LLD macro with dependent item prototype

[yurtesen]

I have a data structure (if this is not the best structure for LLD, I can modify it)

[
  { "#SERVER": "server1", "#STATUS": 0 },
  { "#SERVER": "server2", "#STATUS": 0 },
  { "#SERVER": "server3", "#STATUS": 0 },
  { "#SERVER": "server4", "#STATUS": 0 }
]

I am trying to make discovery rule for {#SERVER} and log the status {#STATUS}.

In my template I have an item which fetches this data as raw data

I have a discovery rule where the master item is this raw data item.

I want to create item prototype for use per {#SERVER} using dependent item (dependent to raw data?). Not sure where to enter {#STATUS} in the item prototype itself?

The manual example uses preprocessing. Do I use JSONPath? what should it look like?

[gert.derouck]

LLD rules are used to discover stuff, not to monitor them at the same time.
So in your case: the LLD rule detects the servers, so the JSON should only include the servers.
Add an item prototype for collecting the status for each of the discovered servers.

Success
Gert

[yurtesen]

gert.derouck thanks for the response. Zabbix documentation examples are not always very detailed. I have resolved the issue now and hopefully it may be useful to others.

{
  "values": {
    "server1":[ 1, "ERROR: Something went very wrong" ],
    "server2":[ 0, "OK: Things are fine" ],
    "server3":[ 0, "OK: Things are fine" ]
  },
  "lld": [
    { "{#SERVER}":"server1"},
    { "{#SERVER}":"server2"},
    { "{#SERVER}":"server3"}
  ]
}

and in discovery I use preprocessing to use

$.lld

and in item prottype I use preprocessing item to get first numeric value

$.values['{#SERVER}'][0]

and in item prottype for message I use:

$.values['{#SERVER}'][1]

So I am able to use the same JSON for both detecting the servers and also for collecting data about their status/messages etc.