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Documentation Learning paths First alert rule with query language Handling

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First alert rule with query language

14 min

Milestone 1

Why query language

2 min

Milestone 2

Install QuickPizza

1 min

Milestone 3

Name your rule

1 min

Milestone 4

Build query

1 min

Milestone 5

Set condition

1 min

Milestone 6

Folder and labels

1 min

Milestone 7

Evaluation behavior

1 min

Milestone 8

Handling

1 min

Milestone 10

Notify and save

1 min

Milestone 11

Create silence

1 min

Milestone 12

Complete

1 min

Configure no-data and error handling

No-data and error handling controls what your rule does when a query returns no data or fails.

In this milestone, you open those settings and confirm the defaults.

1. In the Set evaluation behavior section, click Configure no data and error handling to expand the options.

2. Confirm Alert state if no data or all values are null is set to No Data. Don’t change it.

3. Confirm Alert state if execution error or timeout is set to Error. Don’t change it.

Your rule keeps the default handling for empty results and query errors. Next, you choose the contact point that receives the notification.

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Evaluation behavior

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