Here's how to add business data to logs from retail endpoints | Datadog Tips & Tricks

Some sources simply do not generate data-rich logs. Retail endpoints that are older or run on proprietary services, for example, very often produce logs without the kinds of data that are needed to perform useful business analytics. So, what can you do?

We show you how to add business data to logs from point-of-sale systems, as well as how to use those enriched logs to create a measure and metric, so you can do more advanced data analysis and, ultimately, get better insights into your business. Even though we focus on retail endpoints, you can easily apply this workflow to any data source you’re working with.

Other useful resources:

• “Add more context to your logs with Reference Tables” blog post: https://www.datadoghq.com/blog/add-context-with-reference-tables/
• Reference Tables doc: https://docs.datadoghq.com/reference_tables/
• Measures doc: https://docs.datadoghq.com/logs/explorer/facets/#measures
• Generate Metrics from Ingested Logs doc: https://docs.datadoghq.com/logs/log_configuration/logs_to_metrics/#logs-usage-metrics