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web request naming rule

carlos_ortega — Mon, 29 May 2023 09:37:27 GMT

Hi,

I would like to do a web request naming rule in order to use a variable in the name of the web request. I explain an example:

The following requests are similar - the difference between them is an identifier:

/test/api/v2/clothes/999/update.POST

/test/api/v2/clothes/001/update.POST

Is there any way to have both request grouped by Dynatrace in a web request called like:

/test/api/v2/clothes/{iD}/update.POST

thanks in advanced

regards

Re: web request naming rule

dannemca — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 16:39:13 GMT

Did you checked for this Doc page already?
https://www.dynatrace.com/support/help/how-to-use-dynatrace/services/service-monitoring-settings/set-up-request-naming#set-up-request-naming
Have you tried? If yes, let us know the rules you have used already, then we can provide some help.

Re: web request naming rule

Julius_Loman — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 16:48:44 GMT

Sure there is. Actually, there are multiple ways to do that.

The easiest and most flexible is to define your own request naming rule using placeholders to be universal - I guess the prefix/postfix may differ. See the request naming rules docs .

Another option is use the cleanup rules but they just remove IDs, they don't replace them.

The third option is to use the global request naming rules, which are especially handy if you have multiple services where this can happen. See my post PRO TIP - Global request naming for REST services in the tips section. You can use service tags to apply this naming rule just for services you need.

Re: web request naming rule

carlos_ortega — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 08:40:32 GMT

Thanks a lot. your solution Julius has worked properly!,

thanks