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Incident timeline

The event categories on an incident timeline, what is immutable, and what stays internal.

Core

The timeline is the record of what happened during an incident.

Event categories

CategorySourceVisibility
System eventAutomatic (open, verify, recover)Internal
Operator actionA person (acknowledge, assign)Internal
Internal noteA personInternal only, never public
Public updateA personShown on the status page
Maintenance eventAutomatic or scheduledDepends on publication
Recovery eventAutomaticInternal

Immutability and corrections

  • System events are immutable.
  • Corrections are added as new entries rather than editing history.
  • Internal notes are never shown on the public status page.
  • Timestamps are displayed in a consistent, unambiguous format.

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