Update monitoring from confirmed shift patterns
Keep alert rules aligned with operating patterns your team has already reviewed.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Update monitor
Updates an existing datadog monitor with new configuration, thresholds, or notification settings. only specified fields will be updated.
Why this helps
Known shift based patterns remain in tribal knowledge while monitor thresholds stay outdated.
- Apply approved alert tuning quickly
- Reduce repeated manual edits
- Keep changes tied to operating evidence
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect 7shifts and Datadog in the Notis portal once.
- 2Create an automation for approved monitor updates.
- 3Tell Notis to use the incoming 7shifts pattern and the explicitly supplied monitor change, and to stop if the monitor identity or new configuration is missing.
- 4Choose the Notis webhook trigger and send a reviewed pattern payload.
- 5Select a report channel, test once, and verify the updated monitor in Datadog.
Questions about this workflow
Will it guess a new threshold?
No. The new threshold or configuration must be supplied or clearly available in the request.
Can it update any monitor?
Only the monitor identified in the request and supported by the Datadog action.
Can I keep an approval record?
Yes, include the approval context in the webhook payload or instruction and review the Notis run report.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
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7shifts triggers
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Recurring trigger
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