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new Relic -how to pass custom Strings

I'd like to set a tag in new Relic and have it show up on the new relic dashboard. For example. I'd like to do something like this in psuedocode:

newRelic.setString("status","Disabled");

am i able to do this ?

Solution

  • Yes, you can collect so called custom parameters, metrics or use custom events.

    This is an example of a ruby code, but the following does apply for a Java lib also.

    class Cart

  def checkout()
    amount = compute_cart_total    # computes the amount to charge the customer

    ::NewRelic::Agent.record_metric('Custom/Cart/charge_amount', amount)

    charge_customer(amount)
    ...
  end
end

    https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/apm/other-features/metrics/custom-metrics

    https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/apm/other-features/attributes/collecting-custom-attributes