Viewing discovered entities

You may have over a hundred repositories in GitHub, and eventually, you will likely import all of them into Cortex. This much information can make it difficult to know at a glance that all repositories are accounted for and all new projects are being imported into and tracked within Cortex.

The discovered entities list (formerly known as the discovery audit) guarantees confidence in your catalogs by listing all changes that Cortex has detected. Cortex compares everything that exists within the system to what it discovers within your git tool, APM tool, Kubernetes cluster, and other crucial integrations, giving you insight into changes happening across your environments.

View the discovered entities

You can view discovered entities under Catalogs > All entities in the Discovered entities tab.

On this page, see a list of recent changes in your environment that aren't yet reflected in Cortex, including newly created repositories, services, and resources discovered from your integrations.

Filter the discovered entities list

The first time you view the discovered entities list, there may be a lot to review. To narrow the scope of your list and start with changes that are the highest priority for you, search or filter the list by integration or entity type.

• To search, enter text into the search bar in the upper right corner of the list.

• To filter, click Filter in the upper right corner of the list. Select your filtering criteria, then click Apply.

Importing and removing entities

Cortex will tag detected changes to signify whether an entity or repository has been discovered, archived, or deleted.

You can import, delete, or ignore the entities listed in Discovery audit.

Import discovered entities

If Cortex detects a new service or resource, you can import it directly from this page:

1. Click + in the row containing the new entity:

   
2. Configure the entity details.

   • For detailed instructions on creating a new entity, see the relevant docs page for the entity type: Services, Domains, Custom entities.

3. Click Confirm import.

Delete discovered entities

If Cortex no longer detects a given entity, you also have the ability to delete that entity or repository directly from this page:

1. Click the trash can icon in the row containing the entity:

   
2. In the confirmation window, click Delete.

   • The confirmation window gives you the opportunity to review all potentially impacted services before deleting, so you don’t unintentionally remove something from Cortex.

Ignore discovered entities

If an event appears within the discovered entities list, but is irrelevant — for example, a test project that doesn’t need to be imported into Cortex — you can ignore it:

• Click the hide icon in the row containing the entity:

  

The entity will now appear in the Ignored tab. The ignore action is persistent, so the event won’t appear again within the discovered list.

From the ignored list, you can move the entity back to the Discovered tab by clicking the eye icon.

Troubleshooting and FAQ

Why do I not see all of my services from my APM provider in the discovered entities list?

Cortex supports a subset of integrations within the discovered entities list:

• Datadog

• ECS

• GitOps

• Instana

• Kubernetes

• Lighstep

• New Relic