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docs: clarify that time intervals are not inherited by child routes #5551

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12 changes: 11 additions & 1 deletion docs/configuration.md
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Expand Up @@ -195,7 +195,9 @@ Routing-related settings allow configuring how alerts are routed, aggregated, th
### `<route>`

A route block defines a node in a routing tree and its children. Its optional
configuration parameters are inherited from its parent node if not set.
configuration parameters are inherited from its parent node if not set, with the
exception of `mute_time_intervals` and `active_time_intervals`, which are never
inherited and apply only to the route on which they are defined (see below).

Every alert enters the routing tree at the configured top-level route, which
must match all alerts (i.e. not have any configured matchers).
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# When a route is muted it will not send any notifications, but
# otherwise acts normally (including ending the route-matching process
# if the `continue` option is not set.)
#
# Note: mute_time_intervals is not inherited by child routes. It only
# affects notifications sent by the route on which it is defined. To mute an
# entire subtree, set mute_time_intervals on each descendant route that has a
# receiver.
mute_time_intervals:
[ - <string> ...]

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# The route will send notifications only when active, but otherwise
# acts normally (including ending the route-matching process
# if the `continue` option is not set).
#
# Note: active_time_intervals is not inherited by child routes, and applies
# only to the route on which it is defined.
active_time_intervals:
[ - <string> ...]

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