Modifying watchlists

2021-06-18Last updated

After you add your watchlists, you can modify some of the watchlist settings. A watchlist manager can disable a watchlist, change the Name or Description, and change watchlist behavior.

Before you begin

Add your watchlists.

What you should know

When modifying a watchlist the following applies:
  • You cannot change a global watchlist to become a site watchlist.
  • You cannot change a site watchlist to become a global watchlist.
  • You cannot modify Watchlist entry permissions after a watchlist is created.
Any watchlist manager or account administrator can modify any watchlist that is configured as a global watchlist.

Procedure

  1. Click Organization > Watchlists .
  2. (Optional) Use the search box to find a specific watchlist.
  3. (Optional) Click Advanced filters to filter the list results by Site or Watchlist type.
    Select the filter options that you require:
    1. From the Site list, select a site.
    2. From the Watchlist types list, select a watchlist type.
    3. Click Close.
  4. Select a watchlist from the list.
  5. Click Edit watchlist.
  6. Modify the watchlist as required by doing one or more of the following:
    1. At the top of the Watchlist dialog, click the Enabled slider to enable or disable the watchlist.
      For example, you might want to disable a large watchlist and refer to it while restructuring entries into other watchlists.
    2. In the Name field, change the watchlist Name.
    3. In the Description field, change the watchlist Description.
    4. In the Watchlist behavior section, modify the Watchlist behavior. Select either Notify watchlist managers or Automatically block visitors listed in a watchlist and notify watchlist managers.
  7. Click Save.