https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Extensions/Discrepancies-in-the-data-for-Apache-Kafka/m-p/269101#M5909 <P>Hi Team,</P> <P>We are using the Apache Kafka extension to retrieve the consumer lag metric. However, we are observing discrepancies in the data.</P> <P>For example, when checking certain topics like <STRONG>OUTBOUND_PROCESSING_TOPIC</STRONG> in the Dynatrace Explorer page, we see a high count of <STRONG>431K</STRONG>, whereas the customer-reported count is <STRONG>66,574</STRONG>.</P> <P>Could someone help us understand why there is such a discrepancy in the data? We are using the following metric:<BR /><STRONG>kafka.consumer.consumer-metrics.records-lag-avg</STRONG></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Vikas_g1997_0-1738599176146.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/26156iC147C8948CA2A843/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Vikas_g1997_0-1738599176146.png" alt="Vikas_g1997_0-1738599176146.png" /></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Vikas_g1997_1-1738599193710.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/26157i1977E08AF673B5C1/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Vikas_g1997_1-1738599193710.png" alt="Vikas_g1997_1-1738599193710.png" /></span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 10 Feb 2025 10:07:15 GMT Vikas_g1997 2025-02-10T10:07:15Z https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Extensions/Discrepancies-in-the-data-for-Apache-Kafka/m-p/269101#M5909 <P>Hi Team,</P> <P>We are using the Apache Kafka extension to retrieve the consumer lag metric. However, we are observing discrepancies in the data.</P> <P>For example, when checking certain topics like <STRONG>OUTBOUND_PROCESSING_TOPIC</STRONG> in the Dynatrace Explorer page, we see a high count of <STRONG>431K</STRONG>, whereas the customer-reported count is <STRONG>66,574</STRONG>.</P> <P>Could someone help us understand why there is such a discrepancy in the data? We are using the following metric:<BR /><STRONG>kafka.consumer.consumer-metrics.records-lag-avg</STRONG></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Vikas_g1997_0-1738599176146.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/26156iC147C8948CA2A843/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Vikas_g1997_0-1738599176146.png" alt="Vikas_g1997_0-1738599176146.png" /></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Vikas_g1997_1-1738599193710.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/26157i1977E08AF673B5C1/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Vikas_g1997_1-1738599193710.png" alt="Vikas_g1997_1-1738599193710.png" /></span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 10 Feb 2025 10:07:15 GMT https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Extensions/Discrepancies-in-the-data-for-Apache-Kafka/m-p/269101#M5909 Vikas_g1997 2025-02-10T10:07:15Z