# Elastic Observability

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/c/observability/82.md?page=14

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## [Unused metricset.period was droped, but still can be seen in update](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unused-metricset-period-was-droped-but-still-can-be-seen-in-update/371350)

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**Author:** [@leyao-daily](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/leyao-daily)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2024, 8:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unused-metricset-period-was-droped-but-still-can-be-seen-in-update/371350 "2024-12-09T08:59:50Z")

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I noticed that in the 7.16 update (GitHub PR #6111), the metricset.period field was marked as dropped because it was unused. However, I still find this field present in later versions, such as 7.17, as described in the A…

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## [Setup logs only record with certain condition](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setup-logs-only-record-with-certain-condition/371683)

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**Author:** [@dhanyn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dhanyn)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2024, 8:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setup-logs-only-record-with-certain-condition/371683 "2024-12-09T08:41:22Z")

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hello. Im new in elk stack, i want to ask regarding requirements about how to reduce logs so elk service will only retrieve data if one of the some fields are not empty. this is what i've done but not working yet proce…

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## [Errors in APM - requires at least one of the fields 'value;values'](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/errors-in-apm-requires-at-least-one-of-the-fields-value-values/371422)

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**Author:** [@viniciusbsantos](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/viniciusbsantos)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 1:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/errors-in-apm-requires-at-least-one-of-the-fields-value-values/371422 "2024-12-06T13:03:08Z")

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Hi, I'm trying to install a new ECK in my Kubernetes cluster. We are using the same Java APM agents from the older ELK, that worked properly. We have the same Elastic properties in all Java APM agents, but some validat…

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## [Head based sampling for OTEL Agents](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/head-based-sampling-for-otel-agents/371498)

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**Author:** [@pinsworker](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pinsworker)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2024, 3:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/head-based-sampling-for-otel-agents/371498 "2024-12-05T03:23:58Z")

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Hi, I have a OTEL based custom instrumentation for a http server and Elastic Cloud as collector/backend and I want to do head based sampling. These are my config env config for the same: ENV OTEL\_TRACES\_SAMPLER\_ARG="0…

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## [Unable push the code into elastic journey](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-push-the-code-into-elastic-journey/371004)

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**Author:** [@xyngfei](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xyngfei)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2024, 3:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-push-the-code-into-elastic-journey/371004 "2024-12-04T03:18:25Z")

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Follow the example, In the synthetics.config.ts, i have provided the request value project: { id: xxx, url: xxx, space: xxx, }, Run this command, SYNTHETICS\_API\_KEY= npm run push Why does …

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## [ECK deploy es cluster，slowlog cannot write to file](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eck-deploy-es-cluster-slowlog-cannot-write-to-file/369412)

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**Author:** [@goodboyryan008](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/goodboyryan008)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2024, 7:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eck-deploy-es-cluster-slowlog-cannot-write-to-file/369412 "2024-12-02T07:24:04Z")

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I deploy 7.10.1 ES cluster with ECK mode，when set slowlog but found the log not appear, then I found in log4j2.properties appender.index\_search\_slowlog\_rolling.type = Console appender.index\_search\_slowlog\_rolling.name…

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## [Dashboard content\_management/rpc/get api](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dashboard-content-management-rpc-get-api/371286)

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**Author:** [@Unha\_Back](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Unha_Back)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2024, 1:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dashboard-content-management-rpc-get-api/371286 "2024-12-02T01:25:34Z")

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Hi, I have two spaces (default and viewer) and copied a dashboard from the default space to the viewer space. However, the charts are showing Not Found, and I noticed that the API (/viewer/api/content\_management/rpc/get)…

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## [Huge portion of transactions missing from Java agents after upgrade from 7 to 8](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/huge-portion-of-transactions-missing-from-java-agents-after-upgrade-from-7-to-8/370783)

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**Author:** [@JamiK](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/JamiK)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2024, 9:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/huge-portion-of-transactions-missing-from-java-agents-after-upgrade-from-7-to-8/370783 "2024-11-29T21:10:21Z")

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Kibana version: 8.16.0 Elasticsearch version: 8.16.0 APM Server version: 8.16.0 APM Agent language and version: Java, 1.52.0 Original install method (e.g. download page, yum, deb, from source, etc.) and version: ECK …

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## [How to configure apm-agent properties on yaml file for a spring-boot application?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-configure-apm-agent-properties-on-yaml-file-for-a-spring-boot-application/370995)

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**Author:** [@aldosilva6](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aldosilva6)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2024, 1:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-configure-apm-agent-properties-on-yaml-file-for-a-spring-boot-application/370995 "2024-11-28T13:24:05Z")

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Is it possible to configure the apm properties on a yaml file? I'm trying to configure on a spring-boot application but I think it is getting the default configuration :(. SpringBootApplication.java public static void …

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## [Issue while parsing the kubernetes container logs message to individual fields to root document](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/issue-while-parsing-the-kubernetes-container-logs-message-to-individual-fields-to-root-document/371009)

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**Author:** [@Subrahmanyam\_Veerank](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Subrahmanyam_Veerank)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2024, 4:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/issue-while-parsing-the-kubernetes-container-logs-message-to-individual-fields-to-root-document/371009 "2024-11-26T16:29:07Z")

