maasglobal/00_Global-Config/calculated-metrics-service

Custom Metrics - Multidimensional Analysis

Dynatrace out-of-the-box metrics generally focus on availability, failure rate, and performance. Of course, there are many other use cases for service metrics that are specific to a particular service, a particular customer, or for whatever reason have significant relevance for your business.

You can create custom metrics using the Multidimensional Analysis (Diagnostic Tools > Create Analysis View). You will be able to plot your custom metric and see if it's what you're expecting.

To create the custom metric, follow these steps:

1. Add the following line to the config

• MyNewMetric: template-custom-metric.json

2. Customize your metrics:

MyNewMetric:

• name: cd_mycomponent ReqPerInstance
• mz: cd_mycomponent
• key: calc:service.cdmycomponentReqPerInstance
• splitByDimension: {Service:Instance}
• condition: