Merge pull request #2093 from splunk/trangl-o11ydocs-6321-slo-troubleshooting-chart

Add info on time range and NOT filter for SLO

Author: trangl-splunk

alerts-detectors-notifications/slo/create-slo.rst

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Follow these steps to create an SLO.
             - * Search for the service you want to create an SLO for
               * (Optional) Add an endpoint for the selected service
           * - Filters
-            - Enter any additional dimension names and values you want to apply this SLO to
+            - Enter any additional dimension names and values you want to apply this SLO to. Alternatively, use the ``NOT`` filter, represented by an exclamation point ( ! ), to exclude any dimension values from this SLO configuration.
 
     To use a custom metric as the health indicator for your SLO, follow these steps:
 

alerts-detectors-notifications/slo/view-slo.rst

@@ -48,3 +48,8 @@ To add an SLI chart to a dashboard, follow these steps:
 #. Select :strong:`OK` to add the SLI chart to the dashboard.
 
 .. note:: You must have write permission for a dashboard to add an SLI chart to it.
+
+Troubleshooting with an SLI chart
+--------------------------------------
+
+With an SLI chart, not only can you get an overview of your SLO at a glance, but you can also gain more specific insights into your SLI performance using different filter and customized time ranges. For more information, see :ref:`time-range-selector`.

data-visualization/use-time-range-selector.rst

@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ You can specify a relative time range by selecting a provided time range from th
 Select a time range from the menu
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-To change the relative time range of a dashboard or chart, click the Time Range selector and choose your desired time range from the menu that appears.
+To change the relative time range of a dashboard or chart, select the Time Range selector and choose your desired time range from the menu that appears.
 
-Type in a relative time range
+Enter a relative time range
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-If you don't see your desired relative time range on the menu, you can type it into the Time Range selector field. Valid time units for time ranges are:
+If you don't see your desired relative time range on the menu, you can enter it into the Time Range selector field. Valid time units for time ranges are:
 
 - m (minute)
 - h (hour)
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ If you don't see your desired relative time range on the menu, you can type it i
 
 For example, -4h (past 4 hours), or -2d13h30m (past 2 days, 13 hours and 30 mins).
 
-To view data from a relative time window up to now, type the time unit preceded by a :strong:`-` (minus sign) into the Time Range selector. For example, if you want to see a metric from the last five minutes, click the Time Range selector and type :strong:`-5m`.
+To view data from a relative time window up to now, enter the time unit preceded by a :strong:`-` (minus sign) into the Time Range selector. For example, if you want to see a metric from the last five minutes, select the Time Range selector and enter :strong:`-5m`.
 
-You can also view data from a relative time window up to some time before now using "start time to end time." For example, if you want to see a metric from between 1 and 3 minutes ago, click the Time Range selector and type :strong:`-3m to -1m`. 
+You can also view data from a relative time window up to some time before now using "start time to end time." For example, if you want to see a metric from between 1 and 3 minutes ago, select the Time Range selector and enter :strong:`-3m to -1m`. 
 
 .. note:: The earlier time point must come first. In this example, typing :strong:`-1m to -3m` doesn't work.
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ The Time Range selector shows your most recently used custom time range under th
 Specify an absolute time range
 =============================================================================
 
-You can also view data from an absolute time window with a defined start and end time. Select the Time Range selector and choose :guilabel:`Custom` from the menu. A custom Time Range selector appears. Choose the starting and ending date and time of your desired time range, then click :guilabel:`Apply` to show data for that time range only.
+You can also view data from an absolute time window with a defined start and end time. Select the Time Range selector and select :guilabel:`Custom` from the menu. A custom Time Range selector appears. Select the starting and ending date and time of your desired time range, then select :guilabel:`Apply` to show data for that time range only.
 
 Time zone abbreviations are based on the user's browser locale for both the time stamp and time range selections. If you are sharing time stamps with team members across locales, take care to avoid confusion over time zone abbreviations, which may have ambiguous meanings depending on the language. For example, CST is UTC -6:00 in US English, while it is UTC +9:30 in Australian English. Using ISO with UTC offsets is the preferred method. Preferred absolute time formats include:
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Time zone abbreviations are based on the user's browser locale for both the time
 Select a custom time range
 ================================
 
-You can also view data from a relative or absolute time window with a defined start and end time. Select the Time Range selector and choose :guilabel:`Custom` from the menu. A custom Time Range selector appears. Choose the starting and ending date and time of your desired time range, then click :guilabel:`Apply` to show data for that time range only.
+You can also view data from a relative or absolute time window with a defined start and end time. Select the Time Range selector and select :guilabel:`Custom` from the menu. A custom Time Range selector appears. Select the starting and ending date and time of your desired time range, then select :guilabel:`Apply` to show data for that time range only.
 
 .. _panning:
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Pan through time ranges
 
 When you look at a chart on a dashboard or in the Chart Builder, you can hover over the lower left corner to display panning controls. Initially, you can only see the control for panning back in time. Once you pan back in time, you can see controls for panning back and forward.
 
-Clicking one of these controls changes the time range to an absolute time range, changing by 2/3 of an increment each time you click the control; for example, if you pan backwards, the last third of the panned chart overlaps the first third of the original chart.
+Selecting one of these controls changes the time range to an absolute time range, changing by 2/3 of an increment each time you select the control; for example, if you pan backwards, the last third of the panned chart overlaps the first third of the original chart.
 
 In the following illustration, the current time is approximately 4:55 |nbsp| PM (16:55) and the chart is displaying data for the last 1 |nbsp| hour, starting at 15:55. Panning back once displays a time range starting at approximately 15:15, 40 minutes prior to 15:55.