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The Events section provides a centralized view of all annotations added to SLOs across your organization. It facilitates visibility into key events or changes that impact your system performance for better monitoring and tracking meaningful updates such as budget adjustments, alerts, or key milestones.

When an annotation is added to an SLO, it automatically appears in the Events > Annotations table.

events section
Events section

The available columns are listed in the table.

Column headerDescription
Applied fromThe beginning of the annotated period
Applied toThe end of the annotated period
Created byAnnotation origin: system or user-created
SLO nameThe name of the annotated SLO
DescriptionThe annotation body
Created atThe time indicating when the annotation was added
ProjectThe name of the project holding the annotated SLO
ServiceThe name of the service holding the annotated SLO
ObjectiveThe name of the annotated SLO objective

The following options are available:

  • Search annotations by keywords in annotation descriptions
  • Filter annotations
  • Shift the time window to display annotations with an annotated period falling within the selected time frame
  • Preview annotations

Accessing Events

To access Events, select Events in the main navigation menu:

events in main navigation menu
Accessing the event list

The table with annotations opens. By default, it displays annotations as follows:

  • Sorted by the annotated period start date, in the descending order
  • The Last month time window
    Annotations with the annotated period ending within the last month are displayed

You can show, hide, and reorder columns in the table to configure your required view. To configure the table view, select the desired columns in the table customization menu next to the time picker:

customize table
Customizing the table

To reorder columns, move them up and down:

reordering columns
Reordering table columns

Click your required annotation row to open its preview:

annotation preview
Annotation preview

Click Open in SLO details to view the annotation on the annotated SLO chart:

annotation in slo details
Annotation opened in SLO details

Table filtering

You can filter annotations displayed in the table by the following parameters:

For this, click Show filters under the section header:

showing filters
Opening the filter controls

The filter controls open. Select the required filters to apply them to the table.

Key points for annotation filtering:

  • Next to each filter option, the total number of available annotations is displayed.
  • Filters are interconnected. Selecting a filter dynamically adjusts the available choices in other categories.
applying filters
Applying a filter narrows down the available filters in other categories.
Since the Alert annotation type is system-added, the Users list is empty. The number of annotations per project is also reduced
For a more in-depth look, consult additional resources: