> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.inverse.watch/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.inverse.watch/user-guide/alerts/multiple-column-alert.md).

# Multiple Column Alert

There’s an indirect way to set an Alert based on multiple columns of a query:

Your query can implement the alert logic and return a boolean value for the Alert to trigger on. Something like:

```sql
SELECT CASE WHEN drafts_count > 10000 AND archived_count > 5000 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END
FROM (
SELECT sum(CASE WHEN is_archived THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS archived_count,
sum(CASE WHEN is_draft THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS drafts_count
FROM queries) data
```

This query will return 1 when drafts*count > 10000 and archived*count > 5000. Then you can configure the alert to trigger when the value is 1.


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