Use Of Regex In DQL

abhay-ramekar — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 13:59:48 GMT

Hello All,

I would like to use regex in dql, please guide me on this.

Below is my use case - If I want to use this below regex in DQL tp create alert or dashboard how can I achieve it.
1. | rex field=_raw ""PONumber(?<PONumber>.*)""

Thanks.

Re: Use Of Regex In DQL

Akhil-Jayendran — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:31:57 GMT

Hi @abhay-ramekar ,

You cannot use regex in DQL, but you can use DPL, which replaces regex and does the job more easily.

https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/discover-dynatrace/references/dynatrace-pattern-language

If you share a dummy log may be we can help to build a query based on DPL.

regards,

Akhil Jayendran

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