# Missing conditions on action level in documentation **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Tags:** elastic-stack-alerting\ **Created:** [July 18, 2017, 6:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-conditions-on-action-level-in-documentation/93502 "2017-07-18T06:22:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![brommer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/65b543/32.png) [@brommer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/brommer)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2017, 6:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-conditions-on-action-level-in-documentation/93502/1 "2017-07-18T06:22:25Z")
Hi everyone, I could not really find a clear documentation on conditions used on action base ([https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/current/condition.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/current/condition.html) and [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/current/how-watcher-works.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/current/how-watcher-works.html) and [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/current/watcher-getting-started.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/current/watcher-getting-started.html)). I only found it for [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/current/actions-index.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/current/actions-index.html) It would be really nice to have a clear statement on that in the general or condition part of the documentation. Thanks and Regards Andreas ---
**Author:** ![spinscale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spinscale/32/25011_2.png) [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2017, 8:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-conditions-on-action-level-in-documentation/93502/2 "2017-07-18T08:15:57Z")
Hey, I'm sorry, but I have fully followed your request here. Are you missing a mention of the possibility of conditions in actions in the documentation of conditions? Are you missing an example how it works? Or any open questions that needs to be answered first? I'm happy to improve the docs, but I'd like to understand first and exact, what needs to be improved. Thanks so much for your help! --Alex ---
**Author:** ![brommer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/65b543/32.png) [@brommer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/brommer)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2017, 8:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-conditions-on-action-level-in-documentation/93502/3 "2017-07-18T08:31:41Z")
Hi Alex, thanks for your reply. I am missing a mention of the general possibility of using conditions in actions in the documentation of conditions/actions. Thanks Andreas ---
**Author:** ![spinscale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spinscale/32/25011_2.png) [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2017, 12:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-conditions-on-action-level-in-documentation/93502/4 "2017-07-19T12:57:40Z")
Hey, as you already found [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/current/actions-index.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/current/actions-index.html) which mentions conditions being a part of an action (and of course being optional), this is not enough at that page? What needs to be added there to make sure people dont miss this bit of information? --Alex ---
**Author:** ![brommer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/65b543/32.png) [@brommer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/brommer)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2017, 2:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-conditions-on-action-level-in-documentation/93502/5 "2017-07-19T14:53:47Z")
Hi Alex, that's the thing - I did not find it by myself, since I did not have to use the index action initially. So I was not aware that I could have used it in my case where I just used email actions. A colleague told me about the possibility. That's why I thought it makes sense to add that peace of information on the action top level. Thanks and Regards Andreas ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 2:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-conditions-on-action-level-in-documentation/93502/6 "2017-08-16T14:54:02Z")
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