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PINNED Configure maintenance flyouts
User interface settings include the option “Show maintenance notes”. How can I as onprem-backend administrator configure and switch on such flyouts to inform my users about upcoming maintenance?

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Request for Multi-Domain Compatibility for SharePoint Environments in Instana

Instana currently lacks support for monitoring SharePoint environments spread across multiple domains, which is essential for BWI’s infrastructure. BWI operates a complex, multi-domain SharePoint setup, and without this feature, they cannot captur...
4 months ago in Instana / Agent 0 Under review

Dashboards: Add the setting to Hide Empty Lanes for list widgets

It's only possible to hide empty lanes if you open the full screen version of the view. It would be useful to have this setting controlled on the widget level.
12 months ago in Targetprocess / Views (Lists, Boards, Roadmaps, Dashboards) 0 Under review

Dashboard: Add a widget option with a text table

It's possible to add a harcoded table to the text widget, however, in order to add/remove row a column, you need to hardcode another table. It would be useful to have the option of the ready table where you can add the text alongside with the text...
12 months ago in Targetprocess / Views (Lists, Boards, Roadmaps, Dashboards) 0 Under review

About Azure MySQL Lock

Is it possible to collect Azure MySQL Lock-related metrics and set up events? Assuming no, is there a roadmap for the future?
3 months ago in Instana / Azure 0 Under review

Extend AIOPS Vmware VCenter Observer to support merging of VM resources with VM resources coming from Instana Observer

Currently VMware vCenter Observer build the VM resource in AIOPS/Toplogy Manager where its name property is set to a value that we can not use to merge the same VM resource observed and populated in Topology manager by Instana Observer. Hence we n...
about 1 month ago in AIOps Integrations 0 Under review

API of Tracing

When a service or endpoint alarm occurs, we need to obtain the corresponding trace details through the API, but currently Instana does not have this API. Traversing all traces is time-consuming. It is recommended to add this API
about 1 month ago in Instana / Tracing 0 Under review

Trace through Azure API Management and Azure Service Bus

Clients use Integrations running in Azure are expecting full tracing end to end through Azure API Management - Appservice - Azure SQL - Azure Service Bus - Azure Functions. Today Instana can only trace through App Services and Functions so we can ...
3 months ago in Instana / Azure 0 Under review

Integrate Cognos Analytics into JazzSM DASH

Please provide a proper solution to integrate Cognos Analytics into JazzSM DASH. The integration shall provide the following features: - SSO - Session Timeout handling in JazzSM As IBM is propagating Cognos Analytics as a replacement for "WebGui M...
3 months ago in IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps 0 Under review

Enable monitoring user for PostgreSQL database of CP4AIOps NOI hybrid application - monitor using Instana

As per IBM support & Neil Boyette's request, raising this as a feature request. Initially had opened this under Support case TS017890340. For more information, check this internal discussion in AIOps channel: https://ibm-cloud.slack.com/archiv...
3 months ago in IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps 0 Under review

Supergroup parent should Inherit of Journals from merger groups' parent event

Currently, when a supergroup is created, it doesn't have journal from the merged group's parent events. Lots of customers populate custom fields of parent events based on probable cause or first event in the groups. In absence of complete informat...
6 months ago in IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps 0 Under review