Docs for google_monitoring_alert_policy have incorrect import instructions

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Terraform Version & Provider Version(s)

Any

Affected Resource(s)

Docs: https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/google/latest/docs/resources/monitoring_alert_policy#import

Terraform Configuration

NA

Debug Output

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Expected Behavior

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Actual Behavior

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Important Factoids

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References

See previously closed issue: #7693

Still a problem I just got bit by this. That issue has a PR with the doc update ^ can someone merge that?

Also, even more annoying, I can't figure out how to get the ID of a policy, how the heck do you get this info? I had to terraform a policy just so I could look at the state output and see the number.

b/348474289

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Confirmed issue!

It is possible to import other resources, but not a google_monitoring_alert_policy with next steps:

1. Have created a google_monitoring_alert_policy (can use this example)
2. Have the basic code in terraform code for the imported resource:

resource "google_monitoring_alert_policy" "alert_policy" {
display_name = "alert-policy-18463"
combiner = "OR"
conditions {
display_name = "test condition"
}
}

3. Execute the command terraform import google_monitoring_alert_policy.alert_policy {{alert-policy-18463}}

Output:
Error creating AlertPolicy: googleapi: Error 400: Field alert_policy.conditions[0].condition_case had an invalid value of "0": Condition subtype (e.g. "condition_absent","condition_threshold", etc.) is absent or unknown.