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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?

Instana

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Logging integration with Grafana Loki

Feature Request: We would like to connect our Instana with Grafana Loki, so we can benefit from a centralized (Instana) place to view and analyze logs and metrics. Currently Instana supports ELK,Splunk, Coralogix, Humio and Mezmo. Any considoratio...
about 1 year ago in Instana / Logging 4 Not under consideration

While creating global smart alert for throughput triggers in Instana , Time threshold Evaluation Granularity showing till 30mins only but if it is available at least for 24 hours, that could be more helpful on tracking more requests.

While creating global smart alert for throughput triggers in Instana , Time threshold Evaluation Granularity showing till 30mins only but if it is available at least for 24 hours, that could be more helpful on tracking more requests.
about 1 year ago in Instana / Alert 1 Not under consideration

Enable collection of service flow metrics on service relation

As a monitoring org for sales distribution platform with complex distributed service architecture we need metrics like eg. latency, calls, error-rate for caller-callee service relation as opposed to existing application service flow map where metr...
about 1 year ago in Instana / Tracing 2 Not under consideration

schedule alerts or events on certain days and times. For example: an event is executed only on Sunday from 7 am to 7 pm

Have the option to set the time period in which the alert or event should be executed (as an idea perhaps it is the opposite of maintenance windows)
about 1 year ago in Instana / Alert 1 Not under consideration

ALSAC would like to be able to monitor the SalesForce Cloud

We need to proactively monitor the SaleForce Cloud which is used extensively in ALSAC. We would like to be able to observe data such as (but not limited to): Logins and ip addresses related to them Data loads and deletions - unusual activity API A...
about 1 year ago in Instana / Sensor 0 Not under consideration

Enable to exclude entities from built-in events by DFQ (Dynamic Focus Query)

Users cannot configure any conditions of built-in events. However in some cases, built-in event could be opened even though it is not harmful. Users would be happy if you can exclude entities from built-in events by using (single or sometimes mult...
about 1 year ago in Instana / Alert 2 Not under consideration

Integration DPOD - Instana

DPOD allows to see in depth what happens with the transactions on the datapower, instana does not have this functionality and it would be complementary to have this information at the application level, trying to have a complete end-to-end view.
about 1 year ago in Instana / Integrations 1 Not under consideration

Uploaded files into IBM support system must be visible and downloadable to corresponding customers. It will help IBM support and customers to refer to same document and avoid any confusion.

Uploaded files into IBM support system must be visible and downloadable to corresponding customers. It will help IBM support and customers to refer to same document and avoid any confusion.
about 1 year ago in Instana / Common 1 Not under consideration

Enhance analytic view with http class metric

As our dev/test/ops team analyze service trace/call info service request status it would be great to have optional metric http class as single stat in group view
about 1 year ago in Instana / Tracing 1 Not under consideration

Add the ability to specifically filter traces by values of "Self Time" /Network Time/ Waiting time

As stated in the title, having the possibility to group and filter by "Self Time" /Network Time/ Waiting time would be extremely helpful to troubleshoot if the network got worse etc.
about 1 year ago in Instana / Tracing 0 Not under consideration