target-default.md

copyright	years 2021, 2024
lastupdated	2024-10-09
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subcollection	atracker

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Enforcing default targets

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You can configure 1 or more default targets for events that are not explicitly managed in the {{site.data.keyword.atracker_short}} account's routing rules. {: shortdesc}

Prereqs

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1. Install the {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} CLI.

2. Install the {{site.data.keyword.atracker_full_notm}} CLI.

3. Check that you have IAM permissions to read and update the {{site.data.keyword.atracker_short}} account settings.

Role	Minimum scope	Minimum required roles	Action
atracker.setting.get	Account	Administrator \n Editor \n Viewer \n Operator	Get setting information
atracker.setting.update	Account	Administrator	Update settings
{: caption="Required IAM roles to manage the {{site.data.keyword.atracker_short}} account settings." caption-side="top"}

Next, log in to {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}}. Run the following command: ibmcloud login

Step 1. Identify targets

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Get the list of targets that are defined in the account. Run the following command:

ibmcloud atracker target ls

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Copy the ID value of the targets that you want to configure in the account.

Step 2. Check your current account settings

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To check your account's configuration and find out if there are default targets configured, run the following command:

ibmcloud atracker setting get

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The setting Default targets lists any targets in the account that have been configured as default targets.

Step 3. Configure default targets

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Check the list of IDs for the targets that you want to configure and identify the ones that are not configured. Then, run the following command to configure the default targets in the account:

When you run the command, make sure that you include the target IDs of all the default targets in the account. The command replaces the exiting configuration with the new one. {: important}

ibmcloud atracker setting update  --default-targets TARGETS

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Where TARGETS represent the list of comma-separated target IDs.