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Sir, below is the message field for the kubernetes container log. {"level":"info","service":"go-treasury","request-id":"1b24ca3b-3ae6-43e6-8700-d7009ca38662","time":"2024-11-25T13:52:38+05:30","caller":"/app/handler/ro…

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## [I am unable to open Service Inventory](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-am-unable-to-open-service-inventory/370889)

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**Author:** [@Husain\_Amjherawala](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Husain_Amjherawala)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2024, 3:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-am-unable-to-open-service-inventory/370889 "2024-11-26T03:48:44Z")

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When I do Add Data here are details: The above error occurred in tutorial\_TutorialUi: at tutorial\_TutorialUi (https://cbc5b1b8132c4f7eb15701fa912020d6.eastus2.azure.elastic-cloud.com/a8a07dfc586d/bundles/plugi…

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## [Elastic Synthetics not meant for IT cases?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-synthetics-not-meant-for-it-cases/371032)

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**Author:** [@erikg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/erikg)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-synthetics-not-meant-for-it-cases/371032 "2024-11-25T17:14:37Z")

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Awhile back I attended an Elastic Synthetics webinar, they said that Elastic Synthetics is a clear replacement to other tools like Cisco Thousand Eyes. After exploring more of Elastic Synthetics, it appears it mainly fo…

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## [How to use php agent with php](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-php-agent-with-php/370625)

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**Author:** [@Anubhav\_Jha](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Anubhav_Jha)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 7:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-php-agent-with-php/370625 "2024-11-25T07:48:27Z")

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Hello All, I have installed php 8.0 and configured the php.ini file. I can see the elastic\_apm is loaded onto the php extensions. Now my question is how or where do I get a sample script so that I can send the data fro…

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## [Support multiple js playwright scripts](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/support-multiple-js-playwright-scripts/368228)

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**Author:** [@xyngfei](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xyngfei)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/support-multiple-js-playwright-scripts/368228 "2024-11-25T04:05:46Z")

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Currently, we have the existing playwright script, however, it has several js files because we need to make the test more maintainable. Each js file is representing a feature testing, featureA.js = search shopping cart …

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## [Latency threshold rule](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/latency-threshold-rule/370977)

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**Author:** [@rong2255](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rong2255)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2024, 11:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/latency-threshold-rule/370977 "2024-11-22T23:39:55Z")

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I want to know how the data for this rule came about. I set the discard processor for the pipeline (default and final pipeline) corresponding to the document I submitted, but it still triggers an alarm. I didn't see th…

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## [In the dotnet profiler auto-instrument agent, can I configure it to only send trace data while not sending metric and log data?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-the-dotnet-profiler-auto-instrument-agent-can-i-configure-it-to-only-send-trace-data-while-not-sending-metric-and-log-data/370875)

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**Author:** [@ysj2018](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ysj2018)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2024, 11:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-the-dotnet-profiler-auto-instrument-agent-can-i-configure-it-to-only-send-trace-data-while-not-sending-metric-and-log-data/370875 "2024-11-21T11:17:14Z")

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I'm using the profiler auto-instrument 1.30 to monitor a dotnet application, and it's working fine. However, I only want to send trace data to the backend, without sending metrics and logs. Can I achieve this capability …

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## [I'm not able to create a rule to trigger the alert! please suggest! Urgent!](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/im-not-able-to-create-a-rule-to-trigger-the-alert-please-suggest-urgent/370873)

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**Author:** [@sandraimmaculate](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sandraimmaculate)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2024, 5:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/im-not-able-to-create-a-rule-to-trigger-the-alert-please-suggest-urgent/370873 "2024-11-21T05:52:14Z")

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Hello I'm newbie to ELK, I'm using version 8.14 i'm trying to trigger an alert for the condition below Need to trigger a email notification for the error log occurred based more than or equal to the configured number …

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## [Index stat dashboard](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-stat-dashboard/370778)

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**Author:** [@rezgui](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rezgui)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 1:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-stat-dashboard/370778 "2024-11-20T01:26:55Z")

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hello i need to know how create a dashboard for Index stats in Stack Monitoring to show the name of index , size, number of shards and the number oh segments. i saw these dashboard but i dont know i created than…

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## [profiler auto-instrumention not working in IIS10](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/profiler-auto-instrumention-not-working-in-iis10/370740)

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**Author:** [@ysj2018](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ysj2018)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 10:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/profiler-auto-instrumention-not-working-in-iis10/370740 "2024-11-19T10:34:07Z")

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I would like to use Elastic APM's profiler auto-instrumentation to monitor our .NET application. I first tested it on Windows 10, but the profiling was unsuccessful. I followed the steps described on the official website…

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## [Apm server is not creating index in ElasticSearch](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-is-not-creating-index-in-elasticsearch/370729)

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**Author:** [@Sanjay007](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sanjay007)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 7:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-is-not-creating-index-in-elasticsearch/370729 "2024-11-19T07:27:13Z")

