Update configuration in SaaS Upgrade Assistant

Latest Dynatrace

You can directly update the imported configuration from Dynatrace Managed in SaaS Upgrade Assistant SaaS Upgrade Assistant and deploy it to your environment. There are two edit modes available: single and bulk.

How do you update a single configuration?

  1. In the Dynatrace Launcher, select SaaS Upgrade Assistant SaaS Upgrade Assistant.
  2. Start upgrade with SaaS Upgrade Assistant
  3. Select Configuration tab.
  4. Filter configurations with Config type selector and type configuration name or ID.
  5. Select a configuration object from the left panel.
  6. Select the Edit properties tab.
  7. Type a new value in the input box.
  8. Select Preview changes button.
  9. Review the change and confirm by selecting Save button.

How do you update multiple configurations at once?

  1. In the Dynatrace Launcher, select SaaS Upgrade Assistant SaaS Upgrade Assistant.
  2. Start upgrade with SaaS Upgrade Assistant
  3. Select Configuration tab.
  4. Filter configurations with Config type selector and/or type configuration name or ID.
  5. Select Bulk edit button. The number in parentheses indicates the number of editable properties.
  6. Select Property group.
  7. Choose a value to find from the selector.
  8. Type a new value in the Replace with input box.
  9. Select Preview changes button.
  10. Review the change and confirm by selecting Save button.

Update example

These update examples serve as best practices to migrate configuration successfully.

Update dashboard ownership

Updating dashboard owners manually is no longer recommended. See Update dashboard owners in SaaS Upgrade Assistant, for more details on how to update owners automatically.

Private Synthetic location

You can run your Dynatrace synthetic monitors from a private Synthetic location, a location in your private network infrastructure where you install one or more Synthetic-enabled ActiveGate instances. A private Synthetic location is bound to ActiveGate by the ActiveGate ID. To migrate that configuration, install a new ActiveGate for your SaaS environment and obtain its ID from the Deployment status page. Then use SaaS Upgrade Assistant SaaS Upgrade Assistant to update private Synthetic location configuration:

  1. Select Configuration tab.
  2. In Config type select Synthetic location.
  3. Select a private Synthetic location's configuration object from the left panel.
  4. Select Edit Edit button.
  5. Paste the new ActiveGate ID.
  6. Select Preview changes button.
  7. Review the change and confirm by selecting Save button.
  8. Select Overview navigation tab.
  9. Select Start upgrade to deploy your changes.