docs(alerting): fix annotation names for panel links in alerts (#103471)

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Pepe Cano
2025-04-08 07:09:48 +02:00
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@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Grafana allows you to link an alert rule to a dashboard panel. This can help you
- Visualize the alert state directly from dashboards.
- Include a screenshot of the panel in notification messages.
An alert rule is linked to a panel by setting the [`dashboardUId` and `panelId` annotations](ref:annotations). Both annotations must be set together.
An alert rule is linked to a panel by setting the [`__dashboardUid__` and `__panelId__` annotations](ref:annotations). Both annotations must be set together.
## Link alert rules to panels
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ To streamline alert creation, you can create an alert rule directly from a panel
1. Hover over the top-right corner of a panel and click the panel menu icon.
1. From the dropdown menu, select **More...** > **New alert rule**.
1. This opens the **Edit rule** form and pre-fills some values:
- Sets the `dashboardUId` and `panelId` annotations to the corresponding dashboard and panel.
- Sets the annotations to the corresponding dashboard and panel.
- Sets the alert rule query using the panel query.
1. Complete the alert rule configuration and click **Save rule** to initiate the alert rule.
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Both types of templates are written in the Go templating system. However, it's i
Annotations are key-value pairs defined in the alert rule. They can contain plain text or template code that is evaluated when the alert fires.
Grafana includes several optional annotations, such as `description`, `summary`, `runbook_url`, `dashboardUId` and `panelId`, which can be edited in the alert rule. You can also create your custom annotations. For example, you might create a new annotation named `location` to report the location of the system that triggered the alert.
Grafana includes several optional annotations, such as `description`, `summary`, and `runbook_url`, which can be edited in the alert rule. You can also create your custom annotations. For example, you might create a new annotation named `location` to report the location of the system that triggered the alert.
Here’s an example of a `summary` annotation explaining why the alert was triggered, using plain text.
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ Annotations are displayed in Grafana and are included by default in notification
- `summary`: A short summary of what the alert has detected and why.
- `description`: A detailed description of what happened and what the alert does.
- `runbook_url`: The runbook page to guide operators managing a potential incident.
- `dashboardUId` and `panelId`: [Link the alert to a dashboard and panel](ref:link-alert-rules-to-panels) to facilitate alert investigation.
- `__dashboardUid__` and `__panelId__`: [Link the alert to a dashboard and panel](ref:link-alert-rules-to-panels) to facilitate alert investigation.
For example, you can edit the annotation `summary` to explain why the alert was triggered:
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ In this diagram:
[Annotations](ref:annotations) can be defined in the alert rule to add extra information to alert instances.
When creating an alert rule, Grafana suggests several optional annotations, such as `description`, `summary`, `runbook_url`, `dashboardUId` and `panelId`, which help identify and respond to alerts. You can also create custom annotations.
When creating an alert rule, Grafana suggests several optional annotations, such as `description`, `summary`, and `runbook_url`, which help identify and respond to alerts. You can also create custom annotations.
Annotations are key-value pairs, and their values can contain a combination of text and template code that is evaluated when the alert fires.
@@ -1779,24 +1779,24 @@ When creating a contact point, the `EmbeddedContactPoint.name` property determin
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| Name | Type | Go type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
| ------------- | ---------------------------- | ------------------------- | :------: | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `annotations` | map of string | `map[string]string` | | | Optional key-value pairs. `dashboardUId` and `panelId` must be set together; one cannot be set without the other. | `{"runbook_url":"https://supercoolrunbook.com/page/13"}` |
| `condition` | string | string | ✓ | | | `A` |
| `data` | [][AlertQuery](#alert-query) | `[]*AlertQuery` | ✓ | | | `[{"datasourceUid":"__expr__","model":{"conditions":[{"evaluator":{"params":[0,0],"type":"gt"},"operator":{"type":"and"},"query":{"params":[]},"reducer":{"params":[],"type":"avg"},"type":"query"}],"datasource":{"type":"__expr__","uid":"__expr__"},"expression":"1 == 1","hide":false,"intervalMs":1000,"maxDataPoints":43200,"refId":"A","type":"math"},"queryType":"","refId":"A","relativeTimeRange":{"from":0,"to":0}}]` |
| execErrState | string | string | ✓ | | | |
| `folderUID` | string | string | ✓ | | | `project_x` |
| `for` | [Duration](#duration) | [Duration](#duration) | ✓ | | | |
| `id` | int64 (formatted integer) | int64 | | | | |
| `isPaused` | boolean | `bool` | | | | `false` |
| `labels` | map of string | `map[string]string` | | | | `{"team":"sre-team-1"}` |
| `noDataState` | string | string | ✓ | | | |
| `orgID` | int64 (formatted integer) | `int64 | ✓ | | | |
| `provenance` | [Provenance](#provenance) | [Provenance](#provenance) | | | | |
| `ruleGroup` | string | string | ✓ | | | `eval_group_1` |
| `title` | string | string | ✓ | | | `Always firing` |
| `uid` | string | string | | | | |
| `updated` | date-time (formatted string) | `strfmt.DateTime` | | | | |
| Name | Type | Go type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
| ------------- | ---------------------------- | ------------------------- | :------: | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `annotations` | map of string | `map[string]string` | | | Optional key-value pairs. `__dashboardUid__` and `__panelId__` must be set together; one cannot be set without the other. | `{"runbook_url":"https://supercoolrunbook.com/page/13"}` |
| `condition` | string | string | ✓ | | | `A` |
| `data` | [][AlertQuery](#alert-query) | `[]*AlertQuery` | ✓ | | | `[{"datasourceUid":"__expr__","model":{"conditions":[{"evaluator":{"params":[0,0],"type":"gt"},"operator":{"type":"and"},"query":{"params":[]},"reducer":{"params":[],"type":"avg"},"type":"query"}],"datasource":{"type":"__expr__","uid":"__expr__"},"expression":"1 == 1","hide":false,"intervalMs":1000,"maxDataPoints":43200,"refId":"A","type":"math"},"queryType":"","refId":"A","relativeTimeRange":{"from":0,"to":0}}]` |
| execErrState | string | string | ✓ | | | |
| `folderUID` | string | string | ✓ | | | `project_x` |
| `for` | [Duration](#duration) | [Duration](#duration) | ✓ | | | |
| `id` | int64 (formatted integer) | int64 | | | | |
| `isPaused` | boolean | `bool` | | | | `false` |
| `labels` | map of string | `map[string]string` | | | | `{"team":"sre-team-1"}` |
| `noDataState` | string | string | ✓ | | | |
| `orgID` | int64 (formatted integer) | `int64 | ✓ | | | |
| `provenance` | [Provenance](#provenance) | [Provenance](#provenance) | | | | |
| `ruleGroup` | string | string | ✓ | | | `eval_group_1` |
| `title` | string | string | ✓ | | | `Always firing` |
| `uid` | string | string | | | | |
| `updated` | date-time (formatted string) | `strfmt.DateTime` | | | | |
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