feat(Change Tracking): add Datasource documentation #33702
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| 3. Hover over any change indicator or overlay to view a summary of the change. | ||
| 4. Click the change indicator or overlay to view detailed information and take remediation actions. | ||
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| ### Visualize Change Tracking data in widgets |
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I suggest changing the heading to "Widgets" for consistency with the other headings like "Dashboards" and "Monitor status page." Or, alternatively, change the other headings in this section to match the action-oriented phrasing.
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| ### Visualize Change Tracking data in widgets | ||
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| In addition to the out-of-the-box integrations described above, **Change Tracking is available as a data source for widgets** across Datadog, including Dashboards and Notebooks. |
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| In addition to the out-of-the-box integrations described above, **Change Tracking is available as a data source for widgets** across Datadog, including Dashboards and Notebooks. | |
| In addition to the out-of-the-box integrations, Change Tracking is available as a data source for widgets across Datadog, including Dashboards and Notebooks. |
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| {{< img src="/change_tracking/change-tracking-datasource-edit-widget.png" alt="Change Tracking datasource widgets" style="width:100%;" >}} | ||
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| For Timeseries widgets, Change Tracking can also be enabled as an **Event Overlay**. This displays changes overlaid on top of a timeseries to help correlate them with metric behavior. |
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| For Timeseries widgets, Change Tracking can also be enabled as an **Event Overlay**. This displays changes overlaid on top of a timeseries to help correlate them with metric behavior. | |
| For Timeseries widgets, you can also enable Change Tracking as an **Event Overlay**, which displays changes on top of the timeseries to help correlate them with metric behavior. |
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| For Timeseries widgets, Change Tracking can also be enabled as an **Event Overlay**. This displays changes overlaid on top of a timeseries to help correlate them with metric behavior. | ||
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| {{< img src="/change_tracking/change-tracking-datasource-edit-overlay.png" alt="Change Tracking datasource as Event Overlay" style="width:100%;" >}} |
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Could you please redact (blur) the service name in the screenshot?
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What does this PR do? What is the motivation?
Add datasource documentation to Change Tracking public docs.
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