Alert set through timer job is not working in sharepoint 2010 as expected

Question

Hi,
I create the standard sharepoint alerts through timer job.
in my timer job, i loop through a list and based on the user value in the alert to field i create alert for the users and the condition for the alert are only when new items are created and something changes in the below view.
all the properties are set fine. Email triggered on new items additions and on specific daily or weekly summary.
The view filteration is not working at all:(
But after the timer job ran and set the alert, if i open the alert settings on UI and without changing anything if i click ok , then the view filteration is happening and alerts are working fine.
What is wrong here? is it a bug or anything am missing?
Aruna
try
SPList Configlist = web.Lists.TryGetList("Configuration");
foreach (SPListItem oItem in Configlist.Items)
ProfilePicker = oItem["ProfilePicker"].ToString();
ProfileViewer = oItem["ProfileViewer"].ToString();
string MIS = oItem["MIS"].ToString();
SPList list = web.Lists.TryGetList(ProfileViewer);
SPList ProfileList = web.Lists[ProfilePicker];
foreach (SPListItem oItem in ProfileList.Items)
frequency = oItem["Frequenzy"].ToString();
created = (DateTime)oItem["Created"];
string createdDate = created.ToString();
createdDate = DateTime.Parse(createdDate).ToShortDateString();
DateTime today = DateTime.Today.Date;
string dateonly = today.ToString(); ;
dateonly = DateTime.Parse(dateonly).ToShortDateString();
SPFieldUserValue fieldValue = null;
SPFieldUser UserColumn = (SPFieldUser)oItem.Fields.GetField("Alert_x0020_owner");
fieldValue = UserColumn.GetFieldValue(oItem["Alert_x0020_owner"].ToString()) as SPFieldUserValue;
if (fieldValue != null)
alertowner = fieldValue.User;
alert = alertowner.ToString();
//if (createdDate == dateonly)
SPUser user = web.EnsureUser(alert);
SPAlert newAlert = user.Alerts.Add();
newAlert.AlertType = SPAlertType.List;
newAlert.List = list;
newAlert.DeliveryChannels = SPAlertDeliveryChannels.Email;
newAlert.EventType = SPEventType.Add;
if (frequency == "Daily")
createDailyAlert(newAlert, list, user);
else
createWeeklyAlert(newAlert, list, user);
catch (Exception ex)
// Danfoss.Sharepoint.Logger.DanfossLogger.LogToOperations(ex, "Exception occurred in setting the profile alert", 0, EventSeverity.Error, DanfossExceptionCategory.General);
private static void createDailyAlert(SPAlert newAlert, SPList list, SPUser user)
newAlert.Title = "My Daily Profile viewer Alert";
newAlert.AlertFrequency = SPAlertFrequency.Daily;
newAlert.AlertTemplate = list.AlertTemplate;
newAlert.AlertTime = new DateTime(DateTime.Today.Year, DateTime.Today.Month, DateTime.Today.Day, 10, 0, 0);
newAlert.AlertTime = newAlert.AlertTime.AddDays(0);
SPAlert existingAlert = null;
newAlert.Properties.Add("filterindex", "4");
newAlert.Properties.Add("viewid", list.Views["Daily Alert"].ID.ToString("D"));
newAlert.Properties.Add("filterpath", string.Format("{0}/", list.Views["Daily Alert"].ServerRelativeUrl.TrimStart('/')));
foreach (SPAlert alerts in user.Alerts)
string al = alerts.AlertFrequency.ToString();
// Filter down the alert to the list you wish to report on.
if (al == "Daily")
// Found your existing your custom alert. Don't create one.
existingAlert = alerts;
if (existingAlert == null)
newAlert.Update(false);
private static void createWeeklyAlert(SPAlert newAlert, SPList list, SPUser user)
newAlert.Title = "My weekly profile viewer Alert";
newAlert.AlertFrequency = SPAlertFrequency.Weekly;
newAlert.AlertTemplate = list.AlertTemplate;
newAlert.AlertTime = new DateTime(DateTime.Today.Year, DateTime.Today.Month, DateTime.Today.Day, 10, 0, 0);
newAlert.AlertTime = newAlert.AlertTime.AddDays(0);
SPAlert existingAlert = null;
newAlert.Properties.Add("filterindex", "4");
newAlert.Properties.Add("viewid", list.Views["Weekly Alert"].ID.ToString("D"));
newAlert.Properties.Add("filterpath", string.Format("{0}/", list.Views["Weekly Alert"].ServerRelativeUrl.TrimStart('/')));
foreach (SPAlert alerts in user.Alerts)
string al = alerts.AlertFrequency.ToString();
// Filter down the alert to the list you wish to report on.
if (al == "Weekly")
// Found your existing your custom alert. Don't create one.
existingAlert = alerts;
if (existingAlert == null)
newAlert.Update(false);
This is my code. alerts are not sending based on the view:(

Answer 1

Hi sathyaav,
I followed the example and made a test in my environment, it works like a charm.
I suggest you check if you have inputed the valid site URL when you create the project solution.
If you deployed succeed in the Central Administrator Site using Visual Studio, then the job named "Simple Job Definition" will appear in the job definition list.
Best Regards
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