# Create a Metric SLO

To create an SLO alert, complete these tasks:

- [Begin defining an SLO](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.5.0/slo-metric/#begin)
- [Choose the detection method](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.5.0/slo-metric/#detection)
- [Pick a service](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.5.0/slo-metric/#pick)
- [Set condition](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.5.0/slo-metric/#condition)
- [Add details](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.5.0/slo-metric/#details)
- [Add contacts](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.5.0/slo-metric/#contacts)
- [Create SLO](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.5.0/slo-metric/#create)

## Begin defining an SLO

1. Select the **Alerts** tab, and then the **SLO Rules** option in the drop-down menu.

2. In the **SLO** interface, click  (Create New SLO).

3. The **Create SLO** interface appears.

##  Choose the detection method

SLOs have these detection options:

- Latency
  
  select 
- Availability
  
  select 
- Metric
  
  select 
- Custom
  
  select

Here, choose  (metric).

##  Select Metrics

Select the metrics you plan to monitor.

##  Set condition

There are some differences in the process of setting the alerting condition, depending on the [detection method](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.5.0/slo-metric/#detection).

For a **Metric SLO**, set the objective condition:

Objective %

Hover over the value set. When it becomes mutable, either type in the value, or adjust it using the "higher" and "lower" selectors.

Note that the units are the percentage (%).

##  Add details

Provide details for the SLO:

- Name
  
  Kloudfuse automatically creates this immutable name, based on the type of SLO and the selected service.
- Description
  
  \[Optional\] Enter a distinct and meaningful name for the SLO.
- Labels
  
  \[Optional\] Add labels to attach to the SLO.
  
  
- Time Window
  
  Select the time window for the SLO. Choose between **7 days** or **30 days**.

This is an optional step. If you choose to complete it, you create an accompanying alert for the SLO. If you leave the **Contact Points** field blank, you can still create a valid SLO.

You can either [Choose Contact Points](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.5.0/slo-metric/#contacts-choose), or [Create New Contact Points](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.5.0/slo-metric/#contacts-create) and then choose them.

### Choose Contact Points

1. Choose one or more of the existing contacts from the drop-down, so they can receive the alert.

2. To remove a contact you previously selected from the alert notification, click  (Delete) icon on their tile.

3. To remove all contacts that you previously selected, click the  (Delete) icon on the right side of the drop-down.

### Create New Contact Points

1. Click  (Create New Contact Points).

2. Kloudfuse opens the **Create Contact points** interface.

Specify, configure, test, and save new contact points. See [Alerts contact points](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.5.0/alerts-contact-points/) for details.

## Create SLO

1. To complete creating the SLO, click  (Create SLO).

2. Kloudfuse reports that "SLO created successfully".

3. If you choose not to create the SLO at this time, click  (Cancel).

4. The new SLO appears in the list of SLOs.