title: How can I configure metric alerts for a SQL Azure Database?
body: <p>I am trying to configure an alert on the 'CPU Percentage' metric of my SQL Azure database. Since the classic Alerts functionality of Azure will be retired soon, I am trynig the new Alerts experience:
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  <p>However, when I select my database and then try to define the alert criteria, it shows no metric signals at all, only Activity Log signals. Am I doing something wrong here, or is it just not possible anymore in the new Azure Alerts functionality?
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