Explain log records with AI

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How-to guide
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Published Jul 30, 2026

Use Dynatrace Intelligence agentic AI to understand log records in plain language, without deep knowledge of the application or log format. Explain log interprets a single log record and explains what it means in context.

This feature is especially useful for logs from third-party systems, custom applications, or unfamiliar log formats.

Prerequisites

To use Explain log, you need the agentic AI permission for conversational interactions:

ALLOW davis-copilot:conversations:execute;

Without this permission, Explain log is visible but disabled. Hovering over it shows:

You don't have access to agentic AI. Contact your admin to request access.

For details on how to enable agentic AI and assign the required permissions, see Get started with Dynatrace Intelligence agentic and generative AI.

Explain a log record

Go to Logs.
Run a query to fetch log records.
In the results table, select the log record you want to explain.
In the record details panel, select Explain log.

Dynatrace Intelligence analyzes the log record and opens Dynatrace Assist with a summary of what the log means and its likely significance.

PII in log records

Dynatrace Intelligence agentic AI has PII blocking in place for interactions that contain personal or sensitive data. This means Explain log may be blocked when a log record contains:

IP addresses
Email addresses
Credit card numbers
Social security numbers
Other PII types listed in Dynatrace Intelligence agentic and generative AI data privacy and security

Logs commonly contain IP addresses. If an explanation attempt is blocked, the log record you selected likely contains data that matches one of these PII patterns.

To work around this, review the log content and use Dynatrace Intelligence agentic and generative AI data privacy and security for a full list of blocked PII types and guidance on what to do when your data is affected.