Please add a comment field to the host properties, similar to "rule properties"

Comments: 4

Oldest • Newest • Most likes • Fewest likes

• Add a comment
• 03 Nov, '25
  Martin Hirschvogel Admin

  Good morning Josef!
  a) https://docs.checkmk.com/latest/en/custom_notes.html?lquery=wiki
  b) Notes (URL) ruleset --> Use sth. like DokuWiki (https://forum.checkmk.com/t/dokuwiki-reintegration/29241)
  
  Martin

  Copy link to this comment
• 04 Nov, '25
  Josef

  Good morning Martin,
  
  this isn’t quite the same.
  We use the comment field more like a change log, including entries such as:
  
  Who created the rule/host
  What was modified or changed
  Important hints or context
  
  I don’t think the "Note" feature - visible only in the host status - can really cover this use case.
  I’d go a step further: having a "Documentation URL" field would also be very useful. It would allow us to link to external documentation or internal wiki pages directly from the rule that is visible in the host view.

  Screenshot_2025-11-04_071046_bsf5s0.png

  Screenshot_2025-11-04_072035_aamguo.png

  Copy link to this comment
• 04 Nov, '25
  Martin Hirschvogel Admin

  Hey Josef, good morning again :-)
  
  I get you now. Put it back to under consideration

  2 Copy link to this comment
• 07 Nov, '25
  Lars Sörensen

  In my view, everything that can be edited should include a comment field. This provides transparent and traceable documentation of changes and facilitates communication among stakeholders.

  Copy link to this comment