HTML format on fields

Question

I am trying to create an alert with HTML formatting (in the docs say I can do that) into the description field. The problem is I dont get the correct formatting with a simple and * tags. Am I missing something? e.g.: * Text1 * Text2 * Text3 * Text4 This dont show anything, only the Texts in new lines. Thanks for the help!!

Shashwat Khare · Answer

Hello @igorkop ,

Yes, the description field supports HTML formatting, however, the Table formatting in the field is not yet supported and we have an existing Feature Request for this listed below:

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/OPSGENIE-1551

I have gone ahead & added you to this feature request.

I have personally upvoted and watched the FR so I help gain more traction on its implementation and also so I receive notifications on it moving forward.

I would recommend that you do the same so that you help add more traction to its implementation and so you receive updates in the future as well.

Best,
Shashwat

igorkop · Answer

@Allen Barnard I have a similar question. I tried to create an alert via an API request with the description field with this text (minified):

field1	field2	field3
data1	data2	data3

but in the alert it looks completely different. It transforms to:

field1	field2	field3
data1	data2	data3

On top of that, there is no table formatting at all. However the official doc says that the field supports HTML formatting.

Allen Barnard_mlfaqi · Answer

Hi @Fran Moya The unsorted list is rendered without bullet points, the list items are however rendered as indented text. Also note that whenever you end a line with a "close element" statement (

, , ......) it creates a blank line, also note that lines containing only HTML elements also render as a blank line, it is best to include all elements and data relating to a list in a single line, please see the below example:

This is regular text

* indented list item1 * indented list item2 * indented list item3 This is expected to render like this: This is regular text indented list item1 indented list item2 indented list item3 I hope this answers the question :)