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Custom events to support dynamic macros

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Today, when we create custom event, we specify the title and description along with the event trigger criteria. Based on the trigger, event with the given title is created. And we see multiple events with same title, based on how many such events are triggered. If event title can support macros to include dynamic information e.g. Calls are too high for {App} running on {Infra} or CPU utilization exceeds {90%} for host {host name}, it will improve the ability for SRE to understand and act on the events faster. 

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    Feb 19, 2025

    The information that is visible in the "Triggering entity" section could be available. This would be a very useful feature.

  • Admin
    Máté Návay
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    Feb 6, 2025

    Dynamic payloads for the body and placeholders for Titles are available in Smart Alerts, but are not under consideration for custom events.

    The availability of the values are dependent on the exact type and configuration, as not all data would be available at the time of creating the alert.

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2 months ago in Instana / Alert 2 Functionality already exists