Added help text where needed on connectors and alert actions UI

docs/user/alerting/action-types/email.asciidoc

@@ -77,3 +77,122 @@ Email actions have the following configuration properties:
 To, CC, BCC::    Each is a list of addresses. Addresses can be specified in `user@host-name` format, or in `name <user@host-name>` format. One of To, CC, or BCC must contain an entry.
 Subject::       The subject line of the email.
 Message::       The message text of the email. Markdown format is supported.
+
+[[configuring-email]]
+==== Configuring email accounts
+
+The email action can send email using many popular SMTP email services.
+
+You configure the email action to send emails using the connector form.
+For more information about configuring the email connector to work with different email
+systems, refer to:
+
+* <<gmail>>
+* <<outlook>>
+* <<exchange>>
+* <<amazon-ses>>
+
+[float]
+[[gmail]]
+===== Sending email from Gmail
+
+Use the following email account settings to send email from the
+https://mail.google.com[Gmail] SMTP service:
+
+[source,text]
+--------------------------------------------------
+  config:
+    host: smtp.gmail.com
+    port: 465
+    secure: true
+  secrets:
+    user: <username>
+    password: <password>
+--------------------------------------------------
+// CONSOLE
+
+If you get an authentication error that indicates that you need to continue the
+sign-in process from a web browser when the action attempts to send email, you need
+to configure Gmail to https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255?hl=en[allow
+less secure apps to access your account].
+
+If two-step verification is enabled for your account, you must generate and use
+a unique App Password to send email from {watcher}. See
+https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833?hl=en[Sign in using App Passwords]
+for more information.
+
+[float]
+[[outlook]]
+===== Sending email from Outlook.com
+
+Use the following email account settings to send email action from the
+https://www.outlook.com/[Outlook.com] SMTP service:
+
+[source,text]
+--------------------------------------------------
+config:
+    host: smtp-mail.outlook.com
+    port: 465
+    secure: true
+secrets:
+    user: <email.address>
+    password: <password>
+--------------------------------------------------
+
+When sending emails, you must provide a from address, either as the default 
+in your account configuration or as part of the email action in the watch.
+
+NOTE:   You must use a unique App Password if two-step verification is enabled.
+        See http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/app-passwords-two-step-verification[App
+        passwords and two-step verification] for more information.
+
+[float]
+[[amazon-ses]]
+===== Sending email from Amazon SES (Simple Email Service)
+
+Use the following email account settings to send email from the
+http://aws.amazon.com/ses[Amazon Simple Email Service] (SES) SMTP service:
+
+[source,text]
+--------------------------------------------------
+config:
+    host: email-smtp.us-east-1.amazonaws.com <1>
+    port: 465
+    secure: true
+secrets:
+    user: <username>
+    password: <password>
+--------------------------------------------------
+<1> `smtp.host` varies depending on the region
+
+NOTE:   You must use your Amazon SES SMTP credentials to send email through
+        Amazon SES. For more information, see
+        http://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/DeveloperGuide/smtp-credentials.html[Obtaining
+        Your Amazon SES SMTP Credentials]. You might also need to verify
+        https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/DeveloperGuide/verify-email-addresses.html[your email address]
+        or https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/DeveloperGuide/verify-domains.html[your whole domain]
+        at AWS.
+
+[float]
+[[exchange]]
+===== Sending email from Microsoft Exchange
+
+Use the following email account settings to send email action from Microsoft
+Exchange:
+
+[source,text]
+--------------------------------------------------
+config:
+    host: <your exchange server>
+    port: 465
+    secure: true
+    from: <email address of service account> <1>
+secrets:
+    user: <email address of service account> <2>
+    password: <password>
+--------------------------------------------------
+<1> Some organizations configure Exchange to validate that the `from` field is a
+    valid local email account.
+<2> Many organizations support use of your email address as your username.
+    Check with your system administrator if you receive
+    authentication-related failures.

docs/user/alerting/action-types/index.asciidoc

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 [[index-action-type]]
 === Index action
 
-The index action type will index a document into {es}.
+The index action type will index a document into {es}. See also the {ref}/indices-create-index.html[create index API].
 
