Dynatrace Browser Monitor for Search Execution

[Chris_Urman]

I'm setting up Dynatrace synthetic monitors to replicate user experience in Splunk and I am having trouble getting a search to work in a Browser Monitor. I am using the Dynatrace ClickPath to record the login and search execution but when Dynatrace executes the monitor it is entering the search into the search bar around a dozen times.

My search:
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[livehybrid]

Hi @Chris_Urman 

Are you able to use the REST API instead of the UI? This might behave better between Splunk upgrades etc and is the intended way to machines to interact with Splunk. 

Your search will still perform and act in the same way as if ran in the UI.

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[Chris_Urman]

Yes, and we are using it for our own internal monitoring. 

[PickleRick]

As I understand, you're trying to use a third party tool to monitor Splunk's interface behaviour but for some reason that third party tool inserts wrong content into search field, right?

That looks more like a Dynatrace issue than Splunk one.

[Chris_Urman]

Correct. I know there is a lot of JS that happens in the search bar so I thought that might be throwing off the click path recorder.