Using REST API in dynatrace - startrecording from code don't get a label
Hi,
I have an issue with startrecording method in REST API - when I run my tests (from .net code, Integration Tests & Unit Tests).
The issue is that I pass a label of a date time stamp and some description on my tests start to run - and I don't see this data in any place in DT Client.
Though I do have the session starting recording and stop recording correctly.
The request - http://<myDTServerIP>:8020/rest/management/profiles/myDTSystemPtofile/startrecording?label=11-21-13-11-2014-FirstRecording
I would expect to see the "11-21-13-11-2014-FirstRecording" to appear in the window of DT Client, and I don't.
Do I miss something?
Thanx.
Hi
I think you found a bug. i just tested this myself and it really seems to not put the label on the stored session. I will post this to the R&D team.
However - what you can do is to use the parameter presentableName. Thats then going to be the name of the stored session which you will see in your list of stored sessions. That will work
Andi
Hi,
Here are steps I tried in order to create a recorded session with a specified name:
- I have a System Profile named "GoodCompany_POC".
- I have Fiddler - and I try manually to run this link: http://<IpOfMyDynatraceServer>:8020/rest/management/profiles/GoodCompany_POC/startrecording?presentableName=TestRecording or this link: http://<IpOfMyDynatraceServer>:8020/rest/management/profiles/GoodCompany_POC/startrecording and in the header I pass: presentableName=TestRecording.
- Each time I call the startrecording method, I have the Session with the name "GoodCompany_POC", if I run more then once the startrecording (after I run the stoprecording of course) - I have the name with postfix of (1), (2), etc..
- Also I have tried the "presentableName:TestRecording" - passing in the header - with no luck.
- Is there anything missing? Also I have the documentation and an example of working with the REST API but it seems ignoring the parameter I want to be set as a Session name.
I just tested this on my machine - using HttpRequester Plugin in Firefox and it works as expected
I think the problem in your case is that your Content-Length is 0. This means that dynaTrace will not try to read to HTTP POST Body and therefore wont see the parameters that you have passed!
I will try.
UPD:
- I did try to use the presentableName=TestRecording passed in a header, also the presentableName:TestRecording, also giving the body some content (BTW what can/should it be? I passed same string for testing purpose) - didn't succeed to see any label/presentableName.
- Is there a specific synatx except what is mentioned in the documentation?
- Can the feature be disabled?
WBR.
Do you have continuous session recording enabled or disabled? It has to be disabled in order for Start/Stop Recording to work. It can be disabled in the SErver Settings Dialog under Storage
Can you let me know which version of dynatrace you are using?
Hi Andi,
The version 6.0.0.6733 for both Agent & Client, the Server version is also 6.0.0.6733.
About the presentableName - will try it and post here if it works.
Thank you.
Hi. I was just corrected by our developers. Not a bug - but I guess both of us just made the same mistake. Here is the screenshot of the request that shows that this actually works
Can you give this another try?
