# Difference between (ProcessGroup)PG monitoring and Custom PG monitoring rules

**URL:** <https://community.dynatrace.com/t/difference-between-processgroup-pg-monitoring-and-custom-pg-monitoring-rules/36403>\
**Category:** Open Q&A\
**Tags:** process-groups\
**Created:** [September 1, 2022, 9:35am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/difference-between-processgroup-pg-monitoring-and-custom-pg-monitoring-rules/36403 "2022-09-01T09:35:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gogi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/958977/32.png) [@Gogi](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/Gogi)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2022, 9:35am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/difference-between-processgroup-pg-monitoring-and-custom-pg-monitoring-rules/36403/1 "2022-09-01T09:35:13Z")

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Please someone highlight me the exact differences between PG monitoring and Custom PG monitoring rules in Global settings-\>Process and Containers-\>Process Deep monitoring.

 ![Gogi_0-1662024894084.png](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/original/3X/0/2/02744567944855aaee5d94c97152281d0e165f83.png)

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**Author:** ![mizso74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@mizso74](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/mizso74)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/difference-between-processgroup-pg-monitoring-and-custom-pg-monitoring-rules/36403/2 "2022-09-01T19:32:58Z")

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Hi Gogi,

With Process Group monitoring you can globally set the deep moniotring of recognized processes (on/off). You can check it at the individual Process Group settings as you see.

 ![Mizs_0-1662059397499.png](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/original/3X/e/5/e55db85b0c1064421db1769b27aed50283287ac1.png)

Custom Process monitoring rules can be use eg override the global rule above. See an example. I did not want to deep monitor the nodemanager process globally (it is not included in the Built-in process group monitoring rules - next menu item).

 ![Mizs_2-1662059856718.png](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/original/3X/b/9/b9e79b12adcdd2aac5946f283809470570331e52.png)

This is the result:

 ![Mizs_3-1662060055866.png](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/original/3X/2/3/23b5a821b908f38abf9132f79787e517a77ff747.png)

 ![Mizs_5-1662060759447.png](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/original/2X/f/f7053e9664de9f7a2badb55a0e9412fb11059582.png)

I hope it helps a bit.

Br, Mizső

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**Author:** ![Gogi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/958977/32.png) [@Gogi](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/Gogi)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 4:44am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/difference-between-processgroup-pg-monitoring-and-custom-pg-monitoring-rules/36403/3 "2022-09-02T04:44:09Z")

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Thanks Mizso, its super clear explanation with example snapshots.

Understood, PG monitoring and Custom PG monitoring options are mainly&nbsp; to control “Deep monitoring” at Global level, even we can enable/disable “Deep monitoring” at each process group level but these settings are mainly to control deep monitoring at Global level.

Please let me know whether I have understood correct.

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**Author:** ![mizso74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@mizso74](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/mizso74)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 4:55am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/difference-between-processgroup-pg-monitoring-and-custom-pg-monitoring-rules/36403/4 "2022-09-02T04:55:04Z")

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Correct.