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title: bigpanda.statusFromLevel() function
description: >
  `bigpanda.statusFromLevel()` converts an alert level to a BigPanda status.
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`bigpanda.statusFromLevel()` converts an alert level to a BigPanda status.

BigPanda accepts one of ok, warning, or critical,.

##### Function type signature

```js
(level: string) => string
```

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## Parameters

### level
({{< req >}})
Alert level.

##### Supported alert levels
| Alert level | BigPanda status |
| :---------- | :--------------|
| crit        | critical        |
| warn        | warning         |
| info        | ok              |
| ok          | ok              |
_All other alert levels return a `critical` BigPanda status._


## Examples

- [Convert an alert level to a BigPanda status](#convert-an-alert-level-to-a-bigpanda-status)
- [Convert alert levels in a stream of tables to BigPanda statuses](#convert-alert-levels-in-a-stream-of-tables-to-bigpanda-statuses)

### Convert an alert level to a BigPanda status

```js
import "contrib/rhajek/bigpanda"

bigpanda.statusFromLevel(level: "crit")// Returns "critical"


```


### Convert alert levels in a stream of tables to BigPanda statuses

Use `map()` to iterate over rows in a stream of tables and convert alert levels to Big Panda statuses.

```js
import "contrib/rhajek/bigpanda"

data
    |> map(fn: (r) => ({r with big_panda_status: bigpanda.statusFromLevel(level: r._level)}))

```

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#### Input data

| _time                | _level  |
| -------------------- | ------- |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z | ok      |
| 2021-01-01T00:01:00Z | info    |
| 2021-01-01T00:02:00Z | warn    |
| 2021-01-01T00:03:00Z | crit    |


#### Output data

| _level  | _time                | big_panda_status  |
| ------- | -------------------- | ----------------- |
| ok      | 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z | ok                |
| info    | 2021-01-01T00:01:00Z | ok                |
| warn    | 2021-01-01T00:02:00Z | warning           |
| crit    | 2021-01-01T00:03:00Z | critical          |

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