If you only have a single program in your EP, then I'd definitely advise taking it out and having it as a standalone program. Especially since this is more complex and has long wai...
It seems like you have some kind of issue with your NOT WAS ADDED filters, as Josh sort of alluded to. I'd try to simplify this a bit, and maybe EPs aren't your best bet here. How ...
Not really answering your question, but to reaffirm that alerts can be sent from batch campaigns, this won't be a problem to send an alert via a batch. What you can't do with a bat...