# Spans May 21, 2026 Overview tab for spans A new **Overview tab** on the spans dataset renders aggregated span queries as sortable tables or charts — rank services by error count, surface the slowest operations, or see status-code distributions at a glance. **[Learn more](https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/data_exploration/spans/overview-tab/index.md)** May 20, 2026 Highlights tab in Explore spans Break the spans matching your query down by field in a dedicated **Highlights** tab. Switch between **Duration**, **Errors**, and **Total Requests** views, and toggle **Compare to previous period** to surface regressions side by side—a **Diff** column ranks fields by how much each value changed between the two windows. **[Learn more](https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/data_exploration/spans/highlights-tab/index.md)** May 20, 2026 Signals tab for spans A new **Signals** tab on the spans dataset surfaces **Rate**, **Errors**, and **Duration** for the active query. A button group at the top of the tab switches between **Outliers**—latency percentiles, error counts, and individual span samples overlaid on a single chart—and **RED metrics**—Rate, Errors, and Duration as three side-by-side charts. Each chart has its own configuration, and selecting any data point opens the span drilldown on the most representative span for the active aggregation. **[Learn more](https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/data_exploration/spans/signals/index.md)** May 19, 2026 Service health context on the Info Panel Performance section The Info Panel **Performance** section now surfaces service-level signals for the span's service, scoped to a 15-minute window around the span's start time. New fields include **SLO Status** (shown as `X OK, Y BREACHED`), **Health** (**Healthy**, **Critical**, **Warning**, or **Unmonitored**), and **Incidents** (count of active incidents, with a **View Incident** link per incident). Each field has a **View APM Service catalog** action that opens the catalog filtered by the service. The **Infrastructure** tab in Span related data also shows live pod and node status inline. **[Learn more](https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/data_exploration/spans/info_panel/#service-health-context)** May 18, 2026 Color by, Depth, and Trace layout moved to the action bar In the Trace Drilldown, the **Color by**, **Depth**, and **Trace layout** controls now appear as dropdowns directly in the action bar, so you can change them in one select instead of opening a menu. **Gantt** view exposes **Color by** and **Depth**; **Flame** view exposes **Color by** and **Trace layout**; **Dependencies** Span view exposes **Color by**. On smaller screens, the same controls remain in the menu. **[Learn more](https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/data_exploration/spans/visualize/#color-by-and-legend)** May 15, 2026 DataPrime queries in the Logs tab View query drawer In the Span related data **Logs** tab, the **View query** drawer now shows the correlation query in two formats — **DataPrime** and **Lucene** — for the **Span**, **Trace**, and **Service** views. **Custom** view stays Lucene-only because custom field mappings don't translate to a standard DataPrime expression. Copy either query, or select **Open in Explore Logs** to run it in the full logs experience with the time range preserved. **[Learn more](https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/data_exploration/spans/related_data/#view-the-query-used-for-correlation)** May 6, 2026 Request loops shown as dashed edges in Dependencies When a trace contains a cyclic dependency — a request that flows back through a service or span that already called it — the back-pointing edge automatically renders as a dashed line in both **Service view** and **Span view** of the Trace Drilldown **Dependencies** view. The dashed edge appears whenever the cycle exists; there's no toggle to enable. Use it to spot request loops that signal architectural issues and complicate troubleshooting. **[Learn more](https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/data_exploration/spans/visualize/#map-interactions)** May 6, 2026 Span-relationship filters in the query builder A new **Relation** option in the Spans query builder lets you find spans based on their position within a trace. Choose from seven relation types — **Root**, **Only root**, **Parent**, **Entry service**, **Child**, **Any**, and **Not any** — and combine multiple filters with **AND** or **OR**. The builder generates the matching DataPrime relational query automatically, so you can switch to DataPrime at any time to inspect or refine the query. **[Learn more](https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/data_exploration/spans/query-builder-for-spans/#filter-by-span-relationships)** May 5, 2026 Trace Drilldown quick actions and Dependencies controls Quick actions on graph elements — Right-click a span in **Flame** or **Gantt**, or select the 3-dots icon on a node in **Dependencies**, to pivot between views, open **Highlights**, or jump to APM. Service-view nodes in Dependencies expose APM Service Catalog, APM Service Operation, APM Database, APM Database Operation, and