# Elastic Observability

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/c/observability/82.md?page=128

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## [Samples for setting metrics parameters/values in GoLang/Java](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/samples-for-setting-metrics-parameters-values-in-golang-java/216475)

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**Author:** [@rbkumar88](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rbkumar88)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2020, 5:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/samples-for-setting-metrics-parameters-values-in-golang-java/216475 "2020-01-31T05:56:19Z")

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Would be nice if we can have code snippets showing how to set application level perf metrics and have that sent to APM server for visualization.

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## [\[Heartbeat\] Checking multiple http response codes](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/heartbeat-checking-multiple-http-response-codes/214959)

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**Author:** [@seblg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/seblg)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/heartbeat-checking-multiple-http-response-codes/214959 "2020-01-30T18:20:13Z")

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Hi, We've started using heartbeat agents (6.8.2) and uptime monitoring for monitoring api endpoints. We'd like to attribute all http reponse codes which are not 500 or 503 as being "up", going through documentation thi…

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## [APM indices does not oblige the index pattern given in yaml if ILM is enabled](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-indices-does-not-oblige-the-index-pattern-given-in-yaml-if-ilm-is-enabled/217154)

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**Author:** [@Ashwin\_Bharadwaj](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ashwin_Bharadwaj)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 4:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-indices-does-not-oblige-the-index-pattern-given-in-yaml-if-ilm-is-enabled/217154 "2020-01-30T16:17:21Z")

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I am facing a strange issue with index naming pattern of apm. If i keep ILM enabled, the name will be apm-7.4.2-XXX-000001. However i have the default date pattern set in the server yaml. If i disable ILM, the index nam…

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## [How can I access headers or custom headers in APM?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-access-headers-or-custom-headers-in-apm/213673)

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**Author:** [@Yusuf\_Karatoprak](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Yusuf_Karatoprak)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-access-headers-or-custom-headers-in-apm/213673 "2020-01-30T15:55:18Z")

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Hi; I created some custom headers and trying toget value from value. But it returns me an empty value: context.request.headers.correlationId : "9e27f9d3-b105-470d-9efb-4cede63ae3d6" Kibana version: 6.8.1 Elasticsearc…

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## [Can't able to query label from APM dashboard](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-able-to-query-label-from-apm-dashboard/217148)

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**Author:** [@Sudarshan013](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sudarshan013)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 12:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-able-to-query-label-from-apm-dashboard/217148 "2020-01-30T12:46:34Z")

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Kibana version: 6.8.0 Elasticsearch version: 6.8.0 APM Server version: 6.8.0 APM Agent language and version: Ruby Original install method (e.g. download page, yum, deb, from source, etc.) and version: From source He…

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## [Ignoring certain HTTP verbs from APM](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ignoring-certain-http-verbs-from-apm/214286)

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**Author:** [@David\_Mkheyan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/David_Mkheyan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 1:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ignoring-certain-http-verbs-from-apm/214286 "2020-01-30T13:17:17Z")

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Is there any way to not trace the certain HTTP verbs,for example OPTIONS request before each CORS request?

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## [APM agent cannot connect to apm server](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-agent-cannot-connect-to-apm-server/217130)

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**Author:** [@kumar\_kung](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kumar_kung)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 12:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-agent-cannot-connect-to-apm-server/217130 "2020-01-30T12:52:39Z")

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Kibana version: 7.5.2 Elasticsearch version: 7.5.2 APM Server version: 7.5.2 \*\*APM Agent language \*\*: java \*Original install method: ECK operator 1.0.0 GA Description of the problem including expected versus actual …

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## [Sending Log4J logs (in XML) again](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sending-log4j-logs-in-xml-again/215739)

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**Author:** [@JY\_DT](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/JY_DT)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 12:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sending-log4j-logs-in-xml-again/215739 "2020-01-30T12:16:03Z")

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Hi, This is a follow up to an earlier post on a similar topic. I'm trying to send Log4j logs in XML format to Elasticsearch using Logstash. My XML file is: \<log4j:event logger="Common.Core.Sessions.SessionManager…

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## [APM dashboard is not getting loaded](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-dashboard-is-not-getting-loaded/216390)

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**Author:** [@Karthik\_Medam](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Karthik_Medam)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 8:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-dashboard-is-not-getting-loaded/216390 "2020-01-30T08:43:54Z")

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If you are asking about a problem you are experiencing, please use the following template, as it will help us help you. If you have a different problem, please delete all of this text :slight\_smile: Kibana version: 6.6…

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## [Java apm agent is throwing exception errors](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-apm-agent-is-throwing-exception-errors/216970)

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**Author:** [@zozo6015](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zozo6015)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 10:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-apm-agent-is-throwing-exception-errors/216970 "2020-01-29T10:43:37Z")

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I have a java apm agent running along the java application.I can see in the application logs the following error message quite often: 2020-01-29 09:17:39.709 \[apm-remote-config-poller\] ERROR co.elastic.apm.agent.report.…

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## [Application error when lunch update with jdbi](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/application-error-when-lunch-update-with-jdbi/216973)

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**Author:** [@vmoragar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vmoragar)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 10:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/application-error-when-lunch-update-with-jdbi/216973 "2020-01-29T10:09:08Z")

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Kibina: version 7.3 Elastic search version: 7.3 APM version:7.5.2: APM Agent language and version: Browser version: Google Chrome Versión 79.0.3945.117 Install with: apm-server-7.5.2-linux-x86\_64.tar.gz: APM Serve…

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## [Setup APM distributed tracing to work with kafka and multiple node services](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setup-apm-distributed-tracing-to-work-with-kafka-and-multiple-node-services/216716)

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**Author:** [@Elhen15](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Elhen15)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 7:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setup-apm-distributed-tracing-to-work-with-kafka-and-multiple-node-services/216716 "2020-01-28T07:55:53Z")

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Hi there, I currently have a micro-services architecture composed of NodeJS micro-services and Spring-boot micro-services. The services are communicating synchronously via Rest and asynchronously via Kafka messages. Wh…

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## [What causes gaps in span](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-causes-gaps-in-span/216680)

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**Author:** [@ethranes](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ethranes)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-causes-gaps-in-span/216680 "2020-01-27T15:41:50Z")

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Kibana version: 6.7.1 Elasticsearch version: 6.7.1 APM Agent language and version: Java Description of the problem including expected versus actual behavior. Please include screenshots (if relevant): Using the APM…

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## [Unable to output elastalert.log](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-output-elastalert-log/215477)

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**Author:** [@Sansao](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sansao)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 11:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-output-elastalert-log/215477 "2020-01-27T11:03:23Z")

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I need to remove elastalert information from /var/log/messages, and I'm having trouble creating a log file for elastalert. the default configuration in config.yaml doesn't work and i'm not getting it through the /etc/rs…

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## [How to setup PROD grade APM server](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-setup-prod-grade-apm-server/216391)

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**Author:** [@Karthik\_Medam](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Karthik_Medam)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 9:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-setup-prod-grade-apm-server/216391 "2020-01-27T09:49:46Z")

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If you are asking about a problem you are experiencing, please use the following template, as it will help us help you. If you have a different problem, please delete all of this text :slight\_smile: Kibana version: 6.6…

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## [Kibana APM UI not displaying CPU & Memory metric for Kubernetes pods/containers shipping APM data](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-apm-ui-not-displaying-cpu-memory-metric-for-kubernetes-pods-containers-shipping-apm-data/216011)

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**Author:** [@ParashB](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ParashB)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2020, 7:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-apm-ui-not-displaying-cpu-memory-metric-for-kubernetes-pods-containers-shipping-apm-data/216011 "2020-01-26T07:21:07Z")

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APM agents are shipping APM metrics to APM server for Kubernetes pods. The kibana UI displays the heap/non-heap memory as well as the thread count but doesn't display the CPU & Memory graphs. Kibana version: 7.2 Elasti…

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## [APM Server build failing](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-build-failing/216170)

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**Author:** [@Vishnu\_Singhal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vishnu_Singhal)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 2:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-build-failing/216170 "2020-01-24T14:29:43Z")

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I'm unable to build APM server v7.4.2 code . Fails with following issues. Kibana version: NA Elasticsearch version: NA APM Server version: 7.4.2 APM Agent language and version: NA Browser version: NA Original insta…

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## [Missing info in dashboard](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-info-in-dashboard/215129)

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**Author:** [@Heatzone87](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Heatzone87)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 8:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-info-in-dashboard/215129 "2020-01-24T08:41:24Z")

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Hey, I have Heartbeat running. It is registering data correctly however in Kibana i cant see any monitors? The graph itself shows that it is registering data. Best Pim

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## [Incorrect Error Grouping](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/incorrect-error-grouping/215939)

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**Author:** [@Matthew\_Petrie](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Matthew_Petrie)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 11:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/incorrect-error-grouping/215939 "2020-01-23T11:40:50Z")

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Kibana version : 7.5.1 Elasticsearch version : 7.5.1 APM Server version : 7.5.1 APM Agent language and version : Node.JS 3.3.0 Original install method : Elastic Cloud Some of our errors being incorrectly grouped tog…

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## [Integrating a application logs using APM server in existing setup of Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/integrating-a-application-logs-using-apm-server-in-existing-setup-of-kibana/216059)

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**Author:** [@write2abhisheksaxena](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/write2abhisheksaxena)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 11:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/integrating-a-application-logs-using-apm-server-in-existing-setup-of-kibana/216059 "2020-01-23T11:02:37Z")

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I am trying to integrate a application logs using APM server in existing setup of Kibana version 6.4.3. I want to know if I need to setup a separate standalone server for APM and what will be the minimum configuration fo…

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## [APM Service Lifecycle Policies](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-service-lifecycle-policies/216208)

