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Distributed Tracing

Distributed Tracing

Analyze and slice distributed traces by any attribute and from any source.

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Understand the load and failure behavior of your traces over time. Filter relevant requests based on quick filters or interact directly with any trace data in tabular view.Identify and focus your analysis on performance outliers to understand why they're slow or failing.Use the waterfall visualization to instantly understand what is going on along the trace. You can see what is slow and what fails.
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Overview

Since 2006, Dynatrace has pioneered distributed tracing with patented PurePath® technology, which combines distributed tracing attributes with additional insights like user experience insights, logs, metrics, topology information, metadata, and even code-level profiling information to provide the highest level of data fidelity and granularity. Distributed Tracing seamlessly integrates OpenTelemetry tracing signals with traces that are either automatically captured by OneAgent or ingested via the Trace Ingest API.

Use cases

  • Performance optimization: Pinpoint performance issues and optimize system response times through interactive analysis.
  • Troubleshooting: Monitor and diagnose errors and performance issues in complex distributed software environments.
  • Find the "needle in the haystack."

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  • Discover the New Distributed Tracing Experience with the Best OpenTelemetry Support

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  • Distributed tracing with Dynatrace just got even better

  • New Distributed Tracing app provides effortless trace insights

Compatibility information

Distributed Tracing requires that Traces powered by Grail be available in your environment. For details, see Dynatrace Grail documentation.

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1.6.2

Patch Changes

  • Fixed Licensing to ensure availability

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1.6.0

Patch Changes

  • Fixed minor UI glitches

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1.5.0

Minor Changes

  • Improved resizable panel integration.
  • Improved readability of charts & list query metadata.
  • Shipped ready-made dashboard.

Patch Changes

  • Fix timeseries chart erroring out when selecting a segment with 2 or more variables.
  • Fixed move group column action not working.
  • Renamed process group instance (id) to process (id).
  • Fixed in filters not working for uids, ips, and timestamps.
  • Fixed the Remove Filter cell action not working for in and not-in filter statements.
  • Fixed span details breaking for old service detection scenarios.
  • Fixed intent processing for Service-related intents.
  • Fixed request attribute filter handling of wildcard symbols.
  • Fixed HTTP status filter not working for negations.
  • Fixed a case where facet configuration modal could be opened with missing permissions.
  • Added intent for Synthetic monitoring.
  • Fixed server.address using wrong display name.

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1.4.0

Minor Changes

  • Added Endpoint name as a criterion to Requests view mode.
  • Made charts, tables and single trace view resizable.
  • Introduced new Datatable interactions
  • Introduced highlighting of selected span/request in list
  • Improved width calculation for table columns

Patch Changes

  • Improved filter DQL generation.
  • Improved Suggestions to be shown for partial numerical fields.
  • Fixed wrong query provided to intents for list with default columns.
  • Fixed negation filters for coalesced fields not working properly.
  • Fixed wrong sample rate being shown for the list table.
  • Fixed timeframe selector calendar incorrectly handling dd.mm.yyyy format.

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1.2.1

Minor Changes

  • The filter field now supports using in and not in filters. Example: Endpoint in (query, executeQuery).
  • Improved serialization of segments in URLs.
  • Added support for segment in intents.
  • Added support for alternative span parent id.
  • Added sampling to tracing list.
  • Added more detailed error messages whenever a trace id can not be found.

Patch Changes

  • Updated table links from Classic to the latest Dynatrace apps.
  • Fixed help menu item order.
  • Fixed reload button not working when charts query failed.
  • The facets in the sidebar are now updated automatically with new fields from an opened trace.
  • Fixed "About this app" link in the header menu.
  • Fixed escaping issues for complex filters.
  • Made initial permission check less strict.
  • Added new intent for viewing services which supports 'dt.timeframe'.
  • Improved sampling rate calculation.
  • Changes in the Segment selector now update the page.

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1.1.4

Patch Changes

  • Removed unnecessary permissions.

1.1.3

Patch Changes

  • Made initial permission check less strict.

1.1.2

Patch Changes

  • Fixed sample rate query by adding segments support.
  • Fixed permission check for spans bucket.
  • Fixed indentation in single trace view when manually making the span name column smaller.
  • Fixed an issue where the span limit for the list did not have any effect.
  • Fixed crash when entity name contains quote.
  • Fixed "Open with" button being shown under wrong conditions.
  • Fixed entity filters breaking when filtering for ~.

1.1.0

Minor Changes

  • Improved handling of timeseries chart for the last 2 minutes.

Patch Changes

  • Added additional properties to intents.
  • Added segments feature support.

Full version history

1.1.3

Patch Changes

  • Made initial permission check less strict.

1.1.2

Patch Changes

  • Fixed sample rate query by adding segments support.
  • Fixed permission check for spans bucket.
  • Fixed indentation in single trace view when manually making the span name column smaller.
  • Fixed an issue where the span limit for the list did not have any effect.
  • Fixed crash when entity name contains quote.
  • Fixed "Open with" button being shown under wrong conditions.
  • Fixed entity filters breaking when filtering for ~.

1.1.0

Minor Changes

  • Improved handling of timeseries chart for the last 2 minutes.

Patch Changes

  • Added additional properties to intents.
  • Added segments feature support.

Full version history

1.1.2

Patch Changes

  • Fixed permission check for spans bucket.
  • Fixed indentation in single trace view when manually making the span name column smaller.
  • Fixed an issue where the span limit for the list did not have any effect.
  • Fixed crash when entity name contains quote.
  • Fixed entity filters breaking when filtering for ~.

Full version history

1.1.1

Patch Changes

  • Fixed "Open with" button being shown under wrong conditions

Full version history

1.1.0

Major

  • Release of the Distributed Tracing app (List + Single trace view)
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