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alerting docs: target data source clarification (#113126)

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adding information to create grafana managed recording rules doc per support request 16892
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@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ If a rule does not explicitly specify a target data source for writing (for exam
default_datasource_uid = my-uid
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{{< admonition type="note" >}}
Grafana Cloud: If you leave **Target data source** blank when creating a recording rule, Grafana writes the results to your managed Prometheus data source named `grafanacloud-prom` by default. This may be different from the default data source you use in dashboards. To write to a different backend, explicitly select a target data source. In self-managed Grafana, you can set the default fallback with `default_datasource_uid` in the `[recording_rules]` section of the configuration.
{{< /admonition >}}
If you previously configured recording rules using the `url` and `basic_auth_*` configuration options, these are no longer supported. You must either:
- Set `default_datasource_uid` in the `[recording_rules]` section of the configuration file to point to the target data source