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**Author:** [@Franky](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Franky)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 10:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-service-lifecycle-policies/216208 "2020-01-23T10:52:06Z")

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Hello, I started working with lifecycle policies and noticed that you can only choose a lifecycle policy for the whole APM transactions, errors, metrics and spans but not for specified services. I want to choose a lifec…

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## [Default APM Server docker did not create apm-7.5.1-transaction and apm-7.5.1-span with suffix number behind](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/default-apm-server-docker-did-not-create-apm-7-5-1-transaction-and-apm-7-5-1-span-with-suffix-number-behind/215815)

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**Author:** [@Huy\_Ngo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Huy_Ngo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 8:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/default-apm-server-docker-did-not-create-apm-7-5-1-transaction-and-apm-7-5-1-span-with-suffix-number-behind/215815 "2020-01-23T08:29:19Z")

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Kibana version: 7.5.1 Elasticsearch version: 7.5.1 APM Server version: 7.5.1 APM Agent language and version: go Browser version: Version 79.0.3945.88 (Official Build) (64-bit) Original install method (e.g. download …

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## [APM server using Docker](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-using-docker/216134)

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**Author:** [@sudostack](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sudostack)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 11:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-using-docker/216134 "2020-01-22T23:12:37Z")

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APM Server version: 7.5.2 APM Agent language and version: Ruby / 3.4.0 I'm attempting to start the APM server locally using directions found here: Running APM Server on Docker | APM Server Reference \[7.5\] | Elastic do…

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## [Does APM support Microsoft Dynamics AX?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-apm-support-microsoft-dynamics-ax/216038)

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**Author:** [@saadullahz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/saadullahz)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 12:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-apm-support-microsoft-dynamics-ax/216038 "2020-01-22T12:36:08Z")

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We are using Microsoft Dynamics AX, Windows ERP application. We would like to monitor our AX Application. Does APM support Microsoft Dynamics AX? If you are asking about a problem you are experiencing, please use the f…

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## [Added label to APM which has the incorrect index 'type'](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/added-label-to-apm-which-has-the-incorrect-index-type/215650)

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**Author:** [@Matthew\_Petrie](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Matthew_Petrie)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 9:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/added-label-to-apm-which-has-the-incorrect-index-type/215650 "2020-01-22T09:15:38Z")

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Kibana version: 7.5.1 Elasticsearch version: 7.5.1 APM Server version: 7.5.1 APM Agent language and version: Node.JS 3.3.0 Original install method (e.g. download page, yum, deb, from source, etc.) and version: Elasti…

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## [APM RUM JS Agent + Service worker](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-rum-js-agent-service-worker/215862)

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**Author:** [@AngelLR](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/AngelLR)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 3:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-rum-js-agent-service-worker/215862 "2020-01-21T15:04:50Z")

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Kibana version: 7.4.0 Elasticsearch version: 7.4.0 APM Server version: 7.4.0 APM Agent language and version: @elastic/apm-rum@4.7.0 Original install method (e.g. download page, yum, deb, from source, etc.) and versio…

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## [Please ask when APM Server supports PHP agent?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/please-ask-when-apm-server-supports-php-agent/215674)

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**Author:** [@mikecui](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mikecui)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 7:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/please-ask-when-apm-server-supports-php-agent/215674 "2020-01-21T07:55:48Z")

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If you are asking about a problem you are experiencing, please use the following template, as it will help us help you. If you have a different problem, please delete all of this text :slight\_smile: Kibana version: 7.5.…

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## [APM + Grails](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-grails/215346)

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**Author:** [@gokelly2020](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gokelly2020)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-grails/215346 "2020-01-20T17:04:38Z")

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Hi, Im using the apm (7.5.1 server) with a grails app (grails mvc 2.5.5) it seems the APM is always reading the SimpleGrailsController as the entrypoint, regardless of the request or backend code thats hit. Is there a w…

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## [Dotnet APM not displaying data on the span chart](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dotnet-apm-not-displaying-data-on-the-span-chart/215719)

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**Author:** [@asmutti](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/asmutti)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2020, 11:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dotnet-apm-not-displaying-data-on-the-span-chart/215719 "2020-01-20T11:56:27Z")

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Kibana version: 7.5.1 Elasticsearch version: 7.5.1 APM Server version: 7.5.1 APM Agent language and version: dotnet 1.2.0 Browser version: Chrome Is there any extra config that I must set up to show the span data? …

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## [Elastic APM RUM JS Agent - Grouping http-request transactions](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm-rum-js-agent-grouping-http-request-transactions/215380)

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**Author:** [@chandra2037](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chandra2037)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 8:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm-rum-js-agent-grouping-http-request-transactions/215380 "2020-01-17T20:05:53Z")

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Kibana version : 7.4.0 Elasticsearch version : 7.4.0 APM Server version : 7.4.0 APM Agent language and version : @elastic/apm-rum-angular 0.4.0. Angular 8.2.14. Fresh install or upgraded from other version? Fresh …

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