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diff --git a/doc/operations/incident_management/alerts.md b/doc/operations/incident_management/alerts.md index b03955edf87..0ad2b5ecf3b 100644 --- a/doc/operations/incident_management/alerts.md +++ b/doc/operations/incident_management/alerts.md @@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ The following actions result in a system note: - [Updating the status of an alert](#update-an-alerts-status) - [Creating an incident based on an alert](#create-an-incident-from-an-alert) - [Assignment of an alert to a user](#assign-an-alert) +- [Escalation of an alert to on-call responders](paging.md#escalating-an-alert) ![Alert Details Activity Feed](img/alert_detail_activity_feed_v13_5.png) @@ -153,8 +154,26 @@ There are different actions available in GitLab to help triage and respond to al ### Update an alert's status -The Alert detail view enables you to update the Alert Status. -See [Create and manage alerts in GitLab](alerts.md) for more details. +**Triggered** is the default status for new alerts. For users with the Developer role or higher, the +alert status can be updated from these locations: + +- [Alert list](#alert-list): select the status dropdown corresponding to an alert, then select an + alternate status. +- [Alert details page](#alert-details-page): select **Edit** in the right-hand side bar, then select + an alternate status. + +To stop email notifications for alert reoccurrences in projects with [email notifications enabled](paging.md#email-notifications-for-alerts), +[change the alert's status](alerts.md#update-an-alerts-status) away from **Triggered**. + +In projects with GitLab Premium, on-call responders can respond to [alert pages](paging.md#escalating-an-alert) +by changing the status. Setting the status to: + +- **Resolved** silences all on-call pages for the alert. +- **Acknowledged** limits on-call pages based on the project's [escalation policy](escalation_policies.md). +- **Triggered** from **Resolved** restarts the alert escalating from the beginning. + +For [alerts with an associated incident](alerts.md#create-an-incident-from-an-alert), +updating the alert status also updates the incident status. ### Create an incident from an alert @@ -165,8 +184,10 @@ description populated from an alert. To create the issue, select the **Create Issue** button. You can then view the issue from the alert by selecting the **View Issue** button. -Closing a GitLab issue associated with an alert changes the alert's status to -Resolved. See [Create and manage alerts in GitLab](alerts.md) for more details +You can also [create incidents for alerts automatically](incidents.md#create-incidents-automatically). + +Closing a GitLab issue associated with an alert [changes the alert's status](#update-an-alerts-status) to +**Resolved**. See [Alert List](#alert-list) for more details about alert statuses. ### Assign an alert @@ -196,7 +217,7 @@ To assign an alert: After completing their portion of investigating or fixing the alert, users can unassign themselves from the alert. To remove an assignee, select **Edit** next to the **Assignee** dropdown menu -and deselect the user from the list of assignees, or select **Unassigned**. +and clear the user from the list of assignees, or select **Unassigned**. ### Create a to-do item from an alert @@ -217,13 +238,3 @@ add a to-do item: ![Alert Details Add a to do](img/alert_detail_add_todo_v13_9.png) To view your To-Do List, on the top bar, select **To-Do List** (**{todo-done}**). - -## View the environment that generated the alert - -> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/232492) in GitLab 13.5 behind a feature flag, disabled by default. -> - [Enabled by default](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/232492) in GitLab 13.6. - -WARNING: -This feature might not be available to you. Check the **version history** note above for details. - -The environment information and the link are displayed in the [Alert Details tab](#alert-details-tab). |