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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...
5 days ago in Instana / Backend Enablement 0 Submitted

Enhanced Budget Variance Functionality in CFP

We would like to propose an enhancement in CFP to align the Budget Variance Details tab with the functionality currently available in the Forecast Variance Details tab. Specifically, we request that the same dimensions used when creating plans in ...
16 days ago in Cloudability / Planning 1

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 ...
2 months ago in Instana / Backend Enablement 0 Under review

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...
18 days ago in Instana / Backend Enablement 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

Updating monthly amounts in the Forecast

When you hit the pencil to edit a forecast and then type your information into the month you want to change, the total doesnt change until after you close out. Can it instead update immediately so that you can see your new total. This is especiall...
11 days ago in Cloudability / Planning 0 Submitted

Quarterly forecasts should not auto calculate unless you physically put a new number in that field

If you put different dollar amounts in Jul, Aug and Sep but then accidentally click in the Q3 cell, it automatically totals those three months and then peanut butter spreads the average erasing your custom amounts! This function should only work i...
11 days ago in Cloudability / Planning 0 Submitted

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.
24 days ago in Instana / Backend Enablement 0 Submitted

Updating Alerts

Keep alerts up to date is incredibly painful. People come and go and roles change. The process to ensure alerts are going to the right key stakeholders is incredibly painful. I have several suggestions. Option 1. Ability to keep alerts automatical...
16 days ago in Cloudability / Planning 0 Under review