AlertOps Workflows

Usage: Automated creation of AlertOps Alerts

To enable automated creation of new AlertOps alert when new Situations are created, confirm the “Create AlertOps Incident” outbound notification workflow is enabled.

To trigger the outbound notification, add a workflow to the “Situation Workflows” WFE that includes the “createIncident” action. For example:

Workflow Name: Create AlertOps Incident

Entry filter: 'status' != 'Closed'

First Match Only: Checked

Where the instanceName argument matches the Instance Name configured in the AlertOps integration tile.

This sends a request to AlertOps and add a thread entry:

Sending request to open AlertOps alert: <succeeded|failed>

You can adjust the Entry filter in the trigger workflow to control which Situations are forwarded to AlertOps.

The outbound notification uses the AlertOps Integration payload map in the AlertOps integration to send data from the Situation to AlertOps. Add new fields to this map to pass additional custom attributes.

If the payload map is updated, changes are required in AlertOps to the Custom Alert Fields and inbound integration.

Usage: Automated closing of AlertOps Alerts

To enable the automated closing of AlertOps alerts when a Situation is resolved, confirm the “Close AlertOps Incident” outbound notification workflow is enabled.

To trigger the outbound notification, add a workflow to the “Situation Workflows” WFE that includes the “closeIncident” action. For example:

Workflow Name: Close AlertOps incidents

Entry filter: 'status' is one of '["Closed","Resolved"]'

First Match Only: Checked

Where the instanceName argument should match the Instance Name configured in the AlertOps integration tile.

This sends a request to AlertOps and adds a thread entry:

Sending request to close AlertOps alert: <succeeded|failed> 

You can adjust the Entry filter in the trigger workflow to control which situations are forwarded to AlertOps.

The outbound notification uses the AlertOps Integration payload map in the AlertOps integration.

Usage: Forwarding updates to AlertOps

To enable forwarding of Situation updates to AlertOps when the CIs in a situation change, confirm the “Update AlertOps Incident” outbound notification workflow is enabled.

To trigger the outbound notification a workflow should be added to the “Situation Delta” WFE that includes the “updateIncident” action.

Workflow Name: Notify CI Change to AlertOps Incident

The “Update AlertOps Incident” outbound notification uses the AlertOps update API to send a generic update to an AlertOps alert. Other trigger conditions can be added to the Situation Delta WFE to call this workflow if required.

The outbound notification uses the AlertOps Update payload map in the AlertOps integration to send data from the situation to AlertOps. Add new fields to this map to pass additional custom attributes.

If the payload map is updated, changes are required in AlertOps to the Custom Alert Fields and inbound integration.

Usage: Forwarding collaboration thread entries to AlertOps

To enable forwarding of situation collaboration thread entries to AlertOps, confirm the “Post to AlertOps Incident” outbound notification workflow is enabled.

To trigger the outbound notification, add a workflow to the “Situation Delta” WFE that includes the “sendThreadEntryToIncident” action. For example:

Workflow Name: Post to AlertOps Incident

Where the instanceName argument matches the Instance Name configured in the AlertOps integration tile. The prependText argument is an optional prefix that can be added to the replies. In this case, it is the string “Collaboration post: “.

New collaboration thread entries will appears as replies to the AlertOps alert in the format:

Collaboration post: <Moogsoft Enterprise user name>:: <thread entry text>

Usage: Automated assignment of AlertOps alerts

To enable notification of situation assignment to AlertOps, confirm the “Assign AlertOps Incident” outbound notification workflows is enabled.

To trigger the outbound notification, add a workflow to the “Situation Delta” WFE that includes the “sendAssignedToIncident” action. For example:

Workflow Name: Assign AlertOps Incident

Where the instanceName argument matches the Instance Name configured in the AlertOps integration tile. The moderatorName argument is optional. If omitted, the moderator name is taken from the Situation retrieved by the outbound workflow.

By default, this workflow adds a reply to the AlertOps alert in the format:

Moogsoft situation assigned to moderator <moogsoft username>

The workflows can also automatically assign the AlertOps alert to an AlertOps user if:

If a valid User mapping doesn’t exist for the new situation moderator, the workflow falls back to sending a reply message.

The default behavior in the absence of a match is “exclude”, which means the conversion fails and defaults to sending a reply message instead. Change this default behavior only when the usernames in both systems are identical or if a suitable default user account exists.

Usage: Automated addition of recipient to AlertOps alerts

To enable notification when teams are added to a situation, confirm the “Add Teams to AlertOps Incident” outbound notification workflow is enabled.

To trigger the outbound notification, add a workflow to the “Situation Delta” WFE that includes the “sendTeamsAddedToIncident” action. For example:

Workflow Name: Add Teams to AlertOps Incident

Where the instanceName argument matches the Instance Name configured in the AlertOps integration tile.

By default, this workflow adds a reply to the AlertOps alert in the format:

Teams added to Moogsoft situation: <csv list of moogsoft team names>

The workflows can also automatically assign the AlertOps alert to an AlertOps user if:

If a valid User mapping doesn’t exist for the new situation moderator, the workflow falls back to sending a reply message.

In the absence of a match, the default behavior is “exclude”, which means the conversion fails and defaults to sending a reply message instead. Change this default behavior only when the usernames in both systems are identical or if a suitable default user account exists.

Usage: Update Situation with AlertOps alert ID

To allow responses from AlertOps to update situations, confirm the “Handle AlertOps Response” workflow is enabled.

AlertOps uses an outbound integration to send the Alert ID back to Moogsoft Enterprise in response to a request to create a new alert.

This results in a new thread entry:

Created AlertOps alert <Alert ID>

An update to custom_info.ticketing:

{
  "ticketNumber": <Alert ID>
  "ticketStatus": "open"
}

Usage: Resolve Situation when AlertOps Alert Closes

AlertOps uses an outbound integration to notify Moogsoft Enterprise when the AlertOps alert is closed.

This results in a new thread entry:

AlertOps alert <Alert ID> is closed

An update to custom_info.ticketing:

{
  "ticketNumber": <Alert ID>
  "ticketStatus": "closed"
}

And the situation is moved to a resolved state.

Usage: Add thread entry for a reply to an AlertOps alert

AlertOps uses an outbound integration to notify Moogsoft Enterprise when a reply is added to an AlertOps alert.

This results in a new thread entry:

AlertOps message: <alertops reply message>

Usage: Acknowledge Situation when AlertOps Alert is Assigned

AlertOps uses an outbound integration to notify Moogsoft Enterprise when the AlertOps alert is assigned.

This results in a new thread entry:

Alert in AlertOps assigned to user: <alertops username>

Additionally, if a valid “Integration Username” is supplied in the integration and the situation isn’t already assigned, it is automatically acknowledged and assigned to the Integration user.