Add descriptions to alert types (#81850) (#82481)

* Initial attempt at adding descriptions to alert types * Fix typecheck failures * Fix i18n check * Fix failing jest test * Fix i18n check again * Apply changes for Uptime * Update x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/alerting/register_apm_alerts.ts Co-authored-by: Casper Hübertz <casper@formgeist.com> * Update x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/alerting/register_apm_alerts.ts Co-authored-by: Casper Hübertz <casper@formgeist.com> * Fix jest test * Update geo threshold description * Update description of some alert types based on feedback from Gail * Update description of some alert types based on feedback from Gail * Fix i18n * Fix i18n * Fix ESLint * Update some copy * Update uptime alert description * Fix typos Co-authored-by: Casper Hübertz <casper@formgeist.com> Co-authored-by: Casper Hübertz <casper@formgeist.com>
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diff --git a/x-pack/examples/alerting_example/public/alert_types/always_firing.tsx b/x-pack/examples/alerting_example/public/alert_types/always_firing.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export function getAlertType(): AlertTypeModel {
   return {
     id: 'example.always-firing',
     name: 'Always Fires',
+    description: 'Alert when called',
     iconClass: 'bolt',
     alertParamsExpression: AlwaysFiringExpression,
     validate: (alertParams: AlwaysFiringParamsProps['alertParams']) => {

diff --git a/x-pack/examples/alerting_example/public/alert_types/astros.tsx b/x-pack/examples/alerting_example/public/alert_types/astros.tsx
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export function getAlertType(): AlertTypeModel {
   return {
     id: 'example.people-in-space',
     name: 'People Are In Space Right Now',
+    description: 'Alert when people are in space right now',
     iconClass: 'globe',
     alertParamsExpression: PeopleinSpaceExpression,
     validate: (alertParams: PeopleinSpaceParamsProps['alertParams']) => {

diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/alerting/register_apm_alerts.ts b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/alerting/register_apm_alerts.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ export function registerApmAlerts(
     name: i18n.translate('xpack.apm.alertTypes.errorCount', {
       defaultMessage: 'Error count threshold',
     }),
+    description: i18n.translate('xpack.apm.alertTypes.errorCount.description', {
+      defaultMessage:
+        'Alert when the number of errors in a service exceeds a defined threshold.',
+    }),
     iconClass: 'bell',
     alertParamsExpression: lazy(() => import('./ErrorCountAlertTrigger')),
     validate: () => ({
@@ -41,6 +45,13 @@ export function registerApmAlerts(
     name: i18n.translate('xpack.apm.alertTypes.transactionDuration', {
       defaultMessage: 'Transaction duration threshold',
     }),
+    description: i18n.translate(
+      'xpack.apm.alertTypes.transactionDuration.description',
+      {
+        defaultMessage:
+          'Alert when the duration of a specific transaction type in a service exceeds a defined threshold.',
+      }
+    ),
     iconClass: 'bell',
     alertParamsExpression: lazy(
       () => import('./TransactionDurationAlertTrigger')
@@ -68,6 +79,13 @@ export function registerApmAlerts(
     name: i18n.translate('xpack.apm.alertTypes.transactionErrorRate', {
       defaultMessage: 'Transaction error rate threshold',
     }),
+    description: i18n.translate(
+      'xpack.apm.alertTypes.transactionErrorRate.description',
+      {
+        defaultMessage:
+          'Alert when the rate of transaction errors in a service exceeds a defined threshold.',
+      }
+    ),
     iconClass: 'bell',
     alertParamsExpression: lazy(
       () => import('./TransactionErrorRateAlertTrigger')
@@ -95,6 +113,13 @@ export function registerApmAlerts(
     name: i18n.translate('xpack.apm.alertTypes.transactionDurationAnomaly', {
       defaultMessage: 'Transaction duration anomaly',
     }),
+    description: i18n.translate(
+      'xpack.apm.alertTypes.transactionDurationAnomaly.description',
+      {
+        defaultMessage:
+          'Alert when the overall transaction duration of a service is considered anomalous.',
+      }
+    ),
     iconClass: 'bell',
     alertParamsExpression: lazy(
       () => import('./TransactionDurationAnomalyAlertTrigger')

diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/infra/public/alerting/inventory/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/infra/public/alerting/inventory/index.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ export function createInventoryMetricAlertType(): AlertTypeModel {
     name: i18n.translate('xpack.infra.metrics.inventory.alertFlyout.alertName', {
       defaultMessage: 'Inventory',
     }),
+    description: i18n.translate('xpack.infra.metrics.inventory.alertFlyout.alertDescription', {
+      defaultMessage: 'Alert when the inventory exceeds a defined threshold.',
+    }),
     iconClass: 'bell',
     alertParamsExpression: React.lazy(() => import('./components/expression')),
     validate: validateMetricThreshold,

diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/infra/public/alerting/log_threshold/log_threshold_alert_type.ts b/x-pack/plugins/infra/public/alerting/log_threshold/log_threshold_alert_type.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ export function getAlertType(): AlertTypeModel {
     name: i18n.translate('xpack.infra.logs.alertFlyout.alertName', {
       defaultMessage: 'Log threshold',
     }),
+    description: i18n.translate('xpack.infra.logs.alertFlyout.alertDescription', {
+      defaultMessage: 'Alert when the log aggregation exceeds the threshold.',
+    }),
     iconClass: 'bell',
     alertParamsExpression: React.lazy(() => import('./components/expression_editor/editor')),
     validate: validateExpression,

diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/infra/public/alerting/metric_threshold/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/infra/public/alerting/metric_threshold/index.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ export function createMetricThresholdAlertType(): AlertTypeModel {
     name: i18n.translate('xpack.infra.metrics.alertFlyout.alertName', {
       defaultMessage: 'Metric threshold',
     }),
+    description: i18n.translate('xpack.infra.metrics.alertFlyout.alertDescription', {
+      defaultMessage: 'Alert when the metrics aggregation exceeds the threshold.',
+    }),
     iconClass: 'bell',
     alertParamsExpression: React.lazy(() => import('./components/expression')),
     validate: validateMetricThreshold,

diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/common/constants.ts b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/common/constants.ts
@@ -260,31 +260,52 @@ export const LEGACY_ALERT_DETAILS = {
     label: i18n.translate('xpack.monitoring.alerts.clusterHealth.label', {
       defaultMessage: 'Cluster health',
     }),
+    description: i18n.translate('xpack.monitoring.alerts.clusterHealth.description', {
+      defaultMessage: 'Alert when the health of the cluster changes.',
+    }),
   },
   [ALERT_ELASTICSEARCH_VERSION_MISMATCH]: {
     label: i18n.translate('xpack.monitoring.alerts.elasticsearchVersionMismatch.label', {
       defaultMessage: 'Elasticsearch version mismatch',
     }),
+    description: i18n.translate(
+      'xpack.monitoring.alerts.elasticsearchVersionMismatch.description',
+      {
+        defaultMessage: 'Alert when the cluster has multiple versions of Elasticsearch.',
+      }
+    ),
   },
   [ALERT_KIBANA_VERSION_MISMATCH]: {
     label: i18n.translate('xpack.monitoring.alerts.kibanaVersionMismatch.label', {
       defaultMessage: 'Kibana version mismatch',
     }),
+    description: i18n.translate('xpack.monitoring.alerts.kibanaVersionMismatch.description', {
+      defaultMessage: 'Alert when the cluser has multiple versions of Kibana.',
+    }),
   },
   [ALERT_LICENSE_EXPIRATION]: {
     label: i18n.translate('xpack.monitoring.alerts.licenseExpiration.label', {
       defaultMessage: 'License expiration',
     }),
+    description: i18n.translate('xpack.monitoring.alerts.licenseExpiration.description', {
+      defaultMessage: 'Alert when the cluster license is about to expire.',
+    }),
   },
   [ALERT_LOGSTASH_VERSION_MISMATCH]: {
     label: i18n.translate('xpack.monitoring.alerts.logstashVersionMismatch.label', {
       defaultMessage: 'Logstash version mismatch',
     }),
+    description: i18n.translate('xpack.monitoring.alerts.logstashVersionMismatch.description', {
+      defaultMessage: 'Alert when the cluster has multiple versions of Logstash.',
+    }),
   },
   [ALERT_NODES_CHANGED]: {
     label: i18n.translate('xpack.monitoring.alerts.nodesChanged.label', {
       defaultMessage: 'Nodes changed',
     }),
+    description: i18n.translate('xpack.monitoring.alerts.nodesChanged.description', {
+      defaultMessage: 'Alert when adding, removing, or restarting a node.',
+    }),
   },
 };
 
