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Overview
This section contains a list of locations, where user-definable macros are supported.
Only global-level user macros are supported for Actions, Network discovery, Proxies and all locations listed under Other locations section of this page. In the mentioned locations, host-level and template-level macros will not be resolved.
Actions
In actions, user macros can be used in the following fields:
| Location | Multiple macros/mix with text1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Trigger-based notifications and commands | yes | |
| Trigger-based internal notifications | yes | |
| Problem update notifications | yes | |
| Service-based notifications and commands | yes | |
| Service update notifications | yes | |
| Time period condition | no | |
| Operations | ||
| Default operation step duration | no | |
| Step duration | no | |
Hosts/host prototypes
In a host and host prototype configuration, user macros can be used in the following fields:
| Location | Multiple macros/mix with text1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Interface IP/DNS | DNS only | |
| Interface port | no | |
| SNMP v1, v2 | ||
| SNMP community | yes | |
| SNMP v3 | ||
| Context name | yes | |
| Security name | yes | |
| Authentication passphrase | yes | |
| Privacy passphrase | yes | |
| IPMI | ||
| Username | yes | |
| Password | yes | |
| Tags | ||
| Tag names | yes | |
| Tag values | yes | |
Items / item prototypes
In an item or an item prototype configuration, user macros can be used in the following fields:
| Location | Multiple macros/mix with text1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Item key parameters | yes | |
| Update interval | no | |
| Custom intervals | no | |
| History storage period | no | |
| Trend storage period | no | |
| Description | yes | |
| Calculated item | ||
| Formula | yes | |
| Database monitor | ||
| Username | yes | |
| Password | yes | |
| SQL query | yes | |
| HTTP agent | ||
| URL2 | yes | |
| Query fields | yes | |
| Timeout | no | |
| Request body | yes | |
| Headers (names and values) | yes | |
| Required status codes | yes | |
| HTTP proxy | yes | |
| HTTP authentication username | yes | |
| HTTP authentication password | yes | |
| SSl certificate file | yes | |
| SSl key file | yes | |
| SSl key password | yes | |
| Allowed hosts | yes | |
| JMX agent | ||
| JMX endpoint | yes | |
| Script item | ||
| Parameter names and values | yes | |
| SNMP agent | ||
| SNMP OID | yes | |
| SSH agent | ||
| Username | yes | |
| Public key file | yes | |
| Private key file | yes | |
| Password | yes | |
| Script | yes | |
| TELNET agent | ||
| Username | yes | |
| Password | yes | |
| Script | yes | |
| Zabbix trapper | ||
| Allowed hosts | yes | |
| Tags | ||
| Tag names | yes | |
| Tag values | yes | |
| Preprocessing | ||
| Step parameters (including custom scripts) | yes | |
Low-level discovery
In a low-level discovery rule, user macros can be used in the following fields:
| Location | Multiple macros/mix with text1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Key parameters | yes | |
| Update interval | no | |
| Custom interval | no | |
| Keep lost resources period | no | |
| Description | yes | |
| SNMP agent | ||
| SNMP OID | yes | |
| SSH agent | ||
| Username | yes | |
| Public key file | yes | |
| Private key file | yes | |
| Password | yes | |
| Script | yes | |
| TELNET agent | ||
| Username | yes | |
| Password | yes | |
| Script | yes | |
| Zabbix trapper | ||
| Allowed hosts | yes | |
| Database monitor | ||
| Additional parameters | yes | |
| JMX agent | ||
| JMX endpoint | yes | |
| HTTP agent | ||
| URL2 | yes | |
| Query fields | yes | |
| Timeout | no | |
| Request body | yes | |
| Headers (names and values) | yes | |
| Required status codes | yes | |
| HTTP authentication username | yes | |
| HTTP authentication password | yes | |
| Filters | ||
| Regular expression | yes | |
| Overrides | ||
| Filters: regular expression | yes | |
| Operations: update interval (for item prototypes) | no | |
| Operations: history storage period (for item prototypes) | no | |
| Operations: trend storage period (for item prototypes) | no | |
Network discovery
In a network discovery rule, user macros can be used in the following fields:
| Location | Multiple macros/mix with text1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Update interval | no | |
| SNMP v1, v2 | ||
| SNMP community | yes | |
| SNMP OID | yes | |
| SNMP v3 | ||
| Context name | yes | |
| Security name | yes | |
| Authentication passphrase | yes | |
| Privacy passphrase | yes | |
| SNMP OID | yes | |
Proxies
In a proxy configuration, user macros can be used in the following field:
| Location | Multiple macros/mix with text1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Interface port (for passive proxy) | no | |
Templates
In a template configuration, user macros can be used in the following fields:
| Location | Multiple macros/mix with text1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tags | ||
| Tag names | yes | |
| Tag values | yes | |
Triggers
In a trigger configuration, user macros can be used in the following fields:
| Location | Multiple macros/mix with text1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | yes | |
| Operational data | yes | |
| Expression (only in constants and function parameters; secret macros are not supported). | yes | |
| Description | yes | |
| URL2 | yes | |
| Tag for matching | yes | |
| Tags | ||
| Tag names | yes | |
| Tag values | yes | |
Web scenario
In a web scenario configuration, user macros can be used in the following fields:
| Location | Multiple macros/mix with text1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | yes | |
| Update interval | no | |
| Agent | yes | |
| HTTP proxy | yes | |
| Variables (values only) | yes | |
| Headers (names and values) | yes | |
| Steps | ||
| Name | yes | |
| URL2 | yes | |
| Variables (values only) | yes | |
| Headers (names and values) | yes | |
| Timeout | no | |
| Required string | yes | |
| Required status codes | no | |
| Authentication | ||
| User | yes | |
| Password | yes | |
| SSL certificate | yes | |
| SSL key file | yes | |
| SSL key password | yes | |
| Tags | ||
| Tag names | yes | |
| Tag values | yes | |
Other locations
In addition to the locations listed here, user macros can be used in the following fields:
| Location | Multiple macros/mix with text1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Global scripts (script, SSH, Telnet, IPMI), including confirmation text | yes | |
| Webhooks | ||
| JavaScript script | no | |
| JavaScript script parameter name | no | |
| JavaScript script parameter value | yes | |
| Monitoring → Dashboards | ||
| Description field of Item value dashboard widget | yes | |
| URL2 field of dynamic URL dashboard widget | yes | |
| Administration → Users → Media | ||
| When active | no | |
| Administration → General → GUI | ||
| Working time | no | |
| Administration → Media types → Message templates | ||
| Subject | yes | |
| Message | yes | |
For a complete list of all macros supported in Zabbix, see supported macros.
Footnotes
1 If multiple macros in a field or macros mixed with text are not supported for the location, a single macro has to fill the whole field.
2 URLs that contain a secret macro will not work, as the macro in them will be resolved as “******“.
