topic Re: Dashboard Wildcard Filtering ("not" Exceptions) in Dashboarding

Use Wildcard Filtering in Dynatrace Dashboards

Larry_S — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:57:53 GMT

Summary: Wildcard filtering in Dynatrace dashboards allows dynamic data selection for metrics and entities. This thread explains how to configure wildcard filters, use regex patterns, and optimise dashboard flexibility for large environments.

Hello,

In the Dynatrace dashboard, Data Explorer, is there a way to add wildcard exception filtering? Example, filter to show me all of something except for the somethings with "test" in their names.

Thank you in advance.

-Larry

Re: Dashboard Wildcard Filtering ("not" Exceptions)

Malaik — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 05:19:34 GMT

HI @Larry_S

Not possible,

But by creating a calculated metric on that exception, you can build it.

You can add this condition in the conditions of the calculated metric.

Re: Dashboard Wildcard Filtering ("not" Exceptions)

Kenny_Gillette — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 19:24:18 GMT

Another option is do create a tag that does not have "test" in it and use that tag in data explorer.

Re: Dashboard Wildcard Filtering ("not" Exceptions)

techean — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 12:28:17 GMT

Create calculated metrics | Dynatrace Docs

Re: Dashboard Wildcard Filtering ("not" Exceptions)

zietho — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 11:43:06 GMT

Hey,

have you tried code mode and the combination of the following transformations:

* prefix (= starts with - e.g. prefix("My server") for My server 1, My server 2, My server 3....

* not (only available using the entity selector in the metric expression) or ne (not equals for exact matches)

more info on it here: https://www.dynatrace.com/support/help/shortlink/api-metrics-v2-selector#conditions

example:

builtin:apps.web.actionCount.category:filter(and(in("dt.entity.application",entitySelector("type(application),not(entityName(~"HipsterShopLogs~"))"))))

regards

Re: Dashboard Wildcard Filtering ("not" Exceptions)

Larry_S — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 11:34:27 GMT

I'm not sure that solution applies, but thanks. We use Active Gate monitoring and I do not even see Settings -> Server side monitoring -> Calculated service metrics. I'm thinking this is an Admin function, of which I am not.

Re: Dashboard Wildcard Filtering ("not" Exceptions)

Larry_S — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 12:26:31 GMT

I read the documentation and I cannot figure out how to code the filter for the code:

ext:tech.IBMMQ_Java.Queue.Depth:filter(and(in("dt.entity.custom_device",entitySelector("type(custom_device),entityName.equals(~"IBM MQ - Non-Prod-QMGR - PADB2QA~")")),eq(Queue,"PSL.ASN.FROMMMP.Q"))):splitBy(Queue):max:auto:sort(value(max,descending)):limit(100)

I selected (in "Build") to select a specific "Queue" of "PSL.ASN.FROMMMP.Q". That would be okay if my device only had that one "Queue", but, in this case, there are many and all of them start with "PSL". My goal is to select all "Queues" that begin with "PSL"

Re: Dashboard Wildcard Filtering ("not" Exceptions)

Larry_S — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 14:01:18 GMT

I figured it out!

ext:tech.IBMMQ_Java.Queue.Depth:filter(and(prefix(Queue,"PSL."),in("dt.entity.custom_device",entitySelector("type(custom_device),entityName.equals(~"IBM MQ - Non-Prod-QMGR - BTRNAQA~")")))):splitBy(Queue):max:auto:sort(value(max,descending)):limit(100)