topic Re: Key metric: DDU license consumption in Dashboarding

Key metric for the DDU license consumption

Teddyl92 — Mon, 22 May 2023 14:22:01 GMT

Hey team,

we want to use key metric function to catch some data into dashboard. The metric itself is builtin, but if I choose to collect a data from a key metric does it require DDU's?

Re: Key metric: DDU license consumption

AntonioSousa — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 14:24:45 GMT

@Teddyl92,

This page should help when you have doubts about DDU consumption:

https://www.dynatrace.com/support/help/monitoring-consumption/davis-data-units

I have doubts about what you reference as key metric? Are you referring to "Key performance metrics" (in https://www.dynatrace.com/support/help/extend-dynatrace/extensions/development/extension-how-tos/key-performance-metrics ). Or what is known as custom metrics? Just to clarify before an answer.

Re: Key metric: DDU license consumption

Teddyl92 — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 15:11:47 GMT

@AntonioSousa ,
Thank you for the response,
I mean "Monitor key requests" https://www.dynatrace.com/support/help/shortlink/key-requests

Re: Key metric: DDU license consumption

AntonioSousa — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 17:11:44 GMT

@Teddyl92,

Key requests do not consume DDUs, but there are limits in the number of Key Requests that you can setup in an environment, as you can see in the link you sent.

Re: Key metric: DDU license consumption

Teddyl92 — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 18:23:46 GMT

Thank you for the clarification.