# Elastic Observability **URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/c/observability/82.md?page=152 [Latest](https://discuss.elastic.co/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.elastic.co/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.elastic.co/tags.md) **Page:** 153 --- ## [APM Transaction - CUSTOM Tab](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-transaction-custom-tab/173395)
**Author:** [@zenith](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zenith)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2019, 12:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-transaction-custom-tab/173395 "2019-03-25T12:35:17Z")
Hello, We are using APM to monitor our java application performance. We want to populate few additional attributes for a Transaction such that it appears in the CUSTOM tab? (we already populate tags) Can you please le… --- ## [Using elastic-apm-node with Angular Universal SSR](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-elastic-apm-node-with-angular-universal-ssr/173722)
**Author:** [@pbouda](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pbouda)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2019, 10:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-elastic-apm-node-with-angular-universal-ssr/173722 "2019-03-25T10:26:02Z")
I am using elastic-apm-node in a Loopback application (so Express-based), which actually does server-side rendering of an Angular application via Angular Universal. The setup is not straight-forward, so I cannot provide … --- ## [Java Agent add custom fields](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-agent-add-custom-fields/172714)
**Author:** [@gruselglatz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gruselglatz)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2019, 9:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-agent-add-custom-fields/172714 "2019-03-25T09:07:18Z")
Is it possible to add a custom field like in other beats? I would want to add something like: fields.comp.hostname: ${COMPUTERNAME} thanks --- ## [Request URL is not consistent with Transaction name?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/request-url-is-not-consistent-with-transaction-name/171631)
**Author:** [@fr0der1c](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/fr0der1c)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2019, 9:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/request-url-is-not-consistent-with-transaction-name/171631 "2019-03-25T09:04:24Z")
Kibana version: 6.6.0 Elasticsearch version:6.6.0 APM Server version:6.6.0 APM Agent language and version: python 4.1.0 My application is a Flask web application. When I'm discovering data in Kibana, I found some doc… --- ## [RUM transaction.mark()](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rum-transaction-mark/172956)
**Author:** [@digitalron](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/digitalron)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2019, 8:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rum-transaction-mark/172956 "2019-03-25T08:58:41Z")
Hi, The RUM API states that a transaction.mark() can be used to set timing marks within a transaction. However, it seems it can only be used in the context of a startTransaction() and transaction.end(), implying it can… --- ## [Does java agent also ships logs or do i need to ship it separately](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-java-agent-also-ships-logs-or-do-i-need-to-ship-it-separately/173552)
**Author:** [@sabareesh1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sabareesh1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2019, 2:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-java-agent-also-ships-logs-or-do-i-need-to-ship-it-separately/173552 "2019-03-24T02:44:53Z")
We are now using java agent for apm but does it also ship all the logs or do we have to ship it in a separate process --- ## [Programmatic self-attach configuration](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/programmatic-self-attach-configuration/173381)
**Author:** [@fredgalvao](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/fredgalvao)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2019, 1:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/programmatic-self-attach-configuration/173381 "2019-03-22T13:49:18Z")
Kibana version: 6.6.1 Elasticsearch version: 6.6.1 APM Server version: 6.6.1 APM Agent language and version: java-agent-1.4.0 Issue I have a few grails@2.2.4 applications, a few grails@3.3.1 applications, and a c… --- ## [Kibana dashboards loading problem](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dashboards-loading-problem/172490)
**Author:** [@harsha](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/harsha)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2019, 1:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dashboards-loading-problem/172490 "2019-03-22T13:03:49Z")
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:6.6.1 … --- ## [How do I get the trace.id of apmgrpc in gRPC?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-i-get-the-trace-id-of-apmgrpc-in-grpc/173421)
**Author:** [@EDDYCJY](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/EDDYCJY)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2019, 7:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-i-get-the-trace-id-of-apmgrpc-in-grpc/173421 "2019-03-22T07:32:34Z")
I want to get the apm trace.id of the currently called method in the gRPC Interceptor. How can I get it? func TestInterceptor(ctx context.Context, req interface{}, info \*grpc.UnaryServerInfo, handler grpc.UnaryHandler) … --- ## [APM with Apache proxy](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-with-apache-proxy/173084)
**Author:** [@tflorac](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tflorac)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 4:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-with-apache-proxy/173084 "2019-03-20T16:52:49Z")
Elasticsearch version: 6.6.2 (Free license) APM Server version: 6.6.2 APM Agent language and version: Java 1.4.0 Original install method (e.g. download page, yum, deb, from source, etc.) and version: deb Fresh instal… --- ## [Java Agent: How to manually instrument an RPC framework which is not already supported?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-agent-how-to-manually-instrument-an-rpc-framework-which-is-not-already-supported/172730)
