Create an Alert Profile Service

Before you begin

In order to complete the steps in this guide, you will need:

  • A Slack account with an incoming webhook URL configured.

Tip

  1. Create a Slack account (https://slack.com/get-started#/create).

  2. Create an incoming Webhook (https://slack.com/help/articles/115005265063-Incoming-webhooks-for-Slack#set-up-incoming-webhooks).

Procedure

Step 1

Navigate to System and Accounts > Service Alerts > Services.

Step 2

Click Create.

Step 3

Name - Enter unique name for the alert integration. Example mcd-slack-profile.

Step 4

Description (optional) - Enter a description for the alert integration.

Step 5

Type - Using the pulldown, choose Slack.

Step 6

API URL - Specify the Slack Webhook URL generated above, or other Slack Webhook URL as desired.

What to do next

Create an alert rule with this new profile.