diff --git a/libs/shared/lib/insight-sharing/alerting/AlertingForm.tsx b/libs/shared/lib/insight-sharing/alerting/AlertingForm.tsx
index 0b53289b63a901fcdc9cd2de4fce294e57540cb1..2ec1ad5b5d199a66f1b26dd18d6063ed3afcb622 100644
--- a/libs/shared/lib/insight-sharing/alerting/AlertingForm.tsx
+++ b/libs/shared/lib/insight-sharing/alerting/AlertingForm.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { Button, Input, LoadingSpinner } from '../../components';
 import { EditorState } from 'lexical';
 import { MonitorType } from '../components/Sidebar';
 import { wsUpdateInsight, wsCreateInsight, wsDeleteInsight } from '../../data-access/broker/wsInsightSharing';
+import { addError } from '../../data-access/store/configSlice';
 
 type Props = {
   insight: InsightResponse;
@@ -45,30 +46,22 @@ export function AlertingForm(props: Props) {
 
   const handleSave = async () => {
     if (!name || name.trim() === '') {
-      alert('Please enter a name for the alert.');
-      return;
-    }
-    if (!description || description.trim() === '') {
-      alert('Please enter a description for the alert.');
-      return;
-    }
-    if (!editorState) {
-      alert('Please enter content in the text editor before saving.');
+      dispatch(addError('Name is required'));
       return;
     }
 
-    const alertData : InsightRequest = {
+    const alertData: InsightRequest = {
       name,
       description,
       recipients,
       template: JSON.stringify(editorState),
       saveStateId: session.currentSaveState || '',
       type: 'alert' as const,
-      frequency: ''
+      frequency: '',
     };
 
     setLoading(true);
-    
+
     if (props.insight.id) {
       wsUpdateInsight(props.insight.id, alertData, (data: any, status: string) => {
         setLoading(false);
@@ -124,20 +117,8 @@ export function AlertingForm(props: Props) {
   return (
     <div>
       <span className="text-lg text-secondary-600 font-bold mb-4">Alert ID: {props.insight.id}</span>
-      <Input
-        label="Name"
-        type="text"
-        value={name}
-        onChange={setName}
-        className="mb-4"
-      />
-      <Input
-        label="Description"
-        type="text"
-        value={description}
-        onChange={setDescription}
-        className="mb-4"
-      />
+      <Input label="Name" type="text" value={name} onChange={setName} className="mb-4" />
+      <Input label="Description" type="text" value={description} onChange={setDescription} className="mb-4" />
       <Accordion defaultOpenAll={true} className="border-t divide-y">
         <AccordionItem className="pt-2 pb-4">
           <AccordionHead showArrow={false}>
@@ -152,8 +133,8 @@ export function AlertingForm(props: Props) {
                   setRecipientInput(String(value));
                   const recipientList = String(value)
                     .split(/[, ]/)
-                    .map(r => r.trim())
-                    .filter(r => r.length > 0);
+                    .map((r) => r.trim())
+                    .filter((r) => r.length > 0);
                   setRecipients(recipientList);
                 }}
                 placeholder="Enter recipient(s)"
@@ -183,4 +164,4 @@ export function AlertingForm(props: Props) {
       </div>
     </div>
   );
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/libs/shared/lib/insight-sharing/reporting/ReportingForm.tsx b/libs/shared/lib/insight-sharing/reporting/ReportingForm.tsx
index 0bff6cbbb0ce52a7d64e8d4cada7b48ca0437b63..fd827f26fec6b7853e1c31dea92e1520a5ae90ad 100644
--- a/libs/shared/lib/insight-sharing/reporting/ReportingForm.tsx
+++ b/libs/shared/lib/insight-sharing/reporting/ReportingForm.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { useAppDispatch, useSessionCache } from '../../data-access';
 import { MonitorType } from '../components/Sidebar';
 import { EditorState } from 'lexical';
 import { wsCreateInsight, wsDeleteInsight, wsUpdateInsight } from '../../data-access/broker/wsInsightSharing';
+import { addError } from '../../data-access/store/configSlice';
 
 type Props = {
   insight: InsightResponse;
@@ -59,15 +60,7 @@ export function ReportingForm(props: Props) {
 
   const handleSave = async () => {
     if (!name || name.trim() === '') {
-      alert('Please enter a name for the report.');
-      return;
-    }
-    if (!description || description.trim() === '') {
-      alert('Please enter a description for the report.');
-      return;
-    }
-    if (!editorState) {
-      alert('Please enter content in the text editor before saving.');
+      dispatch(addError('Please enter a name for the report.'));
       return;
     }
 
@@ -77,7 +70,7 @@ export function ReportingForm(props: Props) {
       recipients,
       frequency,
       template: JSON.stringify(editorState),
-      saveStateId: session.currentSaveState || "",
+      saveStateId: session.currentSaveState || '',
       type: 'report' as const,
     };
 
@@ -107,7 +100,7 @@ export function ReportingForm(props: Props) {
           alert('Failed to create report.');
         }
       });
-     }
+    }
   };
 
   const handleDelete = async () => {
@@ -136,20 +129,8 @@ export function ReportingForm(props: Props) {
   ) : (
     <div>
       <span className="text-lg text-secondary-600 font-bold mb-4">Report ID: {props.insight.id}</span>
-      <Input
-        label="Name"
-        type="text"
-        value={name}
-        onChange={handleSetName}
-        className="mb-4"
-      />
-      <Input
-        label="Description"
-        type="text"
-        value={description}
-        onChange={handleSetDescription}
-        className="mb-4"
-      />
+      <Input label="Name" type="text" value={name} onChange={handleSetName} className="mb-4" />
+      <Input label="Description" type="text" value={description} onChange={handleSetDescription} className="mb-4" />
       <Accordion defaultOpenAll={true} className="border-t divide-y">
         <AccordionItem className="pt-2 pb-4">
           <AccordionHead showArrow={false}>
@@ -164,8 +145,8 @@ export function ReportingForm(props: Props) {
                   setRecipientInput(String(value));
                   const recipientList = String(value)
                     .split(/[, ]/)
-                    .map(r => r.trim())
-                    .filter(r => r.length > 0);
+                    .map((r) => r.trim())
+                    .filter((r) => r.length > 0);
                   setRecipients(recipientList);
                 }}
                 placeholder="Enter recipient(s)"
@@ -210,4 +191,4 @@ export function ReportingForm(props: Props) {
       </div>
     </div>
   );
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}