Merge pull request #210372 from AbbyMSFT/regions

Added section to FAQ/Troubleshooting about regional processing

Author: v-regandowner

articles/azure-monitor/alerts/alerts-create-new-alert-rule.md

@@ -200,12 +200,14 @@ And then defining these elements for the resulting alert actions using:
 1. In the **Details** tab, define the **Project details**.
     - Select the **Subscription**.
     - Select the **Resource group**.
-    - (Optional) If you want to make sure that the data processing for the alert rule takes place within a specific region, and you're creating a metric alert rule that monitors a custom metric, you can select to process the alert rule in one of these regions. 
+    - (Optional) If you're creating a metric alert rule that monitors a custom metric with the scope defined as one of the regions below, and you want to make sure that the data processing for the alert rule takes place within that region, you can select to process the alert rule in one of these regions: 
         - North Europe
         - West Europe
         - Sweden Central
         - Germany West Central 
- 
+  
+    > [!NOTE]
+    > We are continually adding more regions for regional data processing.
 1. Define the **Alert rule details**.
 
     ### [Metric alert](#tab/metric)

articles/azure-monitor/alerts/alerts-troubleshoot-metric.md

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 ---
-title: Troubleshooting Azure metric alerts
+title: Frequently asked questions about Azure metric alerts
 description: Common issues with Azure Monitor metric alerts and possible solutions. 
 author: harelbr
 ms.author: harelbr
 ms.topic: troubleshooting
 ms.date: 8/31/2022
 ms:reviwer: harelbr
 ---
-# Troubleshooting problems in Azure Monitor metric alerts 
+# Frequently asked questions about Azure Monitor metric alerts 
 
-This article discusses common problems in Azure Monitor [metric alerts](alerts-metric-overview.md) and how to troubleshoot them.
+This article discusses common questions about Azure Monitor [metric alerts](alerts-metric-overview.md) and how to troubleshoot them.
 
 Azure Monitor alerts proactively notify you when important conditions are found in your monitoring data. They allow you to identify and address issues before the users of your system notice them. For more information on alerting, see [Overview of alerts in Microsoft Azure](./alerts-overview.md).
 
@@ -140,6 +140,22 @@ To avoid having the deployment fail when trying to validate the custom metric’
 > [!NOTE] 
 > Using the *skipMetricValidation* parameter might also be required when defining an alert rule on an existing custom metric that hasn't been emitted in several days.
 
+## Process data for a metric alert rule in a specific region
+
+You can make sure that an alert rule is processed in a specified region if your metric alert rule is defined with a scope of that region and if it monitors a custom metric.
+
+These are the currently support regions for regional processing of metric alert rules:
+- North Europe
+- West Europe
+- Sweden Central
+- Germany West Central 
+
+To enable regional data processing in one of these regions, select the specified region in the **Details** section of the [create a new alert rule wizard](./alerts-create-new-alert-rule.md).   
+  
+> [!NOTE]
+> We are continually adding more regions for regional data processing.
+
+
 ## Export the Azure Resource Manager template of a metric alert rule via the Azure portal
 
 Exporting the Resource Manager template of a metric alert rule helps you understand its JSON syntax and properties, and can be used to automate future deployments.

articles/azure-monitor/toc.yml

@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ items:
         href: alerts/alerts-metric-logs.md
       - name: Using Resource Manager template
         href: alerts/alerts-metric-create-templates.md
-      - name: Troubleshoot metric alerts
+      - name: FAQ
         href: alerts/alerts-troubleshoot-metric.md
     - name: Log alert rules
       items: