Github user justinleet commented on the issue:
https://github.com/apache/metron/pull/824
## Patch neither alert and status
Create a metaalerts and get the GUID for the following steps.
### Patch in new field
```
/api/v1/update/patch
curl -X PATCH --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --header 'Accept:
*/*' -d '{
"guid": "00eae5ba-6137-4601-ae3a-fbf0003e58e6",
"index": "metaalert_index",
"patch": [
{
"op": "add"
, "path": "/name"
, "value": "My new meta alert name"
}
],
"sensorType": "metaalert"
}' 'http://node1:8082/api/v1/update/patch'
```
### Retrieve the meta alert and ensure it contains the new 'name' field
```
/api/v1/search/findOne
curl -X POST --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --header 'Accept:
application/json' -d '{
"guid": "00eae5ba-6137-4601-ae3a-fbf0003e58e6",
"index": "metaalert_index",
"sensorType": "metaalert"
}' 'http://node1:8082/api/v1/search/findOne'
```
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