# Pull out sum of the exception count in DQL

**URL:** <https://community.dynatrace.com/t/pull-out-sum-of-the-exception-count-in-dql/43798>\
**Category:** Open Q&A\
**Tags:** dql, dynatrace-managed, data-explorer\
**Created:** [January 24, 2024, 9:48am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/pull-out-sum-of-the-exception-count-in-dql/43798 "2024-01-24T09:48:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![ashishsoni1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@ashishsoni1](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/ashishsoni1)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 9:48am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/pull-out-sum-of-the-exception-count-in-dql/43798/1 "2024-01-24T09:48:22Z")

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Hi,  
I need to pull out sum of the exception count.  
Please provide me a metric selector or metric key (builtin). I&nbsp;tried creating a metric, but I didn’t get proper values from it.

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**Author:** ![radek\_jasinski](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/user_avatar/community.dynatrace.com/radek_jasinski/32/10432_2.png) [@radek\_jasinski](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/radek_jasinski)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/pull-out-sum-of-the-exception-count-in-dql/43798/2 "2024-01-24T12:24:47Z")

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For example, metrics like builtin:service.errors.server.count or builtin:service.exceptions.count

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**Author:** ![PacoPorro](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/user_avatar/community.dynatrace.com/pacoporro/32/36087_2.png) [@PacoPorro](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/PacoPorro)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/pull-out-sum-of-the-exception-count-in-dql/43798/3 "2024-01-24T12:49:44Z")

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You can create your own metric using MDA

 ![PacoPorro_0-1706100572306.png](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/original/3X/3/2/32777cc3ac822f095cce28ff80dcc0cb568e9956.png)