Dynatrace Dashboards for OpenTelemetry Data Visualization

Explore a 28-minute tutorial demonstrating how to leverage Dynatrace Dashboards for visualizing and analyzing OpenTelemetry data from the OpenTelemetry Demo. Follow along as Andi guides Adriana through navigating dashboard functionality, from basic UI elements to advanced features. Learn how to set time frames, create custom filters, resize widgets, edit DQL queries, configure visualizations, and implement dashboard variables. Discover the differences between Notebooks and Dashboards, how to share dashboards with others, upload dashboard JSON files, and utilize readymade dashboard templates. The tutorial includes practical demonstrations of moving widgets, duplicating tiles, and implementing complex use cases with embedded code. Perfect for users looking to maximize their OpenTelemetry data visualization capabilities within the Dynatrace platform.

Syllabus

00:00 Opening credits
00:16 Introduction
00:41 Recap of previous episode
01:06 What are we talking about today?
01:30 Start screen share
02:30 Back to the notebook created in the previous episode
03:32 Open data with the Dashboards
04:23 Go to Dashboards
05:07 Overview of Dashboards UI
05:41 Set time frame and refresh interval
06:15 Custom time frames and custom filters
07:01 Resize widget
07:30 What are Notebooks used for?
07:49 What are Dashboards used for?
08:25 Collapse Dashboard names bar
09:10 Edit DQL query for the widget
09:25 Configure the widget
11:04 Add another widget to the Dashboard
11:47 Move widgets around
12:30 Duplicate and modify tile
12:52 Edit DQL
13:45 Change visualization
18:10 Dashboard variables
19:41 Update query with variable
21:55 Complex use cases of embedded code in dashboard widgets
23:19 Share dashboard
24:12 Upload a dashboard JSON
25:26 Readymade dashboards