any macro for viewing host parent?

[Paul M. Dubuc]

Paul M. Dubuc wrote:
> John Alberts wrote:
>> I would like to have our notification emails for service alerts, include
>> the host parent.  Is there any existing macro I can use to include
>> this?  I couldn't find anything when googling.  If not, any suggesions
>> how I might get it in an email?
>>
>
> The way we do this is to use a user-defined macro in the host definition like so:
>
>
> define host{
>       use                     aps-launcher
>       host_name               APS-P52
>
>       parents                 aps52
>       __PARENT_HOST           aps52
> }
>
> Then you can expand expand it, $_PARENT_HOST$, in the notification.

I mean that would be $_HOST_PARENT_HOST$

> Unfortunately this means you need to define the parent in 2 places.  Would be
> nice if there was built-in macro for this, but I don't think there is.

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