APM Serverless depending on service type. **Gantt** quick actions also include **Show Surrounding Spans** for traces beyond the time range or span limits. **[Learn more](https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/data_exploration/spans/visualize/#quick-actions-right-click)** New Dependencies controls — A new **Node detail** toggle in the Dependencies more actions menu controls how much information each node shows (Compact / Standard, default Standard). The 20,000-span cap now also applies to Dependencies (Span view and Service view), matching Flame and Gantt. **[Learn more](https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/data_exploration/spans/visualize/#dependencies-specific-controls)** Apr 16, 2026 Dependencies view in Trace Drilldown New **Dependencies** view visualizes how a request flows through your architecture at the **service** or **span** level, with Color by, Group by, Aggregation, an on-graph toolbar, and a minimap. Clicking a service name in the span header opens a searchable dropdown of spans in that service. The Trace Drilldown now opens in Gantt view by default. **[Learn more](https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/data_exploration/spans/visualize/#dependencies-view)** Apr 6, 2026 Span Related Data — Logs correlation update Enhanced log-to-span correlation with a new three-field mapping (Logs, Span, Service) and a **View by** selector with four options: Custom, Span, Trace, and Service. Custom view correlates logs using your own field mappings, while Span, Trace, and Service views use standard OTel fields automatically. **[Learn more](https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/data_exploration/spans/related_data/#set-up-log-correlation)** Mar 26, 2026 Trace Drilldown enhancements AI Session tab in Related Data — When a span represents a GenAI or LLM operation, the new AI Session tab displays the associated chat, highlights the specific span, and surfaces metadata fields, evaluation scores, and tool calls — all within the trace drilldown. **[Learn more](https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/data_exploration/spans/related_data/#ai-session)** Time range picker — A new time range picker in the drilldown header controls the query window for all related data. Default times are dynamic based on trace size. Maximum trace time range is 3 days; maximum span display is 20,000 spans per view. **[Learn more](https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/data_exploration/spans/visualize/#time-range-picker)** Small spans indication in Flame view — In traces with many short-duration spans, the Flame view groups consecutive small sibling spans into a single block with a count label. Zoom in to reveal merged spans, or select the block to browse individual spans in a filterable list. **[Learn more](https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/data_exploration/spans/visualize/#small-spans-indication)** Mar 17, 2026 Explore Tracing and Trace Drilldown Navigate from RED Metrics to Span Drilldown — Select any data point in a RED Metrics graph in Explore Tracing to open the Span Drilldown with Group By context preserved. Aggregation type determines which span is auto-focused in the drilldown. **[Learn more](https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/data_exploration/spans/explore-spans/index.md)** Investigate with the Trace Drilldown — New dedicated documentation covers the Trace Drilldown and its three main areas: trace view, Info Panel, and Related Data. Move from a selected span to correlated logs, infrastructure context, and profiling without leaving Explore Tracing. **[Learn more](https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/data_exploration/spans/span-drilldown/index.md)** Span Fields and Attributes — The Info Panel displays fields, tags, and metadata for the selected span or trace, including a span duration distribution heatmap to compare performance against similar spans. **[Learn more](https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/data_exploration/spans/info_panel/index.md)** Headers and Quick Actions — Use header menus to pivot to correlated logs, APM service context, or profiles, and refine your active query directly from the Trace Drilldown. **[Learn more](https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/data_exploration/spans/headers_actions/index.md)** Visualize Spans and Traces — View the selected trace as a Gantt Chart, Flame Graph, or Service Dependency View to understand execution structure, timing, and service interactions. **[Learn more](https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/data_exploration/spans/visualize/index.md)** View Related Data — Surface correlated telemetry for the selected span or trace, including logs, infrastructure context, profiling data, events, and AI insights. **[Learn more](https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/data_exploration/spans/related_data/index.md)** Explore Tracing — New documentation for the Explore Tracing workspace, covering how to query, filter, and investigate traces and spans across distributed services. **[Learn more](https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/data_exploration/spans/explore-spans/index.md)**