 [float]
 [[index-connector-configuration]]
@@ -53,4 +53,38 @@ Execution time field::  This field will be automatically set to the time the ale
 
 Index actions have the following properties:
 
-Document::  The document to index in json format.
+Document::  The document to index in JSON format.
+
+Example of the index document for Index Threshold alert:
+
+[source,text]
+--------------------------------------------------
+{
+    "alert_id": "{{alertId}}",
+    "alert_name": "{{alertName}}",
+    "alert_instance_id": "{{alertInstanceId}}",
+    "context_message": "{{context.message}}"
+} 
+--------------------------------------------------
+
+Example of create test index using the API.
+
+[source,text]
+--------------------------------------------------
+PUT test
+{
+    "settings" : {
+        "number_of_shards" : 1
+    },
+    "mappings" : {
+        "_doc" : {
+            "properties" : {
+                "alert_id" : { "type" : "text" },
+                "alert_name" : { "type" : "text" },
+                "alert_instance_id" : { "type" : "text" },
+                "context_message": { "type" : "text" }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+--------------------------------------------------

docs/user/alerting/action-types/slack.asciidoc

@@ -38,3 +38,23 @@ Webhook URL::   The URL of the incoming webhook. See https://api.slack.com/messa
 Slack actions have the following properties:
 
 Message::   The message	text, converted to the `text` field in the Webhook JSON payload. Currently only the text field is supported. Markdown, images, and other advanced formatting are not yet supported.
+
+[[configuring-slack]]
+==== Configuring Slack Accounts
+
+You configure the accounts Slack action type can use to communicate with Slack in the
+connector form.
+
+You need a https://api.slack.com/incoming-webhooks[Slack webhook URL] to 
+configure a Slack account. To create a webhook
+URL, set up an an **Incoming Webhook Integration** through the Slack console:
+
+. Log in to http://slack.com[slack.com] as a team administrator.
+. Go to https://my.slack.com/services/new/incoming-webhook.
+. Select a default channel for the integration.
++
+image::images/slack-add-webhook-integration.png[]
+. Click *Add Incoming Webhook Integration*.
+. Copy the generated webhook URL so you can paste it into your Slack connector form.
++
+image::images/slack-copy-webhook-url.png[]

x-pack/plugins/actions/README.md

@@ -437,23 +437,22 @@ The config and params properties are modelled after the [Watcher Index Action](h
 
 ### `config`
 
-| Property | Description                            | Type                |
-| -------- | -------------------------------------- | ------------------- |
-| index    | The Elasticsearch index to index into. | string _(optional)_ |
+| Property             | Description                                                | Type                 |
+| -------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------- |
+| index                | The Elasticsearch index to index into.                     | string _(optional)_  |
+| doc_id               | The optional \_id of the document.                         | string _(optional)_  |
+| execution_time_field | The field that will store/index the action execution time. | string _(optional)_  |
+| refresh              | Setting of the refresh policy for the write request.        | boolean _(optional)_ |
 
 ### `secrets`
 
 This action type has no `secrets` properties.
 
 ### `params`
 
-| Property             | Description                                                | Type                 |
-| -------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------- |
-| index                | The Elasticsearch index to index into.                     | string _(optional)_  |
-| doc_id               | The optional \_id of the document.                         | string _(optional)_  |
-| execution_time_field | The field that will store/index the action execution time. | string _(optional)_  |
-| refresh              | Setting of the refresh policy for the write request        | boolean _(optional)_ |
-| body                 | The documument body/bodies to index.                       | object or object[]   |
+| Property  | Description                              | Type                |
+| --------- | ---------------------------------------- | ------------------- |
+| documents | JSON object that describes the [document](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/getting-started-index.html#getting-started-batch-processing). | object[]            |
 
 ---
 

x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/README.md

@@ -900,10 +900,23 @@ export function getActionType(): ActionTypeModel {
 
 ![Index connector card](https://i.imgur.com/fflsmu5.png)
 
-![Index connector form](https://i.imgur.com/tbgyvAL.png)
+![Index connector form](https://i.imgur.com/IkixGMV.png)
 
 and action params form available in Create Alert form:
-![Index action form](https://i.imgur.com/VsWMLeU.png)
+![Index action form](https://i.imgur.com/mpxnPOF.png)
+
+Example of the index document for Index Threshold alert:
+
+```
+{
+    "alert_id": "{{alertId}}",
+    "alert_name": "{{alertName}}",
+    "alert_instance_id": "{{alertInstanceId}}",
+    "context_title": "{{context.title}}",
+    "context_value": "{{context.value}}",
+    "context_message": "{{context.message}}"
+} 
+```
 
 ### Webhook
 
@@ -1582,4 +1595,3 @@ export interface ActionsConnectorsContextValue {
 |capabilities|Property, which is defining action current user usage capabilities like canSave or canDelete.|
 |toastNotifications|Toast messages.|
 |reloadConnectors|Optional function, which will be executed if connector was saved sucsessfuly, like reload list of connecotrs.|
-

x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/public/application/components/builtin_action_types/email/email_connector.tsx

@@ -14,12 +14,14 @@ import {
   EuiFormRow,
 } from '@elastic/eui';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
+import { FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
+import { EuiLink } from '@elastic/eui';
 import { ActionConnectorFieldsProps } from '../../../../types';
 import { EmailActionConnector } from '../types';
 
 export const EmailActionConnectorFields: React.FunctionComponent<ActionConnectorFieldsProps<
   EmailActionConnector
->> = ({ action, editActionConfig, editActionSecrets, errors }) => {
+>> = ({ action, editActionConfig, editActionSecrets, errors, docLinks }) => {
   const { from, host, port, secure } = action.config;
   const { user, password } = action.secrets;
 
