Commit 65350686 authored by Sarah Yasonik's avatar Sarah Yasonik Committed by Amy Qualls

Add docs for metrics embeds in alerts

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![Alert Management Details View System Notes](img/alert_detail_system_notes_v13_1.png)
### View an Alert's metrics data
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/217768) in GitLab 13.2.
To view the metrics for an alert:
1. Sign in as a user with Developer or higher [permissions](../../permissions.md).
1. Navigate to **{cloud-gear}** **Operations > Alerts**.
1. Click the alert you want to view.
1. Below the title of the alert, click the **Metrics** tab.
![Alert Management Metrics View](img/alert_detail_metrics_v13_2.png)
For GitLab-managed Prometheus instances, metrics data is automatically available
for the alert, making it easy to see surrounding behavior. See
[Managed Prometheus instances](../integrations/prometheus.md#managed-prometheus-instances)
for information on setting up alerts.
For externally-managed Prometheus instances, you can configure your alerting rules to
display a chart in the alert. See
[Embedding metrics based on alerts in incident issues](../integrations/prometheus.md#embedding-metrics-based-on-alerts-in-incident-issues)
for information on how to appropriately configure your alerting rules. See
[External Prometheus instances](../integrations/prometheus.md#external-prometheus-instances)
for information on setting up alerts for your self-managed Prometheus instance.
## Use cases for assigning alerts
Consider a team formed by different sections of monitoring, collaborating on a
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