**Author:** [@oldcodeoberyn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/oldcodeoberyn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 7:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-agent-how-to-manually-instrument-an-rpc-framework-which-is-not-already-supported/172730 "2019-03-20T07:38:46Z")
I want to instrument dubbo which is the popular microservice framework in China, it's default RPC framework is not base on http. For each remote call, this framework will exec a filter chain of which I am going to put th… --- ## [APM server 6.6.2 does not create indexes on ELK 6.5.4](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-6-6-2-does-not-create-indexes-on-elk-6-5-4/171780)
**Author:** [@Komail100](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Komail100)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 3:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-6-6-2-does-not-create-indexes-on-elk-6-5-4/171780 "2019-03-19T15:35:07Z")
Hi, I am using ELK 6.5.4 and have a separate apm-server 6.6.1. When I am checking my Index management I only see the following indices: apm-6.6.1-metric-2019.03.11 apm-6.6.1-onboarding-2019.03.11 Any idea why the oth… --- ## [Can't run APM Java agent in Alfresco cluster environment](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-run-apm-java-agent-in-alfresco-cluster-environment/172962)
**Author:** [@Deny7](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Deny7)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 2:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-run-apm-java-agent-in-alfresco-cluster-environment/172962 "2019-03-19T14:46:40Z")
Hi, I'm running Alfresco development environment on two windows 2012 servers in cluster. I was able to configure filebeat, logstash, elastic, kibana for my logs. Now I want to add APM server and APM Java agent for moni… --- ## [Java agent warns of improper deactivation of span](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-agent-warns-of-improper-deactivation-of-span/172444)
**Author:** [@fredericogalvao](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/fredericogalvao)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 7:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-agent-warns-of-improper-deactivation-of-span/172444 "2019-03-19T07:26:04Z")
Kibana/Elasticsearch/APMServer: 6.6.1 APM Agent: Java@1.4.0 Install/setup: javaagent loaded via VMOptions: -javaagent:/home/\<\>/elastic-apm-agent-1.4.0.jar -Delastic.apm.service\_name=front-end -Delastic.apm.server\_url=… --- ## [Need help with parsing json fields](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-help-with-parsing-json-fields/172686)
**Author:** [@Adrian\_Hove](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Adrian_Hove)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 4:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-help-with-parsing-json-fields/172686 "2019-03-18T16:47:17Z")
I have a sweet log I am trying to parse into JSON. \[2019-03-16 00:00:00\] production.INFO {"timestamp":1552694400,"execution\_time":0.0272369384765625} my default logstash config input { beats { port =\> 5044 } }… --- ## [ERROR \[beater\] beater/beater.go:142 failed to listen:listen tcp 13.233.140.23:8200: bind: cannot assign requested address](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-beater-beater-beater-go-142-failed-to-listen-listen-tcp-13-233-140-23-bind-cannot-assign-requested-address/172154)
**Author:** [@ammu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ammu)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 3:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-beater-beater-beater-go-142-failed-to-listen-listen-tcp-13-233-140-23-bind-cannot-assign-requested-address/172154 "2019-03-18T15:29:32Z")
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: Ela… --- ## [Network View Visualisation](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/network-view-visualisation/170467)
**Author:** [@digitalron](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/digitalron)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 1:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/network-view-visualisation/170467 "2019-03-18T13:07:59Z")
Not sure if this should be in the Kibana section, but since this question is about APM, I guess it makes sense to put it in here. In our previous APM tool, AppDynamics, we have a network view visualisation similar to be… --- ## [Create filter](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-filter/172282)
**Author:** [@nejmeddine\_ammar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nejmeddine_ammar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 11:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-filter/172282 "2019-03-18T11:56:44Z")
i 'am new in ELK , can you help me to create grok for the data :slight\_smile: --- ## [Elastic APM with Playframework](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm-with-playframework/172122)
**Author:** [@matpil](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/matpil)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 8:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm-with-playframework/172122 "2019-03-18T08:44:24Z")
Hi all, I try to integrate Elastic APM with playframework. For this reason I wrote a simple filter: package filters; import akka.stream.Materializer; import co.elastic.apm.api.ElasticApm; import co.elastic.apm.api.Tr… --- ## [Will elasitc APM provide user journey monitoring in the future?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/will-elasitc-apm-provide-user-journey-monitoring-in-the-future/169930)
**Author:** [@oldcodeoberyn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/oldcodeoberyn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 8:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/will-elasitc-apm-provide-user-journey-monitoring-in-the-future/169930 "2019-03-18T08:27:32Z")
As the object --- ## [Java Agent application\_packages wildcard allowed?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-agent-application-packages-wildcard-allowed/172713)
**Author:** [@gruselglatz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gruselglatz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 7:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-agent-application-packages-wildcard-allowed/172713 "2019-03-18T07:06:54Z")
Is it allowed to use: application\_packages=asdf.\* Thanks --- ## [Kibana Apm not showing Spans which are visible in Discover(too many spans?)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-apm-not-showing-spans-which-are-visible-in-discover-too-many-spans/171690)
**Author:** [@Wolfram\_Haussig](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Wolfram_Haussig)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 7:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-apm-not-showing-spans-which-are-visible-in-discover-too-many-spans/171690 "2019-03-18T07:00:23Z")
Kibana version: 6.5.4 Elasticsearch version: 6.5.4 APM Server version: 6.5.4 APM Agent language and version: java 1.3.0 APM Agent configuration: active=true instrument=true environment=\[redacted\] service\_name=\[reda… --- ## [Custom plugin for java agent](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-plugin-for-java-agent/171249)
**Author:** [@D1le](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/D1le)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2019, 9:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-plugin-for-java-agent/171249 "2019-03-14T09:53:02Z")
Hello! I'm playing with apm java agent v1.4.0 and I'm very excited of it! Great work! I chose attach artifact as most appropriate for my setup. I use some very specific framework in enterprise env. So, I would like to… --- ## [Issue with APM Server through Logstash](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/issue-with-apm-server-through-logstash/171955)
**Author:** [@digitalron](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/digitalron)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2019, 2:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/issue-with-apm-server-through-logstash/171955 "2019-03-13T14:56:17Z")
Hi, hope you can help me a bit on this one. We have an Elastic APM cluster set up with custom dashboards and ingest pipelines on our Elasticsearch. All works good. Now, we'd like to replicate the Elastic APM clusters o… --- ## [Elastic Apm Agent on PCF cloud foundry Java Build pack (automatic integration)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm-agent-on-pcf-cloud-foundry-java-build-pack-automatic-integration/171359)
**Author:** [@kenmac](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kenmac)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2019, 12:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm-agent-on-pcf-cloud-foundry-java-build-pack-automatic-integration/171359 "2019-03-13T12:27:11Z")
I've got a test MR pull request of code here: I've almost got the build pack to automatically load Elastic Apm Agent on startup. Except it's expecting the repo to have index.yml file in the maven repo. version:… --- ## [Elastic APM and openTracing](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm-and-opentracing/171357)
**Author:** [@afrozl](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/afrozl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2019, 3:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm-and-opentracing/171357 "2019-03-12T15:30:47Z")
Am I right in assuming that one of the primary objectives of openTracing is to make instrumentation of traces within application code agnostic to the specific tracer being used? In other words, I should be able to swap o… --- ## [APM roadmap question](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-roadmap-question/171909)
**Author:** [@cmcornejocrespo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cmcornejocrespo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2019, 10:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-roadmap-question/171909 "2019-03-12T10:36:24Z")
Hi there, I was wondering if you have in mind adding to APM something similar to a service map view. Is this something that you guys have considered for your roadmap?. The information is already available (average laten… --- ## [\[Django Python\] SERVER\_TIMEOUT](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/django-python-server-timeout/171855)
**Author:** [@gabriel\_tessier](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gabriel_tessier)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2019, 9:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/django-python-server-timeout/171855 "2019-03-12T09:52:01Z")
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: Ver… --- ## [No information going apm server/elasticsearch cluster](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-information-going-apm-server-elasticsearch-cluster/171858)
**Author:** [@Stephen\_O\_Sullivan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Stephen_O_Sullivan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2019, 5:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-information-going-apm-server-elasticsearch-cluster/171858 "2019-03-12T05:10:44Z")
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.… --- ## [Elastic-apm-sourcemap-webpack-plugin](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm-sourcemap-webpack-plugin/171634)
**Author:** [@wuct](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/wuct)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2019, 2:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm-sourcemap-webpack-plugin/171634 "2019-03-11T14:15:06Z")
Hi, I have created a Webpack plugin that uploads sourcemaps generated by Webpack to the Elastic APM server. I found it works perfectly in CI/CD pipelines and local developing flow. Currently works with Webpack 4. For W… [Previous page](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/observability/82.md?page=151) [Next page](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/observability/82.md?page=153)