General alert variables
This topic applies only to the following products:
SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted
DPAIM — IPAM — LA — NAM — NCM — NPM — NTA — SAM — SCM — SRM — UDT — VMAN — VNQM — WPM
The following are valid, general alert variables.
|
General Variable |
Description |
|---|---|
| ${N=Alerting;M=AlertID} | The ID of the alert |
| ${N=Alerting;M=AlertName} | The name of the alert from the alert field Name of alert definition in Alert Properties |
| ${N=Alerting;M=AlertDescription} | The description of the alert from the alert field Description of alert definition in Alert Properties |
| ${N=Alerting;M=AlertDetailsURL} | The URL used to get more information about the triggered alert |
| ${N=Alerting;M=AlertMessage} | The alert message from the alert field Message displayed when this alert is triggered in Trigger Actions |
| ${N=Alerting;M=DownTime} | The amount of time the alert has been active |
| ${N=Alerting;M=ObjectType} | The object type that the alert is monitoring |
| ${N=Alerting;M=Severity} | The severity of the alert from the alert field Severity of Alert in Alert Properties |
| ${N=Alerting;M=LastEdit} | The last time the alert definition has been edited |
| ${N=Alerting;M=Acknowledged} | Acknowledged status |
| ${N=Alerting;M=AcknowledgedBy} | Who the alert was acknowledged by |
| ${N=Alerting;M=AcknowledgedTime} | Time the alert was acknowledged |
| ${N=Alerting;M=Notes} | Information from the Notes field when you acknowledge alerts through the Web Console |
| ${N=Alerting;M=AlertTriggerCount} | Count of triggers |
| ${N=Alerting;M=AlertTriggerTime} | Date and time of the last event for this alert. (Windows control panel defined “Short Date” and “Short Time”) |
| ${N=Generic;M=Application} | SolarWinds application information |
| ${N=Generic;M=Copyright} | Copyright information |
| ${N=Generic;M=Release} | Release information |
| ${N=Generic;M=Version} | Version of the SolarWinds software package |
It is possible to use previous generation variables, for example ${NodeName}. However, when using the variable picker, the new format is displayed by default. Previous generation variables can only be entered manually.
Some variables are no longer valid. See Defunct Alert Variables.