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9 – Honeycombing a DatabaseCreating an Operator for NotificationThe first step in creating a SQL Server alert is to create an Operator. AnOperator is the person, or people, who will receive an alert when one is raised.We create an operator by executing the sp_add_operator system storedprocedure in Management Studio. The following is an example of the syntax ofthis system stored procedure:sp_add_operator [Operator Name],[Enabled],[Email Address],[Pager Address],[Weekday Pager Start],[Weekday Pager End],[Saturday Pager Start],[Saturday Pager End],[Sunday Pager Start],[Sunday Pager End],[Available Pager Days],[Netsend Address],[Category]This system stored procedure's arguments are as follows:• Operator Name – the textual reference to the Operator.• Enabled – indicates whether the Operator can receive notifications.• Email Address – the e-mail address to which notifications are sentfor this Operator. This argument is only necessary when notifyingthrough e-mail.• Pager Address – all pager notifications are sent through the e-mailsystem. The value of this argument will need to be the e-mail accountof the pager that will receive notifications. This argument is onlynecessary when notifying through a pager.• Weekday Pager Start/End – the time of day during the weekdaythat notifications can be received. The value must be in the format ofHHMMSS (Hour, Minute, Second). 0 indicates midnight. Despite thisargument having the word "Pager" in it, it applies to e-mailnotifications as well. This argument is only necessary when theOperator is active on weekdays.• Saturday Pager Start/End – the time of day on Saturday thatnotifications can be received. This argument is only necessary whenthe Operator is active on Saturdays.• Sunday Pager Start/End – the time of day on Sunday thatnotifications can be received. This argument is only necessary whenthe Operator is active on Sundays.• Available Pager Days – this indicates the days on which theOperator is available to receive notifications. This value ranges from 0194