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Digital Experience Monitoring (ZDX)

Managing Templates

On the Templates page, you can manage and configure templates by adding, editing, copying, or deleting a Zscaler Hosted probe. You can use the template to create an alert rule with prefilled criteria. To learn more, see Configuring a Zscaler Hosted Probe.

Prerequisites

Before you manage templates, ensure that:

  • Your admin role supports Alerts and Configuration. To learn more, see Adding ZDX Roles.
  • Your subscription level supports Zscaler Hosted Monitoring. To learn more, see Ranges & Limitations.

Managing Templates

To manage your templates (Alerts > Templates), you can perform the following actions:

  • To add a new template:

    1. Click New Template.
    2. In the Add New Template drawer, enter the required information:

      • Name: Enter a name to identify the template.
      • Severity: Select High, Medium, or Low for severity, depending on the impact of this event on users.
      • Probe Type: Select Cloud Path or Web for the probe type.
      • Criteria: Select your criteria for the template. To learn more, see Configuring an Alert Rule.

    3. Click Save.
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  • To edit a template:

    1. Click the Edit icon.
    2. In the Edit Template drawer, you can edit:

      • Name: Enter a name to identify the template.
      • Severity: Select High, Medium, or Low for severity, depending on the impact of this event on users.
      • Probe Type: Select Cloud Path or Web for the probe type.
      • Criteria: Select your criteria for the template. To learn more, see Configuring an Alert Rule.

    3. Click Save.
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  • To copy a template:

    1. Click the Copy icon.
    2. In the Add New Template drawer, enter the following:

      • Name: Enter a name to identify the template.
      • Severity: Select High, Medium, or Low for severity, depending on the impact of this event on users.
      • Probe Type: Select Cloud Path or Web for the probe type.
      • Criteria: Select your criteria for the template. To learn more, see Configuring an Alert Rule.

    3. Click Save.
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  • To delete a template:

    1. Click the Delete icon.
    2. In the Delete window, review the deletion request for the specified template.
    3. Click Delete to confirm deletion.

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Predefined Templates

To start creating alert rules for Zscaler Hosted probes, there are a number of predefined templates ready for use.

You cannot delete or edit predefined templates.

Predefined TemplateSeverityProbe TypeCriteria
Warning AvailabilityHighWeb
  • Availability < 100%
  • Occurs 2 times in 60 minutes
  • Across any 1 Zscaler Hosted Locations
Critical Page Fetch TimeHighWeb
  • Page Fetch Time > 1000 ms
  • Occurs 3 times in 15 minutes
  • Across any 2 Zscaler Hosted Locations
Warning Page Fetch TimeMediumWeb
  • Page Fetch Time > 1000 ms
  • Occurs 3 times in 15 minutes
  • Across any 1 Zscaler Hosted Locations
Probe FailureHighWeb
  • Availability = 0%
  • Occurs 3 times in 15 minutes
  • Across any 1 Zscaler Hosted Locations
Critical LatencyHighCloud Path
  • Latency > 5 ms
  • Occurs 3 times in 15 minutes
  • Across any 2 Zscaler Hosted Locations
Warning LatencyMediumCloud Path
  • Latency > 5 ms
  • Occurs 3 times in 15 minutes
  • Across any 1 Zscaler Hosted Locations
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