Merge pull request #211187 from AbbyMSFT/log-alert-state

Clarified how to make a log alert stateful

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

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

@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ And then defining these elements for the resulting alert actions using:
         |Field |Description |
         |---------|---------|
         |Enable upon creation| Select for the alert rule to start running as soon as you're done creating it.|
-        |Automatically resolve alerts (preview) |Select to resolve the alert when the condition isn't met anymore.|
+        |Automatically resolve alerts (preview) |Select to make the alert stateful. The alert is resolved when the condition isn't met anymore.|
     1. (Optional) If you have configured action groups for this alert rule, you can add custom properties to the alert payload to add additional information to the payload. In the **Custom properties** section, add the property **Name** and **Value** for the custom property you want included in the payload.
 
 
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ And then defining these elements for the resulting alert actions using:
         |Field |Description |
         |---------|---------|
         |Enable upon creation| Select for the alert rule to start running as soon as you're done creating it.|
-        |Automatically resolve alerts (preview) |Select to resolve the alert when the condition isn't met anymore.|
+        |Automatically resolve alerts (preview) |Select to make the alert stateful. The alert is resolved when the condition isn't met anymore.|
         |Mute actions |Select to set a period of time to wait before alert actions are triggered again. If you select this checkbox, the **Mute actions for** field appears to select the amount of time to wait after an alert is fired before triggering actions again.|
         |Check workspace linked storage|Select if logs workspace linked storage for alerts is configured. If no linked storage is configured, the rule isn't created.|
 

includes/azure-monitor-tutorial-alert-details.md

@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ Configure different settings for the alert rule in the **Alert rule details** se
 - **Subscription** and **Resource group** where the alert rule will be stored. This doesn't need to be in the same resource group as the resource that you're monitoring.
 - **Severity** for the alert. The severity allows you to group alerts with a similar relative importance. A severity of **Error** is appropriate for an unresponsive virtual machine.
 - Keep the box checked to **Enable alert upon creation**.
-- Keep the box checked to **Automatically resolve alerts**. This will automatically resolve the alert when the metric value drops below the threshold. 
+- Keep the box checked to **Automatically resolve alerts**. This will make the alert stateful, which means that the alert is resolved when the condition isn't met anymore.