@@ -296,6 +317,9 @@ export const ALERT_DETAILS = {
     label: i18n.translate('xpack.monitoring.alerts.cpuUsage.label', {
       defaultMessage: 'CPU Usage',
     }),
+    description: i18n.translate('xpack.monitoring.alerts.cpuUsage.description', {
+      defaultMessage: 'Alert when the CPU load for a node is consistently high.',
+    }),
     paramDetails: {
       threshold: {
         label: i18n.translate('xpack.monitoring.alerts.cpuUsage.paramDetails.threshold.label', {
@@ -329,6 +353,9 @@ export const ALERT_DETAILS = {
     label: i18n.translate('xpack.monitoring.alerts.diskUsage.label', {
       defaultMessage: 'Disk Usage',
     }),
+    description: i18n.translate('xpack.monitoring.alerts.diskUsage.description', {
+      defaultMessage: 'Alert when the disk usage for a node is consistently high.',
+    }),
   },
   [ALERT_MEMORY_USAGE]: {
     paramDetails: {
@@ -348,6 +375,9 @@ export const ALERT_DETAILS = {
     label: i18n.translate('xpack.monitoring.alerts.memoryUsage.label', {
       defaultMessage: 'Memory Usage (JVM)',
     }),
+    description: i18n.translate('xpack.monitoring.alerts.memoryUsage.description', {
+      defaultMessage: 'Alert when a node reports high memory usage.',
+    }),
   },
   [ALERT_MISSING_MONITORING_DATA]: {
     paramDetails: {
@@ -367,6 +397,9 @@ export const ALERT_DETAILS = {
     label: i18n.translate('xpack.monitoring.alerts.missingData.label', {
       defaultMessage: 'Missing monitoring data',
     }),
+    description: i18n.translate('xpack.monitoring.alerts.missingData.description', {
+      defaultMessage: 'Alert when monitoring data is missing.',
+    }),
   },
   [ALERT_THREAD_POOL_SEARCH_REJECTIONS]: {
     paramDetails: {
@@ -388,6 +421,10 @@ export const ALERT_DETAILS = {
       defaultMessage: 'Thread pool {type} rejections',
       values: { type: 'search' },
     }),
+    description: i18n.translate('xpack.monitoring.alerts.searchThreadPoolRejections.description', {
+      defaultMessage:
+        'Alert when the number of rejections in the search thread pool exceeds the threshold.',
+    }),
   },
   [ALERT_THREAD_POOL_WRITE_REJECTIONS]: {
     paramDetails: {
@@ -409,6 +446,10 @@ export const ALERT_DETAILS = {
       defaultMessage: 'Thread pool {type} rejections',
       values: { type: 'write' },
     }),
+    description: i18n.translate('xpack.monitoring.alerts.writeThreadPoolRejections.description', {
+      defaultMessage:
+        'Alert when the number of rejections in the write thread pool exceeds the threshold.',
+    }),
   },
 };
 

diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/public/alerts/cpu_usage_alert/cpu_usage_alert.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/public/alerts/cpu_usage_alert/cpu_usage_alert.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export function createCpuUsageAlertType(): AlertTypeModel {
   return {
     id: ALERT_CPU_USAGE,
     name: ALERT_DETAILS[ALERT_CPU_USAGE].label,
+    description: ALERT_DETAILS[ALERT_CPU_USAGE].description,
     iconClass: 'bell',
     alertParamsExpression: (props: Props) => (
       <Expression {...props} paramDetails={ALERT_DETAILS[ALERT_CPU_USAGE].paramDetails} />

diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/public/alerts/disk_usage_alert/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/public/alerts/disk_usage_alert/index.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export function createDiskUsageAlertType(): AlertTypeModel {
   return {
     id: ALERT_DISK_USAGE,
     name: ALERT_DETAILS[ALERT_DISK_USAGE].label,
+    description: ALERT_DETAILS[ALERT_DISK_USAGE].description,
     iconClass: 'bell',
     alertParamsExpression: (props: Props) => (
       <Expression {...props} paramDetails={ALERT_DETAILS[ALERT_DISK_USAGE].paramDetails} />

diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/public/alerts/legacy_alert/legacy_alert.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/public/alerts/legacy_alert/legacy_alert.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export function createLegacyAlertTypes(): AlertTypeModel[] {
     return {
       id: legacyAlert,
       name: LEGACY_ALERT_DETAILS[legacyAlert].label,
+      description: LEGACY_ALERT_DETAILS[legacyAlert].description,
       iconClass: 'bell',
       alertParamsExpression: () => (
         <Fragment>

diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/public/alerts/memory_usage_alert/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/public/alerts/memory_usage_alert/index.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export function createMemoryUsageAlertType(): AlertTypeModel {
   return {
     id: ALERT_MEMORY_USAGE,
     name: ALERT_DETAILS[ALERT_MEMORY_USAGE].label,
+    description: ALERT_DETAILS[ALERT_MEMORY_USAGE].description,
     iconClass: 'bell',
     alertParamsExpression: (props: Props) => (
       <Expression {...props} paramDetails={ALERT_DETAILS[ALERT_MEMORY_USAGE].paramDetails} />

diff --git a/.../monitoring/public/alerts/missing_monitoring_data_alert/missing_monitoring_data_alert.tsx b/.../monitoring/public/alerts/missing_monitoring_data_alert/missing_monitoring_data_alert.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export function createMissingMonitoringDataAlertType(): AlertTypeModel {
   return {
     id: ALERT_MISSING_MONITORING_DATA,
     name: ALERT_DETAILS[ALERT_MISSING_MONITORING_DATA].label,
+    description: ALERT_DETAILS[ALERT_MISSING_MONITORING_DATA].description,
     iconClass: 'bell',
     alertParamsExpression: (props: any) => (
       <Expression

diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/public/alerts/thread_pool_rejections_alert/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/public/alerts/thread_pool_rejections_alert/index.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ interface ThreadPoolTypes {
 
 interface ThreadPoolRejectionAlertDetails {
   label: string;
+  description: string;
   paramDetails: CommonAlertParamDetails;
 }
 
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export function createThreadPoolRejectionsAlertType(
   return {
     id: alertType,
     name: threadPoolAlertDetails.label,
+    description: threadPoolAlertDetails.description,
     iconClass: 'bell',
     alertParamsExpression: (props: Props) => (
       <>

diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/alerts/base_alert.ts b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/alerts/base_alert.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import { appendMetricbeatIndex } from '../lib/alerts/append_mb_index';
 export class BaseAlert {
   public type!: string;
   public label!: string;
+  public description!: string;
   public defaultThrottle: string = '1d';
   public defaultInterval: string = '1m';
   public rawAlert: Alert | undefined;

diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/alerts/cluster_health_alert.ts b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/alerts/cluster_health_alert.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ const WATCH_NAME = 'elasticsearch_cluster_status';
 export class ClusterHealthAlert extends BaseAlert {
   public type = ALERT_CLUSTER_HEALTH;
   public label = LEGACY_ALERT_DETAILS[ALERT_CLUSTER_HEALTH].label;
+  public description = LEGACY_ALERT_DETAILS[ALERT_CLUSTER_HEALTH].description;
   public isLegacy = true;
 
   protected actionVariables = [

diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/alerts/cpu_usage_alert.ts b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/alerts/cpu_usage_alert.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ interface CpuUsageParams {
 export class CpuUsageAlert extends BaseAlert {
   public type = ALERT_CPU_USAGE;
   public label = ALERT_DETAILS[ALERT_CPU_USAGE].label;
+  public description = ALERT_DETAILS[ALERT_CPU_USAGE].description;
 
   protected defaultParams: CpuUsageParams = {
     threshold: 85,

diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/alerts/disk_usage_alert.ts b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/alerts/disk_usage_alert.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import { appendMetricbeatIndex } from '../lib/alerts/append_mb_index';
 export class DiskUsageAlert extends BaseAlert {
   public type = ALERT_DISK_USAGE;
   public label = ALERT_DETAILS[ALERT_DISK_USAGE].label;
+  public description = ALERT_DETAILS[ALERT_DISK_USAGE].description;
 
   protected defaultParams = {
     threshold: 80,

diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/alerts/elasticsearch_version_mismatch_alert.ts b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/alerts/elasticsearch_version_mismatch_alert.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ const WATCH_NAME = 'elasticsearch_version_mismatch';
 export class ElasticsearchVersionMismatchAlert extends BaseAlert {
   public type = ALERT_ELASTICSEARCH_VERSION_MISMATCH;
   public label = LEGACY_ALERT_DETAILS[ALERT_ELASTICSEARCH_VERSION_MISMATCH].label;
+  public description = LEGACY_ALERT_DETAILS[ALERT_ELASTICSEARCH_VERSION_MISMATCH].description;
   public isLegacy = true;
 
   protected actionVariables = [

diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/alerts/kibana_version_mismatch_alert.ts b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/alerts/kibana_version_mismatch_alert.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ const WATCH_NAME = 'kibana_version_mismatch';
 export class KibanaVersionMismatchAlert extends BaseAlert {
   public type = ALERT_KIBANA_VERSION_MISMATCH;
   public label = LEGACY_ALERT_DETAILS[ALERT_KIBANA_VERSION_MISMATCH].label;
+  public description = LEGACY_ALERT_DETAILS[ALERT_KIBANA_VERSION_MISMATCH].description;
   public isLegacy = true;
 
   protected actionVariables = [

diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/alerts/license_expiration_alert.ts b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/alerts/license_expiration_alert.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ const WATCH_NAME = 'xpack_license_expiration';
 export class LicenseExpirationAlert extends BaseAlert {
   public type = ALERT_LICENSE_EXPIRATION;
   public label = LEGACY_ALERT_DETAILS[ALERT_LICENSE_EXPIRATION].label;
+  public description = LEGACY_ALERT_DETAILS[ALERT_LICENSE_EXPIRATION].description;
   public isLegacy = true;
   protected actionVariables = [
     {

diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/alerts/logstash_version_mismatch_alert.ts b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/alerts/logstash_version_mismatch_alert.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ const WATCH_NAME = 'logstash_version_mismatch';
 export class LogstashVersionMismatchAlert extends BaseAlert {
   public type = ALERT_LOGSTASH_VERSION_MISMATCH;
   public label = LEGACY_ALERT_DETAILS[ALERT_LOGSTASH_VERSION_MISMATCH].label;
+  public description = LEGACY_ALERT_DETAILS[ALERT_LOGSTASH_VERSION_MISMATCH].description;
   public isLegacy = true;
 
