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An Introduction to SAMBRO (Sahana Alerting and Messaging Broker)


The user guide is comprehensive with instructions from setting up SAMBRO software to issuing alerts. It is intended for all user levels: novices to experts. The guide is structured to take you through an actual implementation with real world examples and data.

How to use the Guide

The user guide is designed to quickly access relevant information for performing a task and understanding the technical details. Notice that the most frequently used activities are listed first, for the users, and the seldom used (one time) Admin type activities are listed at the bottom. More or less in the reverse order of a typical work flow. We have segmented the role specific work flow topics. If you are a particular user searching for a topic, first navigate to the type of user you are and then select the work flow activity.

Role Specific Topics

Subscribers (Alert Recipients)

  2. Email, SMS, FTP subscription to receive event and area specific alerts

Publishers (Alert Issuers)


  2. Update a message using an existing message
  3. Cancel a message that has been wrongly issued or provided wrong information
  5. Authorize a message before issuing, posting or dissemination

Implementers (Super Users)


  1. Create Message Templates for categories of events and user groups
  2. Define CAP Profile specific information (waring priorities, event types, incident tables)
  4. Update Register of Alerting Authorities; i.e. setup your organizational structure and alerting jurisdictions
  5. Manage Users by associating them with the relevant roles and alerting authority
  6. Testing the implementation after setup, configuration, and adding users


  1. Install software with web2py framework and other dependencies for Map (GIS), Messaging (Email, SMS, other)
  3. Basic Administration tasks for activating an instance for the users

Design and Specifications

For advance users or developers interested in the SAMBRO software design requirements and specifications are discussed in the CAP Broker BluePrint See the BluePrint/CAPBroker

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