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# V3EscalationPoliciesEscalationPolicyRule

Represents a rule within an escalation policy.

## Fields

| Field                        | Type                                                                                                                  | Required             | Description                                                            |
| ---------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `escalation_time`            | *int*                                                                                                                 | :heavy\_check\_mark: | The time in minutes to wait before this rule is triggered.             |
| `via`                        | List\[*str*]                                                                                                          | :heavy\_check\_mark: | The notification methods to use for this rule.                         |
| `roundrobin_enabled`         | *bool*                                                                                                                | :heavy\_check\_mark: | Indicates if round-robin is enabled for the entities in this rule.     |
| `roundrobin_next_index`      | *int*                                                                                                                 | :heavy\_check\_mark: | The index of the next entity to be notified in a round-robin setup.    |
| `entities`                   | List\[[models.V3EscalationPoliciesEscalationEntity](/python-sdk/docs/models/v3escalationpoliciesescalationentity.md)] | :heavy\_check\_mark: | The entities to be notified in this rule.                              |
| `escalate_within_roundrobin` | *bool*                                                                                                                | :heavy\_check\_mark: | Indicates if escalation should happen within the round-robin rotation. |
| `repetition`                 | *int*                                                                                                                 | :heavy\_check\_mark: | The number of times this specific rule should be repeated.             |
| `repeat_after`               | *int*                                                                                                                 | :heavy\_check\_mark: | The time in minutes after which this rule should be repeated.          |


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