https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Troubleshooting/How-to-TAG-Synthetic-Monitors-with-the-location-name/ta-p/261529 <H2><STRONG>Summary</STRONG></H2> <DIV class="paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol">Learn how to automatically tag Dynatrace Synthetic monitors based on their execution location (for example, London or Frankfurt) so you can use those tags in Maintenance Windows, filtering, and alerting workflows.</DIV> <DIV class="paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol">This approach enables location-based control for Synthetic Browser and HTTP monitors, which is not available out of the box.</DIV> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><LI-TOC indent="15" liststyle="disc" maxheadinglevel="3"></LI-TOC></P> <DIV class="lia-message-template-content-zone"> <DIV class=""> <DIV class=""> <DIV class=""> <DIV class="lia-message-template-content-zone"> <DIV> <DIV class="paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol">&nbsp;</DIV> </DIV> <P>&nbsp;</P> <DIV> <H2><STRONG>Problem</STRONG></H2> <DIV class="paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol">Dynatrace Maintenance Windows allow filtering using:</DIV> <UL> <LI class="___ccc16d0 fje8fi8 f1ng9h0j f1bwykku f18jd3zf">Tags</LI> <LI class="___ccc16d0 fje8fi8 f1ng9h0j f1bwykku f18jd3zf">Synthetic entities</LI> </UL> <DIV class="paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol">However, they <STRONG>do not support direct filtering by Synthetic location name</STRONG> (public or private locations).</DIV> <DIV class="paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol">&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV class="paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol"> <DIV> <DIV class="paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol">This makes it difficult to:</DIV> <UL> <LI class="___ccc16d0 fje8fi8 f1ng9h0j f1bwykku f18jd3zf">Silence alerts for monitors running from specific regions</LI> <LI class="___ccc16d0 fje8fi8 f1ng9h0j f1bwykku f18jd3zf">Handle maintenance for location-specific outages</LI> <LI class="___ccc16d0 fje8fi8 f1ng9h0j f1bwykku f18jd3zf">Apply environment-specific monitoring rules</LI> </UL> <P>&nbsp;</P> <DIV> <H2><STRONG>Cause</STRONG></H2> <DIV class="paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol">Synthetic locations are not exposed as a <STRONG>native filter dimension</STRONG> in Maintenance Windows.</DIV> <DIV class="paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol">As a result, you cannot directly select:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV class="paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol">“All monitors running from London”</DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV class="paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol">without introducing an intermediate layer (such as tagging).</DIV> <DIV class="paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol">&nbsp;</DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <H2><STRONG>Resolution</STRONG></H2> <DIV class="paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol">Use <STRONG><A href="https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/manage/tags-and-metadata/setup/how-to-define-tags#automatic" target="_self">automatic tagging</A> with entity selectors</STRONG> to assign tags to Synthetic monitors based on the location they run on.</DIV> </DIV> <DIV class="lia-message-template-content-zone"> <P>&nbsp;</P> <DIV> <H3><STRONG>Step 1 – Create an automatic tagging rule</STRONG></H3> <DIV class="paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol">Create a tag that represents the location (for example: <CODE>location:London</CODE>).</DIV> <DIV class="paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol">Use the following <STRONG>entity selector logic</STRONG>:</DIV> </DIV> <UL> <LI>For Browser Monitors</LI> </UL> <LI-CODE lang="markup">type("SYNTHETIC_TEST"),fromRelationships.runsOn(type("SYNTHETIC_LOCATION"),customizedName("London"))</LI-CODE> <P>&nbsp;</P> <UL> <LI>For HTTP Monitors</LI> </UL> <LI-CODE lang="markup">type("HTTP_CHECK"),fromRelationships.runsOn(type("SYNTHETIC_LOCATION"),customizedName("London"))</LI-CODE> <DIV>These selectors tag monitors based on the location they execute from.</DIV> <P>For example,&nbsp;</P> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="ShahbazKhan_1-1730814570520.png"><img src="https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/24379iC78B94CE92A0D5AF/image-dimensions/810x318?v=v2" alt="ShahbazKhan_1-1730814570520.png" title="ShahbazKhan_1-1730814570520.png" /></span></P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="ShahbazKhan_0-1730814945984.png"><img src="https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/24381iE047096CA0129893/image-dimensions/813x321?v=v2" alt="ShahbazKhan_0-1730814945984.png" title="ShahbazKhan_0-1730814945984.png" /></span></P> <DIV> <H3><STRONG>Step 2 – Use the tag in Maintenance Windows</STRONG></H3> <DIV class="paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol">Once