Closed Bug 1615666 Opened 5 years ago Closed 5 years ago

Create a set of questions / flowchart to understand which metrics to use and other metric configuration

Categories

(Data Platform and Tools :: Glean: SDK, enhancement, P3)

Product:
Data Platform and Tools
Component:
Glean: SDK
Type:
enhancement

Tracking

(Not tracked)

Status:
RESOLVED FIXED

People

(Reporter: mdroettboom, Assigned: mdroettboom)

References

(Blocks 1 open bug)

Details

(Whiteboard: [telemetry:glean-rs:m17][docdays])

We need a way to guide people to use the correct metric, and when to use particular lifetimes and particular methods of recording.

We could use the Data Review template as a guide for the kinds of questions that developers should consider (even if these questions aren't part of a formal process).

This should especially guide people to use events only when no other options are appropriate. For example, events should be used when you need to ask when something occurred in relation to something else, not just for counting things.

Sticking my hat in the ring as someone who is very interested in this, as I've fielded these questions in the past and can supply examples like this one.

Current art for this can be found here.

Type: defect → enhancement
Whiteboard: [telemetry:glean-rs:m?][docdays] → [telemetry:glean-rs:m17][docdays]
Assignee: nobody → mdroettboom
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 5 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
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