Keep Datadog monitors aligned with changing requirements
When an issue's acceptance criteria or severity changes, use its new context to revisit the relevant Datadog monitor.
Trigger
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
Action
Update monitor
Updates an existing datadog monitor with new configuration, thresholds, or notification settings. only specified fields will be updated.
Why this helps
Monitoring thresholds and alerts can become stale when the underlying requirement changes during implementation.
- Keep monitoring behavior closer to current requirements.
- Reduce manual cross-checking between tickets and alerts.
- Make monitor changes easier to trace to the issue that prompted them.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear and Datadog to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create a named automation through Automations or a conversational request to Notis.
- 3Write one plain-language instruction to update only a clearly associated Datadog monitor when a Linear issue update materially changes monitoring requirements.
- 4Select Linear Issue Updated, choose a channel for run reports, and test with a real requirements change.
Questions about this workflow
Will every issue update edit a monitor?
The instruction should require a material change to monitoring expectations and a clear match to an existing monitor.
What if Notis cannot identify the right monitor?
The prompt can direct Notis to report that it needs human clarification rather than changing an uncertain monitor.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Linear to Datadog. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Linear triggers
Datadog actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Dashboard
Create a dashboard in datadog. dashboards provide customizable visualizations for monitoring your infrastructure, applications, and business metrics in a unified view.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create downtime
Creates a new downtime in datadog to suppress alerts during maintenance windows or planned outages. useful for preventing false alarms during deployments or maintenance.
Comment Received Trigger
Triggered when a comment is received.
Create event
Creates a new event in datadog. events are useful for tracking deployments, outages, configuration changes, and other important occurrences.
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
Create monitor
Creates a new datadog monitor to track metrics, logs, or other data sources with configurable alerting thresholds and notifications.
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
Create SLO
Create a service level objective (slo) in datadog. slos help you define and track reliability targets for your services, enabling data-driven decisions about service quality and reliability investments.
Private Team Comment Created
Fires when a new comment is posted on an issue in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Create Synthetic API Test
Create a synthetic api test in datadog. creates a new synthetic api test that continuously monitors api endpoints from multiple locations worldwide. useful for proactive monitoring of api uptime, performance, and functionality.
Private Team Issue Created
Fires when a new issue appears in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Create Webhook
Create a webhook in datadog. webhooks enable you to receive notifications from datadog monitors and alerts to external services and applications.
Private Team Issue Properties Updated
Fires when properties on an issue change in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Delete Dashboard
Delete a dashboard in datadog. permanently removes a dashboard from your organization. this action cannot be undone. use with caution.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Linear and Datadog, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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