> ### Reviewing initial monitoring plan settings

> Fathom provides default options and values for various monitoring plan settings at the global, resource type, and individual resource monitor levels. You can change or override these options and values at any time. This section briefly reviews these initial monitoring plan settings, focusing specifically on the alert-specific options and default capabilities.

> Figure 2–1 illustrates the alert default hierarchy and the related options. The "Understanding alert options and default values" section presents details about this figure.

> Figure 2–1: Alerts default and override hierarchy

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