   protected actionVariables = [

diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/alerts/memory_usage_alert.ts b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/alerts/memory_usage_alert.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import { parseDuration } from '../../../alerts/common/parse_duration';
 export class MemoryUsageAlert extends BaseAlert {
   public type = ALERT_MEMORY_USAGE;
   public label = ALERT_DETAILS[ALERT_MEMORY_USAGE].label;
+  public description = ALERT_DETAILS[ALERT_MEMORY_USAGE].description;
 
   protected defaultParams = {
     threshold: 85,

diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/alerts/missing_monitoring_data_alert.ts b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/alerts/missing_monitoring_data_alert.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export class MissingMonitoringDataAlert extends BaseAlert {
 
   public type = ALERT_MISSING_MONITORING_DATA;
   public label = ALERT_DETAILS[ALERT_MISSING_MONITORING_DATA].label;
+  public description = ALERT_DETAILS[ALERT_MISSING_MONITORING_DATA].description;
 
   protected defaultParams: MissingDataParams = {
     duration: DEFAULT_DURATION,

diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/alerts/nodes_changed_alert.ts b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/alerts/nodes_changed_alert.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const WATCH_NAME = 'elasticsearch_nodes';
 export class NodesChangedAlert extends BaseAlert {
   public type = ALERT_NODES_CHANGED;
   public label = LEGACY_ALERT_DETAILS[ALERT_NODES_CHANGED].label;
+  public description = LEGACY_ALERT_DETAILS[ALERT_NODES_CHANGED].description;
   public isLegacy = true;
 
   protected actionVariables = [

diff --git a/...ggers_actions_ui/public/application/components/builtin_alert_types/geo_threshold/index.ts b/...ggers_actions_ui/public/application/components/builtin_alert_types/geo_threshold/index.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ export function getAlertType(): AlertTypeModel<GeoThresholdAlertParams, AlertsCo
     name: i18n.translate('xpack.triggersActionsUI.geoThreshold.name.trackingThreshold', {
       defaultMessage: 'Tracking threshold',
     }),
+    description: i18n.translate('xpack.triggersActionsUI.geoThreshold.descriptionText', {
+      defaultMessage: 'Alert when an entity enters or leaves a geo boundary.',
+    }),
     iconClass: 'globe',
     alertParamsExpression: lazy(() => import('./query_builder')),
     validate: validateExpression,

diff --git a/.../triggers_actions_ui/public/application/components/builtin_alert_types/threshold/index.ts b/.../triggers_actions_ui/public/application/components/builtin_alert_types/threshold/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 import { lazy } from 'react';
+import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 
 import { AlertTypeModel } from '../../../../types';
 import { validateExpression } from './validation';
@@ -13,7 +14,12 @@ import { AlertsContextValue } from '../../../context/alerts_context';
 export function getAlertType(): AlertTypeModel<IndexThresholdAlertParams, AlertsContextValue> {
   return {
     id: '.index-threshold',
-    name: 'Index threshold',
+    name: i18n.translate('xpack.triggersActionsUI.indexThresholdAlert.nameText', {
+      defaultMessage: 'Index threshold',
+    }),
+    description: i18n.translate('xpack.triggersActionsUI.indexThresholdAlert.descriptionText', {
+      defaultMessage: 'Alert when an aggregated query meets the threshold.',
+    }),
     iconClass: 'alert',
     alertParamsExpression: lazy(() => import('./expression')),
     validate: validateExpression,

diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/public/application/sections/alert_form/alert_add.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/public/application/sections/alert_form/alert_add.test.tsx
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ describe('alert_add', () => {
       id: 'my-alert-type',
       iconClass: 'test',
       name: 'test-alert',
+      description: 'test',
       validate: (): ValidationResult => {
         return { errors: {} };
       },