Dynatrace · JSON Structure

Dynatrace Problems V2 Problem Structure

Represents a Dynatrace-detected problem, which is an aggregated set of related events indicating a service degradation. Problems are detected and correlated by the Davis AI engine.

Type: object Properties: 12
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Problem is a JSON Structure definition published by Dynatrace, describing 12 properties. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/draft/2020-12/schema meta-schema.

Properties

problemId displayId title severityLevel status startTime endTime affectedEntities impactedEntities rootCauseEntity managementZones problemFilters

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/draft/2020-12/schema

JSON Structure

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{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Represents a Dynatrace-detected problem, which is an aggregated set of related events indicating a service degradation. Problems are detected and correlated by the Davis AI engine.",
  "name": "Problem",
  "properties": {
    "problemId": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The internal unique identifier of the problem, e.g., -1234567890123456789_V2."
    },
    "displayId": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The human-readable problem identifier displayed in the Dynatrace UI, e.g., P-123456."
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The title summarizing the nature of the problem, generated by the Davis AI."
    },
    "severityLevel": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The severity classification of the problem, indicating the type of impact.",
      "enum": [
        "AVAILABILITY",
        "ERROR",
        "PERFORMANCE",
        "RESOURCE_CONTENTION",
        "CUSTOM_ALERT"
      ]
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The current status of the problem.",
      "enum": [
        "OPEN",
        "RESOLVED"
      ]
    },
    "startTime": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "The Unix timestamp in milliseconds when the problem was first detected."
    },
    "endTime": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "The Unix timestamp in milliseconds when the problem was resolved. Returns -1 if the problem is still open."
    },
    "affectedEntities": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "The list of entities directly affected by the problem. These are the entities where the anomaly was first detected.",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "description": "A lightweight reference to a monitored entity.",
        "properties": {
          "entityId": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The unique identifier of the entity, e.g., SERVICE-1234567890ABCDEF."
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The display name of the entity."
          },
          "type": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The type of the entity, e.g., SERVICE, HOST, PROCESS_GROUP, APPLICATION."
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "impactedEntities": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "The list of entities experiencing degradation as a result of the problem, including downstream dependencies.",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "description": "A lightweight reference to a monitored entity.",
        "properties": {
          "entityId": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The unique identifier of the entity, e.g., SERVICE-1234567890ABCDEF."
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The display name of the entity."
          },
          "type": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The type of the entity, e.g., SERVICE, HOST, PROCESS_GROUP, APPLICATION."
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "rootCauseEntity": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "The entity identified by Davis AI as the root cause of the problem. Null if the root cause could not be determined."
    },
    "managementZones": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "The management zones that contain the affected entities, used for access control and scoping.",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "description": "A management zone reference.",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The unique identifier of the management zone."
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The display name of the management zone."
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "problemFilters": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "The alerting profiles (problem filters) that match this problem and control notification routing.",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "description": "A reference to an alerting profile (problem filter).",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The unique identifier of the alerting profile."
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The display name of the alerting profile."
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
}