Permission Error when Closing an Alert

Issue

When trying to close an open alert, an error messge appears with the following details: "You do not have permission to view this alert".

An alerts page showing an open staff‑initiated alert with details, a close alert option, and an error message indicating that permission is not granted to view the alert with the close alert option highlighted.

Resolution

Most likely, the reason for this error is that the alert reason is currently set to Inactive.

If that is the case, then in order to be able to enter alerts with the alert reason or close any open alerts with this alert reason, you will need to reactivate the alert in Staff Initiated Alert Administration - Edit - Alert Reasons.

A settings window for creating a new alert reason, showing fields for entering a name and description, options for assigning access, an active toggle, and options to save or close.

After reactivating the alert reason and saving the change , closing the alert should be allowed.

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