Navigate the Dynatrace platform
Dynatrace’s new UI
Dynatrace’s new UI introduces a more intuitive and streamlined experience, enhancing usability and efficiency. It features improved navigation, customizable dashboards, DQL Tiles and a cleaner design for better data visualization, making performance monitoring and troubleshooting more effective. Overall, the new UI aims to simplify workflows while providing deeper observability across environments.
New UI Navigation
Dock
The Dock is your starting point in Dynatrace, serving as an expandable/collapsible panel on the left side of the display. It acts as your tool belt, allowing you to pin and access frequently used applications easily.
With the Dock, you can:
- Quickly switch between pinned or recently used apps.
- Access the Launcher, global platform search, all apps in your environment, support resources, and user preferences.
- The upper part of the Dock includes:
- Dynatrace is your home.
- Search enables you to search the platform.
- Apps
- Pinned and active apps, depending on your configuration and activity. In this example, the Notebooks, Dashboards, and Segments.
The lower part of the Dock includes:
- << and >> to hide or display the Dock
- Support to access support links
- [your initials] [your name] to access user-specific links
Dynatrace
Select Dynatrace in the upper-left corner to go to your Dynatrace home page.
- The default Getting started with Dynatrace “launchpad” page gives you a quick overview of prominent features to start using the platform. It’s focused on introducing you to key aspects of the platform and reducing your learning curve.
- You can create additional launchpads (custom home pages) with handpicked lists of apps, documents, links, and informational text. For more information, see Launchpads.
Search
The Search option is always accessible in the Dock.
If the Dock is collapsed, only the search icon will be visible. You can quickly open Search using the keyboard shortcut CTRL+K (Windows) or CMD+K (Mac). Dynatrace platform search includes customizable options and filters to refine your results. For more details on advanced search features, refer to Platform search.
Apps
Select Apps to list and launch your installed apps. (If you collapse the Dock, you’ll only see the icon.)
- Browse apps by category.
- Use the filter bar to search by app name.
- Select Hub Explore more to find more apps on Dynatrace Hub.
Pinned and active apps
The middle section of the Dock displays default apps, along with any apps you have pinned or recently used. Pin your favorite apps here to customize the Dock for quick access.
To pin an app to the Dock:
- Use Search or Apps to find and select the app you want to pin. The app icon and name will appear in the Dock.
- In the Dock, hover over the app and select Pin icon to Dock.
- A pinned app will remain in the Dock until you remove it by hovering over the app and selecting Unpin icon from Dock.
Collapse and Expand
<< Collapse hides the labels, showing only a narrow column of icons, which frees up screen space for displaying your data. If you frequently use certain apps and functions, the icons alone may be sufficient for quick navigation.
>> Expand restores the full Dock, making labels visible again for easier readability.
Support
If you need some extra information, you can always select Support in the lower-left corner to display links one of the support and developer resources described below.
- Documentation provides easy access to the documentation and will give you an overview of everything that’s new, app documentation, and anything else you need to know.
- Release notes links directly to the release notes.
- Community takes you straight to the Dynatrace Community, where you can ask us questions, give us feedback, and share your ideas. Learn from top Dynatrace users.
- Live chat puts you in touch with a Dynatrace product expert (a real human!) for live assistance.
User menu
To open the user menu, select your name in the lower-left corner, at the bottom of the Dock.
- [your name] displays User settings, where you can change settings such as the display language, timezone, and light mode/dark mode.
- Environments lists links to your available environments.
- Appearance offers a quick switch to light, dark, or browser theme mode.
- Account Management opens Account Management in a new tab.
- Latest Dynatrace toggles the latest Dynatrace on and off.
- Sign out signs you out of Dynatrace.
How to Access Key Sections in Dynatrace New UI
To access, click on the Dashboards icon in the Dock or use the search bar (CTRL+K or CMD+K) to type “Dashboards” This is where DQL (Dynatrace Query Language) is used for advanced data exploration and analysis.
Optionally, you can Pin it to the Pinned and Active Apps section in the Dock for quick access. This ensures that your frequently used apps remain easily accessible without needing to search for them each time. Simply hover over the app in the Dock and select Pin Icon to keep it in the pinned section.
Infrastructure & Operations – To get to the new host page, select Infrastructure from the main navigation menu, and then choose Hosts or search for “Infrastructure & Operations” in the search bar.
Optionally, you can Pin it to the Pinned and Active Apps section in the Dock for quick access. This ensures that your frequently used apps remain easily accessible without needing to search for them each time. Simply hover over the app in the Dock and select Pin Icon to keep it in the pinned section.
Problems – Click on the Problems icon in the navigation menu or use the search bar to type “Problems.” This section displays detected issues, enabling you to analyze root causes and track incidents in real time.
Optionally, you can Pin it to the Pinned and Active Apps section in the Dock for quick access. This ensures that your frequently used apps remain easily accessible without needing to search for them each time. Simply hover over the app in the Dock and select Pin Icon to keep it in the pinned section.
Access Synthetics by selecting the Synthetic Monitoring option in the navigation menu or by searching for “Synthetics” using the search bar.
Optionally, you can Pin it to the Pinned and Active Apps section in the Dock for quick access. This ensures that your frequently used apps remain easily accessible without needing to search for them each time. Simply hover over the app in the Dock and select Pin Icon to keep it in the pinned section.
To reach Settings Classic, use the search bar to type “Settings Classic” and select the relevant result.
Optionally, you can Pin it to the Pinned and Active Apps section in the Dock for quick access. This ensures that your frequently used apps remain easily accessible without needing to search for them each time. Simply hover over the app in the Dock and select Pin Icon to keep it in the pinned section.