@Marvin how can I create an automation based on metric?

Creating an automation based on a metric typically involves monitoring the metric and triggering an action when certain conditions are met. Since you're interested in Prefect for workflow automation, I'd assume you're looking to build a flow that executes certain tasks based on metric thresholds. In Prefect, this could involve the following steps: 1. Define the Metric Collection: You'll need a way to collect and access the metric. This could involve querying a database, an API call to a monitoring service, or extracting data from logs. 2. Condition Check: Implement logic to check if the metric meets the criteria for triggering the automation. 3. Trigger Automation: If the metric's criteria are met, execute the subsequent tasks that form your automation. 4. Prefect Scheduling: Schedule the flow to run at required intervals to continuously monitor the metric. Let's say you want to create a Prefect flow that responds to a metric. Here is a high-level view of how you might implement this in Python using Prefect:

python
from prefect import task, Flow
from prefect.schedules import IntervalSchedule
from datetime import timedelta

@task
def get_metric():
    # Code to collect the metric
    metric_value = ...
    return metric_value

@task
def check_metric(metric_value):
    # Define the threshold
    threshold = ...
    if metric_value > threshold:
        # Metric exceeded the threshold, trigger an action
        return True
    else:
        return False

@task
def take_action():
    # Code that defines the action taken when metric threshold is exceeded
    ...

# Define an interval schedule to run the flow periodically
schedule = IntervalSchedule(interval=timedelta(minutes=30))

# Define the flow
with Flow("Metric Based Automation", schedule=schedule) as flow:
    metric_value = get_metric()
    metric_exceeded = check_metric(metric_value)
    
    # Define a conditional task execution based on metric check
    action_task = take_action(upstream_tasks=[metric_exceeded])

# Run the flow
flow.run()

In this code,

get_metric

would be your function to fetch the current value of your metric. The

check_metric

function determines if the automation should be triggered. If so,

take_action

would be the task that performs the necessary automation. Keep in mind that your implementation details will depend on the specific metric you're tracking, how you access that metric, and what kind of automation you want to trigger. You may want to read through the Prefect documentation or look for similar scenarios that people have shared on GitHub or other forums. Would you like me to look for more specific examples or documentation for you?

@Marvin I'm looking for a way to create this via the Prefect Cloud UI

It seems there isn't a direct hit for creating metric-based automations through the Prefect Cloud UI in the documents returned. However, it is mentioned that Prefect Cloud provides real-time observability and control with Automations. Automations in Prefect Cloud can help you respond to different events within your data flows, giving you more control and flexibility. While a detailed step-by-step guide was not found in the searched documents, I suggest exploring the Automations section in the Prefect Cloud UI, which should offer you a way to set up responses to certain events regarding your flows' execution status, such as successes, failures, or retries. For the metric-based triggers, you may need to define custom logic as part of your flows that interact with Prefect Automations. These would involve having a task that checks the relevant metrics and updates some state or sends a notification that an automation can respond to. If you require a more specific step-by-step tutorial or example, it may be beneficial to look at community posts or contact the Prefect community or support directly for guidance on setting this up in the Prefect Cloud UI.

Thank you @Marvin

You're welcome. If you have any other questions or need further assistance, feel free to ask. Good luck with your automation setup!