@@ -38,6 +40,17 @@ export const EmailActionConnectorFields: React.FunctionComponent<ActionConnector
                 defaultMessage: 'Sender',
               }
             )}
+            helpText={
+              <EuiLink
+                href={`${docLinks.ELASTIC_WEBSITE_URL}guide/en/kibana/${docLinks.DOC_LINK_VERSION}/email-action-type.html#configuring-email`}
+                target="_blank"
+              >
+                <FormattedMessage
+                  id="xpack.triggersActionsUI.components.builtinActionTypes.emailAction.configureAccountsHelpLabel"
+                  defaultMessage="Configuring email accounts."
+                />
+              </EuiLink>
+            }
           >
             <EuiFieldText
               fullWidth

x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/public/application/components/builtin_action_types/email/email_params.test.tsx

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 import React from 'react';
 import { mountWithIntl } from 'test_utils/enzyme_helpers';
+import { DocLinksStart } from 'kibana/public';
 import EmailParamsFields from './email_params';
 
 describe('EmailParamsFields renders', () => {
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ describe('EmailParamsFields renders', () => {
         errors={{ to: [], cc: [], bcc: [], subject: [], message: [] }}
         editAction={() => {}}
         index={0}
+        docLinks={{ ELASTIC_WEBSITE_URL: '', DOC_LINK_VERSION: '' } as DocLinksStart}
       />
     );
     expect(wrapper.find('[data-test-subj="toEmailAddressInput"]').length > 0).toBeTruthy();

x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/public/application/components/builtin_action_types/es_index/es_index_connector.tsx

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   EuiSelect,
   EuiTitle,
   EuiIconTip,
+  EuiLink,
 } from '@elastic/eui';
 import { FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ import {
 
 const IndexActionConnectorFields: React.FunctionComponent<ActionConnectorFieldsProps<
   EsIndexActionConnector
->> = ({ action, editActionConfig, errors, http }) => {
+>> = ({ action, editActionConfig, errors, http, docLinks }) => {
   const { index, refresh, executionTimeField } = action.config;
   const [hasTimeFieldCheckbox, setTimeFieldCheckboxState] = useState<boolean>(
     executionTimeField != null
@@ -77,10 +78,22 @@ const IndexActionConnectorFields: React.FunctionComponent<ActionConnectorFieldsP
         isInvalid={errors.index.length > 0 && index !== undefined}
         error={errors.index}
         helpText={
-          <FormattedMessage
-            id="xpack.triggersActionsUI.components.builtinActionTypes.indexAction.howToBroadenSearchQueryDescription"
-            defaultMessage="Use * to broaden your query."
-          />
+          <>
+            <FormattedMessage
+              id="xpack.triggersActionsUI.components.builtinActionTypes.indexAction.howToBroadenSearchQueryDescription"
+              defaultMessage="Use * to broaden your query."
+            />
+            <EuiSpacer size="s" />
+            <EuiLink
+              href={`${docLinks.ELASTIC_WEBSITE_URL}guide/en/kibana/${docLinks.DOC_LINK_VERSION}/index-action-type.html`}
+              target="_blank"
+            >
+              <FormattedMessage
+                id="xpack.triggersActionsUI.components.builtinActionTypes.indexAction.configureIndexHelpLabel"
+                defaultMessage="Configuring index connector."
+              />
+            </EuiLink>
+          </>
         }
       >
         <EuiComboBox
@@ -186,9 +199,9 @@ const IndexActionConnectorFields: React.FunctionComponent<ActionConnectorFieldsP
           </>
         }
       />
-      <EuiSpacer size="m" />
       {hasTimeFieldCheckbox ? (
         <>
+          <EuiSpacer size="m" />
           <EuiFormRow
             id="executionTimeField"
             fullWidth

x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/public/application/components/builtin_action_types/es_index/es_index_params.test.tsx

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { mountWithIntl } from 'test_utils/enzyme_helpers';
 import ParamsFields from './es_index_params';
+import { DocLinksStart } from 'kibana/public';
 
 describe('IndexParamsFields renders', () => {
   test('all params fields is rendered', () => {
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ describe('IndexParamsFields renders', () => {
         errors={{ index: [] }}
         editAction={() => {}}
         index={0}
+        docLinks={{ ELASTIC_WEBSITE_URL: '', DOC_LINK_VERSION: '' } as DocLinksStart}
       />
     );
     expect(wrapper.find('[data-test-subj="documentsJsonEditor"]').first().prop('value')).toBe(`{