docs(apm): clarify why observed sampling rate can differ in Storage Explorer - #8102
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Expands the single-sentence explanation into a dedicated subsection covering: errors always being stored, head-based and tail-based sampling edge cases, APM Server buffer overflow behavior, and third-party tracing header overrides
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Hey @smith , will need some help here |
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One nit, but otherwise LGTM!
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Expands the one-line sampling rate description in the Storage Explorer docs into a dedicated subsection that explains the common reasons the observed rate diverges from the configured rate:
Content sourced from internal KB article
d43a7b9bby @lucabelluccini. To be confirmed by an SME.Closes elastic/kibana#207309
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