Dynatrace SaaS release notes version 1.302

Rollout start: Oct 7, 2024

Breaking changes

Spaces in dashboard variable values are no longer trimmed

Warning Breaking change Platform | Dashboards

Previously, spaces were automatically trimmed from the values of CSV and Code variables. So any such spaces were not evaluated as part of the value during the replacement in referenced tiles.
Starting with this release, to make variable replacements more predictable, spaces are not automatically trimmed, but are evaluated as part of the value.

To resolve this issue, trim spaces from data:

For Type CSV, remove the spaces before and after a comma
For Type DQL, use the trim() function
For Type Code, use the JavaScript String.prototype.trim() function

Announcements

Log attribute becomes a content-like field

Infrastructure Observability | Logs

Starting with Dynatrace version 1.305, the log attribute will be treated in a similar way as content, message, payload and body attribute. These attributes are considered a content attribute of the log message.

Action might be required: If there is no content attribute defined for a given log source, the log attribute will be treated as content. If you have any log processing, log metric, and/or log events rules set on the log attribute, you'll need to update your configuration.

This change will ensure data ingested in through the log attribute that exceeds 2.5 KB isn't trimmed and will be accepted up to 256 KB, which is the default content attribute limit in OpenPipeline. For classic log processing pipeline ingestion, the limits are 250 B for any log attribute and 64 kB for content.

New features and enhancements

Dashboards and Notebooks

Continuous improvements of visualization options

Platform | Dashboards Platform | Notebooks

In this and future releases, we're extending the customization options of the majority of our data visualizations in both the Dashboards and Notebooks apps. At the same time, we're introducing new unified UI visualization controls across both apps to improve the overall usability of these settings.
Settings search

Platform | Notebooks

We have added a Search Settings option to the top of the visualization settings pane for quick navigation through our many visualization options. For example, search for limits to display the Query limits settings without having to navigate to them.
New getting started notebook

Platform | Notebooks

There's a new Get started ready-made notebook to help you start using the Notebooks app. It includes links to some fantastic notebooks you can try in the Dynatrace Playground.
Auto select option for visualizations

Platform | Notebooks

To have Dynatrace automatically select a visualization for your query, turn on Auto select in the upper-right corner of your visualization settings pane. If you manually select a different visualization, the switch will turn off; turn it back on to have Dynatrace once again automatically select a visualization.
Timeframe zoom interaction

Platform | Dashboards

When you zoom the timeframe on a tile with a custom timeframe, the zoomed timeframe is applied to the custom timeframe for the selected tile.

Note: This does not apply if there's a timeframe specified in the query.
FilterField improvements in Explore data tiles/sections

Platform | Dashboards Platform | Notebooks

In Explore data tiles and sections, you can now filter for entity tags and suggestions.

DQL time units: new calendar durations

Platform | DQL

You can now use calendar durations (d, w, M, q and y) in calculations (not as field values).

For details, see DQL data types: Duration.

New operator in DQL

You can now use the @ operator for time alignment in your DQL queries.

For details, see DQL operators.

Private synthetic support for Amazon Linux 2023

Digital Experience | Synthetic

Amazon Linux 2023 is now supported for private Synthetic installations.

Kubernetes cluster page improved

Infrastructure Observability | Kubernetes

The ActiveGate product version (instead of the build version) is now displayed on the Kubernetes cluster page, to be consistent with the Deployment status page.

IPv6 support for Network Availability Monitors

Digital Experience | Synthetic

ActiveGate version 1.301+ Dynatrace version 1.302+

NAM has been improved by adding support for IPv6. Now, you can use NAM to check network and device availability in IPv6 networks.

Dynatrace API

To learn about changes to the Dynatrace API in this release, see Dynatrace API changelog version 1.302.