1. A method implemented at least in part by a computer, the method comprising: for alerts generated by detecting metric conditions in an enterprise data source according to a set of metric condition detection rules, displaying the alerts as an original list of alerts comprising headlines comprising natural language descriptions of respective metric conditions detected for metrics in one or more enterprise data sources, wherein a particular metric condition rule specifies automatic analysis dimensions and the metrics are respectively segmented using a plurality of dimensions; receiving an activation of a particular alert out of the original list of alerts; responsive to activation of the particular alert, displaying a story page comprising further detail about the metric condition of the particular alert, wherein the further detail comprises a drill down synopsis comprising segments generated by automatic drill down via the automatic analysis dimensions; responsive to activation of the further detail, displaying further drill down detail configured to allow free movement within the further drill down detail beyond what was specified in the metric condition; subsequently navigating back to the story page responsive to activation of a user interface element; and subsequently collapsing the story page responsive to a user activation, wherein collapsing the story page comprises continuing to display the particular alert and displaying the original list of alerts.
1. A method implemented at least in part by a computer, the method comprising: for alerts generated by detecting metric conditions in an enterprise data source according to a set of metric condition detection rules, displaying the alerts as an original list of alerts comprising headlines comprising natural language descriptions of respective metric conditions detected for metrics in one or more enterprise data sources, wherein a particular metric condition rule specifies automatic analysis dimensions and the metrics are respectively segmented using a plurality of dimensions; receiving an activation of a particular alert out of the original list of alerts; responsive to activation of the particular alert, displaying a story page comprising further detail about the metric condition of the particular alert, wherein the further detail comprises a drill down synopsis comprising segments generated by automatic drill down via the automatic analysis dimensions; responsive to activation of the further detail, displaying further drill down detail configured to allow free movement within the further drill down detail beyond what was specified in the metric condition; subsequently navigating back to the story page responsive to activation of a user interface element; and subsequently collapsing the story page responsive to a user activation, wherein collapsing the story page comprises continuing to display the particular alert and displaying the original list of alerts. 15. The method of claim 1 wherein the particular alert originates from analysis of the one or more enterprise data sources with a plurality of metric condition detection rules.