Werk #7333: Introduce predefined conditions for rulesets

Component Setup
Title Introduce predefined conditions for rulesets
Date Apr 2, 2019
Checkmk Edition Checkmk Raw (CRE)
Checkmk Version 1.6.0b1
Level Prominent Change
Class New Feature
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed

In the rule-based configuration of Check_MK ("Host & Service Parameters" and "Manual Checks") it often happens that rules with the same conditions have to be created in different rule chains. With a larger number of rules, this quickly becomes confusing.

To improve this situation we have now added a feature called "Predefined conditions". The idea is to preconfigure conditions in a central place, to which you can later refer in the individual rule chains. A predefined condition currently always consists of a full set of conditions (folder, tags, host specification, service specification). A rule can either use explicit conditions, as before, or refer to a predefined condition now.

You access the predefined conditions via a context button from the pages on which you manage your rule chains.

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