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Kibana version: 8.13.4 Elasticsearch version: 8.13.3 APM Server version: 8.16.0 APM Agent language and version: Python 3.9 My APM and elasticsearch are on the same server while my kibana is on different server. My P…

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## [NPE when using java apm agent with webflux](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/npe-when-using-java-apm-agent-with-webflux/346626)

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**Author:** [@Terran\_Yiu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Terran_Yiu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 9:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/npe-when-using-java-apm-agent-with-webflux/346626 "2024-11-15T09:33:15Z")

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Exception stack as follows. It seems like a tomcat bug? r.n.channel.ChannelOperationsHandler \[adebb74e, L:/172.20.15.124:50868 - R:172.20.2.114/172.20.2.114:8080\] Error was received while reading the incoming data. The…

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## [APM Server accidentally stop after about 1 day running (Binary running tar.gz)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-accidentally-stop-after-about-1-day-running-binary-running-tar-gz/368055)

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**Author:** [@TCT](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TCT)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 1:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-accidentally-stop-after-about-1-day-running-binary-running-tar-gz/368055 "2024-11-15T01:24:11Z")

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APM Java Agent 1.52 Elastic Stack 8.15.1 I am deploy APM Server 8.15.1 on centos 7 using tar.gz file APM Server was working well, but after about 1 days, APM Server accidentally stop. Some one can help me! APM server…

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## [NTLM Authentication with Project Monitors](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ntlm-authentication-with-project-monitors/370130)

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**Author:** [@goncalobsantos](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/goncalobsantos)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 11:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ntlm-authentication-with-project-monitors/370130 "2024-11-14T11:31:47Z")

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I'm developing synthetic monitors using Project Monitors, but some of the applications that I need to access use NTLM Authentication to login. I've read here and here, that NTLM authentication is not supported at the mom…

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## [Elastic APM service groups permissions](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm-service-groups-permissions/361523)

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**Author:** [@Gustavo\_Zacarias](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Gustavo_Zacarias)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2024, 11:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm-service-groups-permissions/361523 "2024-11-13T23:52:20Z")

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Hi. We're currently running on 8.13.4 and service groups are really handy. However we're facing one issue related to permissions. It seems, outside being superuser, that we can't make them show up for regular users. W…

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## [How to Track Host Status (Healthy/Unhealthy)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-track-host-status-healthy-unhealthy/370381)

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**Author:** [@karakoz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/karakoz)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2024, 6:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-track-host-status-healthy-unhealthy/370381 "2024-11-13T06:28:25Z")

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Hello! We are using Elastic Stack (ELK) to monitor our hosts, and we have around 465 hosts that need to be tracked by their status. We would like to understand how we can determine when hosts are not in the Healthy stat…

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## [Disable javascript for a journey](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disable-javascript-for-a-journey/370204)

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**Author:** [@Robinhlgrsn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Robinhlgrsn)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 11:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/disable-javascript-for-a-journey/370204 "2024-11-12T11:49:46Z")

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Writing a journey for testing elements visible only for google bot. I want to set the javaScriptEnabled: false in the playwrightOptions in the monitor.use() but it doesn't work.

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## [Adding custom tags to RUM data](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-custom-tags-to-rum-data/370286)

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**Author:** [@Mike\_Peterson](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mike_Peterson)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-custom-tags-to-rum-data/370286 "2024-11-11T19:45:10Z")

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Hi. Is it possible to add custom headers to the data the RUM agent sends from the frontend application - for things like the name of a frontend test making a browser request, or the release version of the frontend applic…

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## [Elastic APM configuration for Webmethods](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm-configuration-for-webmethods/370115)

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**Author:** [@ranugonda](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ranugonda)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 6:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm-configuration-for-webmethods/370115 "2024-11-11T18:16:12Z")

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Hi all, This is my first post. I am trying to get webmethods IS server monitoring via Elastic APM agent. I get all the internal services of Webmethods into APM but not able to see the custom jobs I create. I would like …

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## [Why don't I see exceptions recorded as part of Span using apm-agent-dotnet in OpenTelemetry Bridge Mode](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-dont-i-see-exceptions-recorded-as-part-of-span-using-apm-agent-dotnet-in-opentelemetry-bridge-mode/369228)

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**Author:** [@NikiforovAll](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/NikiforovAll)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 9:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-dont-i-see-exceptions-recorded-as-part-of-span-using-apm-agent-dotnet-in-opentelemetry-bridge-mode/369228 "2024-11-11T09:08:48Z")

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Kibana version: Version 8.15.2 Elasticsearch version: Version 8.15.2 APM Server version: Version 8.15.2 APM Agent language and version: Steps to reproduce: Create top-level activity using ActivitySource.StartAc…

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## [Node.js not showing as a service in lab 3.3](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/node-js-not-showing-as-a-service-in-lab-3-3/370244)

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**Author:** [@pdorcas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pdorcas)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2024, 10:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/node-js-not-showing-as-a-service-in-lab-3-3/370244 "2024-11-09T22:17:39Z")

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In my Obsersability lab 3.3, the Node service is not listed as an APM service. I have done this lab carefully, and even had the labs restarted to begin afresh. The services list in the APM app should display petclinic-…

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