# Pandora FMS configuration: creating an alert action

The [alert actions](https://pandorafms.com/manual/en/documentation/04_using/01_alerts) allow you to define how to launch the command. Go to menu **Alerts** -> **Actions** -> **Create**.

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Select in **Command** the alert command created on the previous page, the fields will be filled in automatically. However, you can always customize the icons or messages for the **Triggering** and **Recovery** events, e.g. color, etcetera.

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To save click on **Update**. To apply this action to either a [Module or Policy](https://pandorafms.com/manual/en/documentation/05_big_environments/02_policy?s%5B%5D=policies), set up an [alert template](https://pandorafms.com/manual/en/documentation/04_using/01_alerts#alert_templates) for this purpose.