From 5652259f37d19f1bac21d0481bf29c4bf27f9560 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Julian-Buitmann <165303787+Julian-Buitmann@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2024 15:51:52 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Further clarify modifiers (#15595) --- docs/CONFIGURATION.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/CONFIGURATION.md b/docs/CONFIGURATION.md index 6f752103d..1c3f5f7d8 100644 --- a/docs/CONFIGURATION.md +++ b/docs/CONFIGURATION.md @@ -694,8 +694,9 @@ the evaluation is aborted, an error is logged, and the expression is reported as ### Modifiers -Modifier filters remove tags and fields from a metric. If all fields are -removed the metric is removed. Tags and fields are modified before a metric is +Modifier filters remove tags and fields from a metric. If all fields are +removed the metric is removed and as result not passed through to the following +processors or any output plugin. Tags and fields are modified before a metric is passed to a processor, aggregator, or output plugin. When used with an input plugin the filter applies after the input runs.