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# Create and manage alerts in GitLab
# Alerts
Alerts are a critical entity in your incident managment workflow. They represent a notable event that might indicate a service outage or disruption. GitLab provides a list view for triage and detail view for deeper investigation of what happened.
## Alert List
Users with at least Developer [permissions](../../user/permissions.md) can
access the Alert Management list at **Operations > Alerts** in your project's
sidebar. The Alert Management list displays alerts sorted by start time, but
you can change the sort order by clicking the headers in the Alert Management list.
access the Alert list at **Operations > Alerts** in your project's
sidebar. The Alert list displays alerts sorted by start time, but
you can change the sort order by clicking the headers in the Alert list.
([Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/217745) in GitLab 13.1.)
The alert list displays the following information:
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