applied, you can:</DIV> <UL> <LI class="___ccc16d0 fje8fi8 f1ng9h0j f1bwykku f18jd3zf">Filter Maintenance Windows by the tag (for example: <CODE>location:London</CODE>)</LI> <LI class="___ccc16d0 fje8fi8 f1ng9h0j f1bwykku f18jd3zf">Scope maintenance to specific Synthetic locations</LI> <LI class="___ccc16d0 fje8fi8 f1ng9h0j f1bwykku f18jd3zf">Avoid unnecessary alert noise during regional outages or maintenance</LI> </UL> <P>&nbsp;</P> <H2>&nbsp;<STRONG style="color: inherit; font-size: 24px;">Example Use Cases</STRONG></H2> <DIV> <DIV class="paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol">This tagging approach is especially useful for:</DIV> <UL> <LI class="___ccc16d0 fje8fi8 f1ng9h0j f1bwykku f18jd3zf"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":globe_showing_europe_africa:">🌍</span> Region-specific maintenance windows (e.g., Europe vs US)</LI> <LI class="___ccc16d0 fje8fi8 f1ng9h0j f1bwykku f18jd3zf">🧪 Testing Synthetic performance by location</LI> <LI class="___ccc16d0 fje8fi8 f1ng9h0j f1bwykku f18jd3zf"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":prohibited:">🚫</span> Silencing alerts when a single Synthetic location is degraded</LI> <LI class="___ccc16d0 fje8fi8 f1ng9h0j f1bwykku f18jd3zf"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":locked_with_key:">🔐</span> Managing private Synthetic locations independently</LI> </UL> <P>&nbsp;</P> <DIV> <H2><STRONG>Best Practices</STRONG></H2> <UL> <LI class="___ccc16d0 fje8fi8 f1ng9h0j f1bwykku f18jd3zf">Use a <STRONG>consistent naming convention</STRONG> such as: <UL> <LI class="___ccc16d0 fje8fi8 f1ng9h0j f1bwykku f18jd3zf"><CODE>location:London</CODE></LI> <LI class="___ccc16d0 fje8fi8 f1ng9h0j f1bwykku f18jd3zf"><CODE>location:Frankfurt</CODE></LI> </UL> </LI> <LI class="___ccc16d0 fje8fi8 f1ng9h0j f1bwykku f18jd3zf">Avoid free-text tags; standardize across teams</LI> <LI class="___ccc16d0 fje8fi8 f1ng9h0j f1bwykku f18jd3zf">Combine with: <UL> <LI class="___ccc16d0 fje8fi8 f1ng9h0j f1bwykku f18jd3zf">Management Zones</LI> <LI class="___ccc16d0 fje8fi8 f1ng9h0j f1bwykku f18jd3zf">Alerting profiles<BR />for more granular control</LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <P>&nbsp;</P> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> <H2>What's next</H2> <DIV> <DIV class="paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol">If the setup doesn’t work as expected, collect the following before contacting support:</DIV> <UL> <LI class="___ccc16d0 fje8fi8 f1ng9h0j f1bwykku f18jd3zf">Link to the automatic tagging rule</LI> <LI class="___ccc16d0 fje8fi8 f1ng9h0j f1bwykku f18jd3zf">Maintenance Window configuration</LI> <LI class="___ccc16d0 fje8fi8 f1ng9h0j f1bwykku f18jd3zf">Affected Synthetic monitor(s)</LI> </UL> <DIV class="paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol">Then: <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":backhand_index_pointing_right:">👉</span> Open an in-product chat via Dynatrace for further assistance.</DIV> <DIV class="paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol">&nbsp;</DIV> <H3 class="paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol">Related reading</H3> <P><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":open_book:">📖</span>&nbsp; <A href="https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/manage/tags-and-metadata/setup/how-to-define-tags#automatic" target="_self">Automatic tagging</A></P> <P><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":open_book:">📖</span>&nbsp; <A href="https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/analyze-explore-automate/notifications-and-alerting/maintenance-windows/define-maintenance-window" target="_self">How to define a maintenance window</A></P> </DIV> Fri, 12 Jun 2026 08:09:33 GMT ShahbazKhan 2026-06-12T08:09:33Z https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Troubleshooting/How-to-TAG-Synthetic-Monitors-with-the-location-name/ta-p/261529 <P><LI-TOC indent="15" liststyle="disc" maxheadinglevel="2"></LI-TOC></P> <DIV class="lia-message-template-content-zone"> <P>*<EM>Use a table of contents for longer articles.&nbsp;</EM></P> <H1>Summary</H1> <P><EM>*This is a mandatory section.</EM></P> <P><EM>Short description of which part of the Dynatrace platform the article refers to and what kind of problem it will help resolve / task it will describe.</EM></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <H1>Problem</H1> <P><EM>*This is a mandatory section.</EM></P> <P><EM>Provide a precise description of the problem / task to be described.</EM></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <H1>Troubleshooting steps</H1> <P><EM>*This section can be omitted.</EM></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <H1>Resolution</H1> <P><EM>*This section can be omitted for ticket‑creation articles.</EM></P> <H1>What's next</H1> <P><EM>*This is a mandatory section.</EM></P> </DIV> Fri, 12 Jun 2026 08:09:33 GMT https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Troubleshooting/How-to-TAG-Synthetic-Monitors-with-the-location-name/ta-p/261529 ShahbazKhan 2026-06-12T08:09:33Z