Alerting Templates

An alerting template is a configuration of features such as Health Rules, Policies, Actions, Action Suppression, Schedules, and Email Digests. You can save the Alert & Respond configuration of an existing application as a template. Templates help maintain consistent configuration across various applications regardless of their location, version, or environment.

How to Use an Alerting Template

You can save the Alert and Respond configuration of an existing application as a template. You can use the Save as new template option. You can apply the template to other applications to replicate the configuration.

After configuring an alerting template, if you require to change the configuration and apply the changes to all the applications, use the Overwrite an existing template option. The existing template is overwritten. You can then re-apply the template to the desired applications. For more information, see Configure and Manage Alerting Templates.

Alerting Template Operations

To view alerting templates, select Alert & Respond > Alerting Templates. The alerting templates list displays all templates. You can create and manage the templates using the Alerting Template interface.

This table lists the template operations:

Operation	Description
	View the configuration details of the selected template(s). For more information, see View Alerting Template Details.
	Create a new template. For more information, see Create an Alerting Template.
	Overwrite a selected template. Any changes you make, overwrite the existing configuration when you save the template. For more information, see Overwrite an Alerting Template. When you edit a template, the updates are not applied to applications using the template. You must re-apply the template to the desired applications.
	Delete an existing template. For more information, see Delete an Alerting Template. The configuration of applications using the template remains intact even after you delete the template.
	Import a saved template configuration. Use this option when you have saved the configured alerting template and want to apply it to other applications.
	Export a template configuration for future use. Use this option when you have configured an alerting template and want to save it for future use.
	Apply a template to the selected application(s). For more information, see Apply Template to Application(s).
	Search for a template.

To create, update, delete, import, and override the alerting templates, you now require the CONFIG_ALERTING_TEMPLATES_PLANS permission in your user profile. This new permission has been implemented to prevent accidental modifications, deletions, or creations of alerting templates.

If you are an account owner or administrator, the permission is enabled by default in your user profile. To enable the permission in other user profiles, contact your account owner or administrator.