:doc:`Alarm <index>` / Attribute / treat_missing_data

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treat_missing_data
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.. py:attribute:: CloudWatch.Alarm.treat_missing_data

  

  - *(string) --* 

    Sets how this alarm is to handle missing data points. The valid values are ``breaching``, ``notBreaching``, ``ignore``, and ``missing``. For more information, see `Configuring how CloudWatch alarms treat missing data <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/AlarmThatSendsEmail.html#alarms-and-missing-data>`__.

     

    If this parameter is omitted, the default behavior of ``missing`` is used.

    