Maintenance Window App

[ChadTurner]

Has anyone started to build a Dynatrace App that allows users the ability to set Maintenance Windows in a self serve fashion? 

Granted we do have granular permissions that will allow users to make a Maintenance Window but I was hoping to build a basic UI where the users can set the Maintenance Windows.

Thanks for sharing your ideas! 

[Slawa]

We had it in Jenkins... and it was handy
You have a build -> API call to dynatrace set MV for a specific time
Never need to care about MW for a specific app

Regarding permissions
I didn't find how to limit user rights to MV only - maybe I am wrong...

[MarcioKaue]

We need to develop an application outside of Dynatrace that registers the Maintenance window for the Host and all instances of processes linked to the host.

We apply Operating System updates every month and this leads to numerous alerts as the registration process through the Dynatrace interface for a batch of 500, 2K servers is very time consuming.

[MatthewDeBlois · Accepted solution]

Yes. Not in a place to share the code but this is what we've done:
- Can select a management zone or an entity

- Entities selectable are host, database instance, or databases (based on SQL Server Extension hierarchy, as these are the 3 most used)

- Pick time window. If "decommissioning" we use a tag-driven approach with long-term maintenance window to permanently turn off anomaly detection or alerting.

[SjoerdB · Accepted solution]

Although this is an older question (August 2024), people may still find it through search, so I wanted to share an update.

In 2025 I developed the Maintenance Mode Manager for Dynatrace, a solution that simplifies the creation and management of maintenance windows. The app was recognized with the Dynatrace Partner App Award 2025, which was presented during Perform 2026 in Las Vegas.

You can find more information here:

Dynatrace Hub:
https://www.dynatrace.com/hub/detail/maintenance-mode-manager/

Product information and documentation:
https://ictcore.biz/producten/maintenance-mode-manager/

The app provides a user-friendly way to create and manage maintenance windows for hosts and tagged entities, without requiring users to work directly with the Dynatrace maintenance window configuration.