# Create a place watch and test alert delivery

> Set up an area watch in Witness Terminal, confirm that it covers the place you care about, and test where alerts are sent.

## Choose a place and a reason to watch it

A watch asks Terminal to flag a change that matches its conditions. A map view shows the information in the area you are exploring.

Example: A team wants to learn when a reported incident near a warehouse could affect deliveries. It starts with the warehouse and the access roads it uses.

## Create the watch

1. **Find the place.** Use Find a place and choose the matching result. Check the map before setting the watch area.
2. **Set the area and conditions.** Open Watch, start a new area watch, and check the center and radius. Choose the conditions that warrant a review and give the watch a name your team recognizes.
3. **Confirm it is enabled.** Save it, then open Watching. Confirm the watch appears there and its area covers the place you intended.

## Test where alerts go

In Watch, open Watching and find the delivery destinations. With the appropriate workspace permissions, choose the destination and select Send test. Ask a teammate to confirm they see the test message in the intended channel or inbox.

> **What a test checks.** A test checks the destination. Review the watch’s conditions, delivery settings and inbox separately when investigating a missing alert.

- [Troubleshoot missing alerts](https://www.thewitnessapp.com/terminal/docs/troubleshooting#alert-delivery)
- [Review and respond to an alert](https://www.thewitnessapp.com/terminal/docs/respond-to-alert)

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Web page: https://www.thewitnessapp.com/terminal/docs/first-watch
Index for agents: https://www.thewitnessapp.com/llms.txt