Signal Based Alerts

What Are Signal-Based Alerts?

Signal-based alerts are triggered when certain conditions or thresholds within your data stream are met.

These alerts are typically defined by specific criteria, such as exceeding a value, crossing a threshold, or when the data satisfies a predefined condition. Signal-based alerts are highly customizable, allowing you to set precise conditions to monitor the health and performance of your systems.

Uses of Signal-Based Alerts

Signal-based alerts are used to monitor specific, actionable events in real-time. By setting thresholds or conditions, you can be notified immediately when important changes occur in your data.

For instance, in an industrial setting, you may set a signal-based alert if the temperature of a machine exceeds a critical threshold, ensuring that operators can act quickly to prevent equipment failure.

Creating Signal-Based Alerts

To create a Signal-Based Alert in the Bytebeam console:

1. Access Alert Rules

   Navigate to the Alerts tab and click on Alert Rules.
2. Initiate Creation

   Click on the + Alert Rule button and select the Signal Based Alert option.
3. Fill Details

   Select the stream you want to monitor and define the condition or threshold that will trigger the alert. Specify other parameters such as alert name, criticality, alert group, activation and deactivation thresholds, select the dashboard to link from dropdown list then click Submit.

Your new Alert Rule will appear in the table under the selected Alert Group on the Alert Rules tab.

To activate the alert, click the Start icon next to it.

You can stop any active alert by clicking the Stop icon next to it.

Editing Signal-Based Alerts

To edit an existing Signal-Based Alert in the Bytebeam console:

1. Access Alert Rules

   Navigate to the Alerts tab and click on Alert Rules.
2. Initiate Edit

   Find the alert within any Alert Groups and click the Edit icon next to it.
3. Modify Details

   Change the alert conditions, such as the alert name, alert group, activation and deactivation thresholds, change the linked dashboard using dropdown list or clear the linked dashboard and click Submit to save your changes.

If you change the alert group, the alert will be moved to the selected group, so be sure to check the corresponding alert group after updating.

Deleting Signal-Based Alerts

To delete an existing Signal-Based Alert in the Bytebeam console:

1. Access Alert Rules

   Navigate to the Alerts tab and click on Alert Rules.
2. Initiate Deletion

   Find the alert within any Alert Groups and click the Delete icon next to it.
3. Confirm Deletion

   Enter the correct alert rule name and click Submit to delete the alert.

Alert rules cannot be deleted while they are running.

Deleting an alert rule will also delete all the associated notification rules.