# Alert rules

1. To use the **Alerts Rules** interface, click the **Alerts** menu on the top navigation bar.

Alternatively, click the **Alerts** tab, and select **Alert Rules** sub-menu.

2. The **Alerts** report appears.

## Using the Alerts report

The **Alerts** report has the following information and affordances:

01. **[Filters](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.3.6/alerts-filters/)** help you to determine what alerts require your immediate attention.

02. Use **Search** to find an alert by name.

03. Click  (Create New Alert) to begin building a new alert, by defining its rule; see [Create new alert](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.3.6/alerts-create/).

04. **[Selectors](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.3.6/alerts-rules/#selectors)** for bulk actions, such as **Delete**.

05. **List** of all alerts that match the filters and search criteria.

06. **[State](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.3.6/alerts-filters/#state)**: _**ok**_, _**alerting**_, _**error**_, _**paused**_, or _**pending**_.

Controlled by the [filter](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.3.6/alerts-rules/#filters) selection.

07. **Name** of the alert

08. **[Type](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.3.6/alerts-filters/#type)** of alert: Metrics, Events, Logs, APM, SLO, or RUM.

09. [Folder](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.3.6/alerts-filters/#folder) that contains the alert.

10. **[Tags](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.3.6/alerts-filters/#tags)** from custom labels and SLO alerts.

11. **Updated** is the relative time after most recent update of the alert.

12. Hover over one of the alerts in the list so the **action** menu appears, and select one of the following actions:

- [Mute alert](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.3.6/alerts-rules/#mute)
    - [Copy alert](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.3.6/alerts-rules/#copy)
    - [Edit alert](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.3.6/alerts-rules/#edit)
    - [Delete alert](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.3.6/alerts-rules/#delete)

13. [Change](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.3.6/alerts-rules/#change) the number of results per page.

14. [Navigate](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.3.6/alerts-rules/#pages) across pages of lengthy reports.

## Mute an alert

1. Hover over one of the alerts in the list, so the action menu appears.

2. Click the  (mute) icon to **Mute** the alert.

3. A **Quick Ranges** drop-down appears.

4. Click to select the duration of the muting action: _Next 5 minutes_ through _Next 7 Days_

## Copy an alert

1. Hover over one of the alerts in the list, so the action menu appears.

2. Click the  (Copy) icon to create a new alert that duplicates this alert.

3. Kloudfuse opens a **Create Alert** interface, with information copied from the original alert.

4. Adjust details of the alert as necessary; see [Create Alerts](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.3.6/alerts-create/).

5. Click  (Create Rule) to save the new alert.

## Edit the alert

1. Hover over one of the alerts in the list, so the action menu appears.

2. Click the  (edit) icon to change the definition of the alert.

3. Kloudfuse opens an **Edit Alert** interface.

4. Adjust details of the alert as necessary.

5. Click  (Create Rule) to save the new alert.

## Delete alert

1. Hover over one of the alerts in the list, so the action menu appears.

2. Click the  (Delete) icon to delete the alert.

3. Kloudfuse opens a **Delete Alert** confirmation dialog.

4. Click  (Delete button) to confirm deletion, or  (Cancel button) to keep the alert.

## Change the number of displayed results

1. Specify the **number of results** you can see on each page.

## Navigate pages

1. Navigate **across pages** by clicking individual page numbers, or  (forward) and  (backward) arrows.