From ddbf0a05afe1c0904ea8af3f9018232920a24c67 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kristina Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 07:43:45 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Correlations: Update docs to include information on external correlation type (#93772) Change docs to reflect different correlation types --- docs/sources/administration/correlations/_index.md | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/sources/administration/correlations/_index.md b/docs/sources/administration/correlations/_index.md index 977849d2948..3a61b1800b5 100644 --- a/docs/sources/administration/correlations/_index.md +++ b/docs/sources/administration/correlations/_index.md @@ -12,16 +12,18 @@ weight: 900 # Correlations -You can create interactive links for Explore visualizations to run queries related to presented data by setting up Correlations. +You can create interactive links for Explore visualizations by setting up Correlations. These links can either run queries or generate external URLs related to presented data. -A correlation defines how data in one [data source]({{< relref "../../datasources" >}}) is used to query data in another data source. +A correlation defines how data in one [data source]({{< relref "../../datasources" >}}) is used to query data in another data source or to generate an external URL. Some examples: - an application name returned in a logs data source can be used to query metrics related to that application in a metrics data source, or - a user name returned by an SQL data source can be used to query logs related to that particular user in a logs data source +- a customer ID in a logs data source can link to a different platform that has a profile on that customer. [Explore]({{< relref "../../explore" >}}) takes user-defined correlations to display links inside the visualizations. -You can click on a link to run the related query and see results in [Explore Split View]({{< relref "../../explore#split-and-compare" >}}). +If a correlation links to a query, you can click on that link to run the related query and see results in [Explore Split View]({{< relref "../../explore#split-and-compare" >}}). +If a correlation links to an external URL, you can click on the link to open the URL in a new tab in your browser. Explore visualizations that currently support showing links based on correlations: