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Need ability to configure retention period for Traces and Transactional data - Backend database

In Instana we have ability to configure retention period for metrics data and but not for Traces and Transactional data, I need the same flexibility to configure retention period for Traces and Transactional data as well. for example my clickhouse...
9 days ago in Instana / Backend Enablement 0 Submitted

Deploy and upgrade all the components in Instana Backend on Openshift with a single Operator

We need to simplify the upgrading and deploying procedure for INSTANA Backend on Openshift, A standard Openshift Operator could be the solution. It should allow to install the components and to upgrade it and the components as a standard Operator ...
3 months ago in Instana / Backend Enablement 0 Under review

We want use mashup to populate a new field in the quick add form based on selection of values of another field which is already existing in the form.

We want use mashup to populate a new field in the quick add form based on selection of values of another field which is already existing in the form. In the screenshot attached, when "WOTF" value is selected from the sourcing mechanism (Existing f...
7 days ago in Targetprocess / User Experience 0 Submitted

Enhance Validation Rules with JavaScript Execution for Better Flexibility

As an ATP Targetprocess developer, I greatly appreciate the Targetprocess product for its robust features and customization options through automation rules, validation rules, metrics, and mashups. However, I have encountered challenges with the c...
28 days ago in Targetprocess / User Experience 0 Under review

Enhance the event table

Let's say i have 20+ IBMi systems all under the same zone.I have a filter within the Event page that only show me my IBMi Zone, and the table is really hard to read because:- "On" always shows the sensor name (which can be like Active jobs on..., ...
3 months ago in Instana / Backend Enablement 1 Not under consideration

Provide minimal Helm charts for Instana Enterprise Operator and Instana Backend

Summary Our CI/CD pipeline (Jenkins) and artifact-mirroring process are Helm-centric. Today, Instana Enterprise/Backend requires copying individual images and using kubectl instana to render/apply manifests. We request official minimal Helm charts...
21 days ago in Instana / Backend Enablement 0 Under review

Monitor WebSphere Application Server Thread Usage Percentage with Alerting and Exclusion Support

To further enhance operational visibility, we request an enhancement to monitor thread usage in WAS as a percentage metric with alerting capabilities. Specifically, we propose the following features: Monitor the number of free threads in each WebS...
about 1 month ago in Instana / Backend Enablement 0 Under review

Allow multiple custom rules setup including http.header fields e.g. X-Instana-Service

We run multitechnology service architecture and therefore want to be able to map instana service name on multilevel custom rules e.g. http.header fileds.
27 days ago in Instana / Backend Enablement 0 Submitted

Instana to monitor the IBM MQ's current channel connections percentage.

Currently, Instana does not provide metrics for the current channel connections as a percentage of the maximum allowed connections pool within IBM MQ. This metric is vital for proactive capacity and health monitoring of IBM MQ channels, enabling t...
2 months ago in Instana / Backend Enablement / Sensor 3

Entity Split Screen Fields

As a person splitting an entity, I want all fields that are frequently used automatically populated. At this time, the fields on the split screen are predetermined. We would like the ability to manage which fields show for our users when splitting...
4 months ago in Targetprocess / User Experience 0 Future consideration