a switch, a plain-English condition line, a threshold and a severity, using fake demo values.

Where you will see alerts

Alerts are flagged inside DashVue itself: live as things happen, and again in a once-a-day pass so nothing gets missed between visits. There is no separate alerts inbox to check elsewhere, it all surfaces in the app.

Alerts are in-app only, for now

Business alerts currently show up inside DashVue only. Email and push notifications are on the way but not available yet, so you do need to check the app to see what has been flagged. Alerts also never change your listings or prices themselves: they tell you what is happening, they do not act on it. If you want prices to update automatically, that is handled separately by the repricer, not by alerts.

What alerts will not do

It is worth being clear about the boundaries here. This is a watch list, not a listing-content automation builder. Turning on an alert will never edit your listing titles, descriptions, images, or prices, and it will never publish or change anything on eBay on your behalf. It only flags what it sees so you can decide what to do next.

See the related articles below for more on the repricer and other automations if you are looking for something that takes action rather than just flagging it.

Last updated 2026-07-05.

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