Cache info in summary is too verbose

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Is there a way to shorten the cache info as shown in a check summary?

The current text is really verbose and when many of them are shown on the same page it’s really hard to read them

E.g.

Cache generated 9 hours 53 minutes ago, cache interval: 1 day 0 hours, elapsed cache lifespan: 41.24%

It would be nice if it were shortened to something like this:

Cached 9h 53m ago (cache interval: 1d)

Or if lifespan is needed (but why?), something like this:

Cached 9h 53m ago (cache interval: 1d - elapsed lifespan: 41.24%)

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@theyken low(est?) hanging fruit :smiley: but still a UX improvement

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Maybe following rule can help in this?

Setup > Services > Service monitoring rules > Translation of service descriptions
EDIT: Setup > Agents > Access to agents > Translation of service names

Within this ruleset service descriptions can be translated similar to the ruleset Hostname translation for piggybacked hosts. Services such as Check_MK, Check_MK Agent, Check_MK Discovery, Check_MK inventory, and Check_MK HW/SW Inventory are excluded. Attention:

  • Downtimes and other configured rules which match these services have to be adapted.
  • Performance data and graphs will begin from scratch for translated services.
  • Especially configured check parameters keep their functionality further on.
  • This new ruleset translates also the item part of a service description. This means that after such a translation the item may be gone but is used in the conditions of the parameters further on if any parameters are configured. This might be confusing.

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Can't find it.
I'm on Checkmk Raw Edition 2.4.0p18

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This only exists inside the enterprise/cloud editions.

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I’m on an older raw version, 2.1.0p5, maybe they changed the name of the ruleset to Translation of service names?

And I guess I was still snoring when typing the path, because it’s actually Setup > Agents > Access to agents > Translation of service descriptions. :sleeping_face:

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I think you are confused with Service state translation, looks almost the same, but is different. :wink:

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Ok “Translation of service descriptions” does not exists with this name anymore.

In current versions it is - “Translation of service names” and yes this is also available in RAW editions.

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Ok. That one is available.

But “Translation of service names” sounds like it would change the service name and not its summary output. Correct?

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Yes this will translate the name of a service and not the output. I’m not aware of a way to translate the output.