Using Variables in ControlUp Alerts

Some variables were suggested, but they didn’t seem to work. However, an undocumented {scout.location} variable was found, thanks to a team member, and this can be used to show the Hive in alerts. It’s now a matter of adding data.location under Input Variables. The team is also curious about the flow being built and the types of scouts and resources being tested.

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Possibly not there or not documented. Have you tried {hive.name}? Long shot but who knows

Trying now….

{hive.name} doesn’t seem to be a valid variable, and I also tried {scout.hive} with no luck. No worries, I’m sure it will be added soon, as I think it would be a good piece of information to include in alerts.

Agreed. The PM is on vacation but will follow up

Unless @member knows

Ok, so there is an undocumented {scout.location} field which should show the Hive. This information might actually have been sent to you already in one way or another, but thanks @member for highlighting this

Yes, and it’s working. Just need to add data.location under Input Variables.

“`{

"text": "Synthetic Monitoring Infra PING Alert

Test Status: {{Start .test_status}}

Test Success %: {{Start .test_status_percents}}

Scout Name: {{Start .scout_name}}

Scout Locaton: {{Start .data.location}}

Scout Address: {{Start .scout_address}}

of Packets Sent: {{Start .test_packets_sent}}

Number of packets received: {{Start .test_packets_received}}

Average Jitter time: {{Start .test_jitter}}

Average Latency: {{Start .test_avg_rtt}}

Lowest Total Latency: {{Start .test_min_rtt}}

Highest Total Latency: {{Start .test_max_rtt}}"

}“`

Curious to learn what flow you are building (beyond just notifications)

For now, I want the notifications currently sent by email to be enriched and then sent through a webhook.

After that, I’m not sure yet, but I may start by tagging certain devices that trigger a specific alert or automatically tagging devices based on a condition.

What kind of scouts are you doing? What type of resources are you testing?

Oh, I see ping on infra

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