Configure the Rules

Alarms can be fully customizable, meaning they respond to different types of metrics, analyzing services, accounts or other components of the environment.

  1. On the main alarm screen, the system allows you to register a new alarms by clicking on the "New Alarm" option.

  1. General Information

Register the new alarm data and press the Next button.

  • Name: Alarm identification

  • Description: Any additional information about the alarm

  1. Register the Indicator information..

Agregator: Select the agregator (Last, Period, Competency)

  • Last: When selecting the "Last" agregator, the system will display some additional fields for filling in:

    • Value

    • Period (Day, Week, Month, Year)

    • Delay by (Optional)

    • Period (Day, Week, Month, Year)

Use this option to accumulate values ​​from the last x days, weeks, months or years, for example: Last 7 days with a 3-day delay (we consider a 3-day delay for cloud providers to close)

  • Period: When selecting the “Period” agregator, the system will display some additional fields to complete

    • Start of period

    • End of period

Use this option to consolidate values ​​from a specific period.

  • Competency: When selecting the "Competency" agregator, the system will display an additional field

    • Competency: Inform a month of competence.

Use this option to work with a specific month of competency

Dataset (optional): Select this option to use a data set.

Expression: Select the options from the list as below:

  • Sum: adds the values ​​of the parameterized period

  • Average: calculates the average of the values ​​in the parameterized period

  • Average by date: calculates the average by date in the parameterized period

  • Quantity: counts the number of values ​​that are not blank.

Return Type: Select the option as below:

  • Key and value: Use this option to filter billing fields (key), and the content (value). For example:

  • Calculated field: Use this option for filters that combine mathematical operators, for example amortized cost greater than 1,000:

Calculated field return: Inform the billing field that will be totaled in this context.

  1. Register the Limit information.

Type: Select the type as below:

  • Static: When selecting this option, the system will request some additional information:

    • Competency: Inform the month of competence.

    • Static: Inform the limit value for sending the notification.

Use this option to set a limit based on a fixed value. Example: In this context, when the indicator value reaches 100,000, the notification will be sent.

  • Dynamic: When selecting this option, the system will request some additional information:

Use this option for dynamic limits, for example, when the indicator reaches 10% of the actual cost the alarm will be triggered.

Agregator: Select the agregator (Last, Period, Competency)

  • Last: When selecting the "Last" agregator, the system will display some additional fields for filling in:

    • Value

    • Period (Day, Week, Month, Year)

    • Delay by (Optional)

    • Period (Day, Week, Month, Year)

Use this option to accumulate values ​​from the last x days, weeks, months or years, for example: Last 7 days with a 3-day delay (we consider a 3-day delay for cloud providers to close)

  • Period: When selecting the "Period" agregator, the system will display some additional fields to complete:

    • Start of period

    • End of period

Use this option to consolidate values ​​from a specific period.

  • Competency: When selecting the "Competency" agregator, the system will display an additional field

    • Competency: Use this option to work with a specific month of competency

Dataset (optional): Select this option to use a data set.

Expression: Select the options from the list as below:

  • Sum: adds the values ​​of the parameterized period

  • Average: calculates the average of the values ​​in the parameterized period

  • Average by date: calculates the average by date in the parameterized period

  • Quantity: counts the number of values ​​that are not blank.

Return Type: Select the option as below:

  • Key and value: Use this option to filter billing fields (key), and the content (value). For example:

  • Calculated field: Use this option for filters that combine mathematical operators, for example amortized cost greater than 1,000:

Calculated field return: Inform the billing field that will be totaled in this context.

Calculated field operator: Inform the operator that will be used in the calculated field

  1. Register the Notification information.

  • Margin Ratio: The alarm will be triggered whenever the configured ratio is reached.

  • Send notification: Select Yes to send a notification whenever the alarm is triggered.

When selecting Yes, the system will request additional information:

  • Cycle: Number of times the notification will be sent, with the option to notify once or always.

  • Notification Groups: Select the notification group that will be triggered.

To select a Notification Group, you'll need to configure the desired groups in the Notifications feature. This ensures they are pre-registered and can be selected.

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