# Pandora FMS configuration: creating an alert action

The alert actions allow you to define how to launch the command. Go to the 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, for example.

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To save click on **Create**. To apply this action to either a Module or Policy, set up an alert template for this purpose.