Upgrade classic custom alerts to Latest Dynatrace equivalents. Use the built-in conversion tooling for metric-selector-based alerts, then manually recreate entity-selector-based alerts using DQL. Run both classic and latest alerts in parallel during validation before decommissioning.
This stage and Upgrade classic dashboards share the same prerequisite—Upgrade configurations and settings—and can run in parallel once that stage is complete.
Grail-backed metric alerting eliminates the constraints of precomputed metric selectors and static entity scopes, enabling advanced filtering and aggregations that adapt to your environment without metric explosion.
Start by assessing the ratio of metric-selector to entity-selector alerts; this ratio determines your actual effort for this stage.
Upgrade configurations & settings
| Role | Involvement | Responsibility |
|---|---|---|
Dynatrace Admin | Required | Runs the converter and recreates entity-selector-based alerts |
Application Team Leads | Recommended | Validate alert thresholds, evaluation windows, and notification targets after migration |
IT Operations | Recommended | Confirm that critical alerts continue to fire correctly during the parallel validation period |
Use the built-in conversion tooling to migrate metric-selector-based alerts to Latest Dynatrace metric events.
Verify: All metric-selector-based alerts processed through the converter; converted metric events match classic alert definitions.
Rebuild alerts that rely on entity selectors using DQL-based metric queries in Latest Dynatrace; these cannot be auto-converted.
Verify: All entity-selector-based alerts have manual DQL equivalents; metric queries confirmed against historical alert data.
Assess entity-selector alert proportion early: the built-in converter only handles metric-selector-based alerts. The proportion of entity-selector alerts determines the true effort for this stage. Assess this ratio during the inventory step before estimating timelines.
Run new and classic alerts side by side to confirm thresholds, evaluation windows, and notification targets match expected behavior before any decommissioning.
Verify: Latest Dynatrace alerts fire in alignment with classic alerts over the parallel validation period; no silent gaps in detection.
Run both alert sets in parallel before decommissioning: decommissioning classic alerts before Latest Dynatrace equivalents are fully validated risks detection gaps. Always run both in parallel for a full evaluation cycle before disabling classic alerts.
Disable classic metric alerts once Latest Dynatrace equivalents are validated, then migrate maintenance windows.
Verify: Target percentage of classic metric alerts decommissioned; all maintenance windows recreated and validated in Latest Dynatrace.
Stage complete when:
This stage runs in parallel with Upgrade classic dashboards; both must be complete before continuing. Once both are done, continue to Upgrade team-based and global alerting.
The following resources support your work in this stage. Documentation covers platform concepts, configuration reference, and related guides; best practice cards provide implementation guidance from Dynatrace experts.
Guide for converting classic metric alerts to Latest Dynatrace metric events, including the built-in conversion tooling.
This stage runs in parallel with upgrading classic dashboards; both must be complete before moving forward. Once metric alerting is validated and the parallel dashboard stage is done, continue to Upgrade team-based and global alerting.