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Edit ID of BI Rules/Packages

Hello Checkmk Team and Checkmk Community, some Versions ago (i'm not sure if it was during 1.X or still exists in 2.X) it was possible to edit the ID of a BI ...
Suggested by: Andreas K (22 May) Upvoted: 08 Jun Comments: 0
Under consideration BI

BI: Rule: Toggle Preview

Based on:SUP-28228 We need a solution for a fully functioning BI: Rule: Toggle Preview. So that we are able to verify all of our BI rules and its parameter as preview.
Suggested by: JPH (20 Mar) Upvoted: 25 Mar Comments: 3
Clarification required BI

BI Aggregation: Possibility to configure alert on max number of OK nodes

Hey :) At the moment, you can configure the following: Count the number of nodes in state OK: Required number of OK nodes for an overall state of OK: 1 ...
Suggested by: Josef (27 Jan) Upvoted: 22 May Comments: 0
Under consideration BI

Business Intelligence: Add filter option in BI visualization view

Business Intelligence visualization view is always fully expanded. It is not possible to display only the first level (root nodes / applications). Feature ...
Suggested by: Bruno DE BASTIANI (26 Jan) Upvoted: 26 Jan Comments: 0
Under consideration BI

BI : Make amount of shown levels in BI visualization configurable

In the classic view of BI aggregates, it is possible to reduce the number of levels displayed, whereas this is not possible in “Visualize BI.” Especially for larger ...
Suggested by: Andre Eckstein (19 Jan) Upvoted: 19 Jan Comments: 0
Under consideration BI

BI: Copy "node generators" within a BI-Rule

It would be extremely helpful if there were a "Copy" button available within a BI rule. This would save users from having to repeatedly retype nearly identical ...
Suggested by: Josef (03 Nov, '25) Upvoted: 22 May Comments: 0
Under consideration BI

BI: Make "Below this node, show only problem" permanently active in BI visualization

When using the "Below this node, show only problems" option in the BI Visualization, it's easy to create a clear error-focused dashboard. We often use this during ...
Suggested by: Josef (15 Oct, '25) Upvoted: 09 Mar Comments: 3
Under consideration BI

BI Aggregation rule option to just show services of a certain state

When using the "BI Visualization" option in the dashboard, I get a beautiful visualization of the aggregation. There, I can click on a node and choose "Show only ...
Suggested by: Josef (15 Oct, '25) Upvoted: 08 Jan Comments: 1
Under consideration BI

BI: set "Aggregation Function" default value via global settings

It would be nice if it would be possible to set the default value for "Aggregation Function" of a BI aggregation in the CMK global settings. Most of our aggregation ...
Suggested by: Josef (02 Oct, '25) Upvoted: 22 May Comments: 0
Under consideration BI

show found services + macro of them in BI in "search results" ("nodes based on service search")

If I use the function "toggle search preview" within a BI rule then I get a list of hosts that matches my search - great. If I use the "create nodes based on a ...
Suggested by: Josef (12 Nov, '24) Upvoted: 06 Feb, '25 Comments: 0
Under consideration BI

BI: Collapse All" and "Expand All" options

Having "Collapse All" and "Expand All" options in the BI view would be very helpful.
Suggested by: Daniel Tuecks (12 Jul, '24) Upvoted: 17 Apr Comments: 2
Under consideration BI

BI: Simplifying the Reset Process for BI Rule Simulations

When we simulate BI rules, we have to explicitly exclude each individual rule from the simulation after running it (by repeatedly clicking the corresponding icon). It ...
Suggested by: Daniel Tuecks (12 Jul, '24) Upvoted: 20 Mar Comments: 2
Under consideration BI

BI Aggregatations - possibility to stop downtime inheritance on non-redundant services

In some situations it would be good to have a BI Aggregation alarmed when a non-redundant service is in active downtime. The default downtime inheritance to the ...
Suggested by: Marco (25 Apr, '24) Upvoted: 13 Feb Comments: 2
Under consideration BI

Create Metrics via BI Host-Search Filter + HW/SW as filter criteria

The idea is to use a host-search filter to search for specific hosts regarding their attributes instead of a specific hostname. Example: I want all hosts with a ...
Suggested by: Kevin Eßer (06 Nov, '23) Upvoted: 29 Nov, '23 Comments: 1
Under consideration BI

BI Aggregations: add label support and/or Host- / Servicegroups for "Nodes to create"

Right now we have the possibility to add Nodes via Regex for the Host & Service adding the option to use Host and Service Label`s make it more comfortable. Another ...
Suggested by: Bernd Holzhauer (11 May, '23) Upvoted: 09 Apr, '24 Comments: 1
Under consideration BI

Business Intelligence/Grafana: Add metric for service check

We would like to have a metric for the service check that monitors the state of a BI aggregation. The metric should be just an integer with values 0 for OK, 1 for ...
Suggested by: Robert Sander (21 Apr, '23) Upvoted: 20 May, '25 Comments: 2
Under consideration BI

Feature to see stale services and acknowledged services in BI aggregation

At the moment stale Services in a BI-Aggregation will stay green and the whole aggregation will also stay green. The documentation tells us to add the host as well to ...
Suggested by: Josef (20 Feb, '23) Upvoted: 19 Apr, '25 Comments: 3
Under consideration BI

BI Aggregations: add/enable sorting on state column

We want the possibility to sort on the state of the BI Aggregations, i.e. put the CRITICAL states on top.
Suggested by: Wim Vandermeeren (07 Dec, '22) Upvoted: 19 Apr, '25 Comments: 0
Under consideration BI

Exporting and importing BI packs

Checkmk cannot export or import BI packs.
Suggested by: JDamian (23 Sep, '22) Upvoted: 09 May, '23 Comments: 4
Under consideration BI

Business Intelligence: Extend the options for "aggregation functions"

Currently, the option "aggregation functions" provide three different options to handle the states in a child node: * Sort from best to worst and take the n-th entry ...
Suggested by: Marcel Arentz (22 Jul, '22) Upvoted: 21 Jun, '24 Comments: 6
Under consideration BI

BI: Show affected host/service in aggregated message

If you use BI aggregations today, there is no way to display the affected hosts, which triggered a notification in the message generated by the aggregation function
Suggested by: Thomas Lippert (11 May, '22) Upvoted: 20 Mar, '25 Comments: 0
Under consideration BI

BI: Allow URLs in messages

In the BI, a custom message can be provided for the different states. Please extend this with the capability to provide an URL to an internal website (e.g. Wiki). The ...
Suggested by: Thomas Lippert (11 May, '22) Upvoted: 28 Jul, '23 Comments: 0
Under consideration BI