Advanced Tracing Analytics powered by Grail

Latest Dynatrace Preview

Advanced Tracing Analytics powered by Grail is designed for experienced users who require advanced tracing analysis that can be consumed via Dashboards, Notebooks, Workflows, and via the Dynatrace API.

Before you begin

Configure user access for Distributed Tracing.
You are familiar with Distributed traces concepts.

Advanced analytics use cases

We have collected advanced analytics use cases in Dynatrace Playground notebooks. Each notebook is enriched with descriptions and DQL sample queries for you to learn how to efficiently start monitoring distributed traces on Grail.

Select a notebook link from the following table to view its content.

Topic
Notebook link
Introduction
Open in Dynatrace Playground
HTTP requests and networking
Open in Dynatrace Playground
Databases
Open in Dynatrace Playground
Exceptions
Open in Dynatrace Playground
Logs
Open in Dynatrace Playground
Sampling, aggregation, and extrapolation
Open in Dynatrace Playground
Trace query usage
Open in Dynatrace Playground
Use the notebook content in your Dynatrace environment.
In Dynatrace Playground, select and copy the query.
In your Dynatrace environment, paste and reuse the query.
In Dynatrace Playground, at the top of the notebook, select > Download to download the notebook JSON definition file.
In your Dynatrace environment

Go to Notebooks and select Upload. A file browser window opens.

Find and open the notebook JSON definition file you just downloaded from Dynatrace Playground.

The definition is imported into your environment as a new notebook and listed on the Notebooks page with Last modified set to the import date and time.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. During the Preview period, all queries executed are subject to licensing consumption according to your existing licensing agreement. For example, when traces are joined with your log data, you're not charged for querying trace data, while logs would fall under your current licensing consumption.

Once it reaches GA status, Advanced Tracing Analytics powered by Grail may consume licensing units. The consumption and licensing model is not yet final.