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Summary

Documents the new Manage logs and telemetry dialog in the Aspire dashboard, which enables users to export, import, and remove telemetry data across resources.

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New content

  • Manage data subsection under Interact with telemetry covering:
    • Export: Select resources/data types → download .zip (OTLP JSON + console logs + resource details)
    • Import: Upload .zip or .json files (100 MB max) to restore telemetry
    • Remove: Granular removal of selected resources/data types

Updated content

  • Remove data section: Updated to reference the new Manage dialog for bulk operations
  • Settings dialog description: Updated to mention managing logs and telemetry

Screenshots (dark theme)

  • settings-manage-telemetry.png — Settings dialog showing new Manage button
  • manage-data-dialog.png — Manage dialog with resources and data type icons
  • manage-data-expanded.png — Manage dialog with expanded resource showing individual data types
  • remove-all-telemetry.png — Updated to reflect new Settings dialog layout

Testing

Feature was validated end-to-end using Playwright automation:

  1. Created Aspire starter project → launched with aspire run
  2. Generated telemetry traffic
  3. Verified export: downloaded ZIP containing 12 files across resources/consolelogs/structuredlogs/traces/metrics directories
  4. Verified remove: cleared all data, confirmed 0 structured logs
  5. Verified import: imported exported ZIP, confirmed data restored (10 structured logs)

Add documentation for the new Manage logs and telemetry dialog in the
Aspire dashboard, which enables users to export, import, and remove
telemetry data across resources.

- Add new 'Manage data' subsection under 'Interact with telemetry'
- Document export flow (ZIP with OTLP JSON, console logs, resources)
- Document import flow (.zip and .json files, 100 MB limit)
- Document granular remove via the Manage dialog
- Update 'Remove data' section to reference new Manage dialog
- Update Settings dialog description
- Add dark-theme screenshots: manage-data-dialog, manage-data-expanded,
  settings-manage-telemetry
- Update remove-all-telemetry screenshot (now shows Manage button)

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
- Update pause-telemetry.png with current Console logs page showing
  paused state with log content and 'Log capture paused' message
- Update remove-telemetry-data.png with current Structured logs page
  showing Remove dropdown with current UI styling
- Remove unused remove-all-telemetry.png (duplicate of
  settings-manage-telemetry.png after Settings dialog redesign)
- Remove dead import for removeAllTelemetry in explore.mdx

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
@mitchdenny mitchdenny force-pushed the docs/import-export-feature branch from 120270c to 2f1bd8c Compare February 16, 2026 00:50
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IEvangelist pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Feb 17, 2026
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* docs: add import/export telemetry data documentation

Add documentation for the new Manage logs and telemetry dialog in the
Aspire dashboard, which enables users to export, import, and remove
telemetry data across resources.

- Add new 'Manage data' subsection under 'Interact with telemetry'
- Document export flow (ZIP with OTLP JSON, console logs, resources)
- Document import flow (.zip and .json files, 100 MB limit)
- Document granular remove via the Manage dialog
- Update 'Remove data' section to reference new Manage dialog
- Update Settings dialog description
- Add dark-theme screenshots: manage-data-dialog, manage-data-expanded,
  settings-manage-telemetry
- Update remove-all-telemetry screenshot (now shows Manage button)

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* docs: update screenshots to current dashboard UI

- Update pause-telemetry.png with current Console logs page showing
  paused state with log content and 'Log capture paused' message
- Update remove-telemetry-data.png with current Structured logs page
  showing Remove dropdown with current UI styling
- Remove unused remove-all-telemetry.png (duplicate of
  settings-manage-telemetry.png after Settings dialog redesign)
- Remove dead import for removeAllTelemetry in explore.mdx

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

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Co-authored-by: Mitch Denny <mitch@mitchdeny.com>
Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
IEvangelist pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Feb 18, 2026
)

* docs: add import/export telemetry data documentation

Add documentation for the new Manage logs and telemetry dialog in the
Aspire dashboard, which enables users to export, import, and remove
telemetry data across resources.

- Add new 'Manage data' subsection under 'Interact with telemetry'
- Document export flow (ZIP with OTLP JSON, console logs, resources)
- Document import flow (.zip and .json files, 100 MB limit)
- Document granular remove via the Manage dialog
- Update 'Remove data' section to reference new Manage dialog
- Update Settings dialog description
- Add dark-theme screenshots: manage-data-dialog, manage-data-expanded,
  settings-manage-telemetry
- Update remove-all-telemetry screenshot (now shows Manage button)

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* docs: update screenshots to current dashboard UI

- Update pause-telemetry.png with current Console logs page showing
  paused state with log content and 'Log capture paused' message
- Update remove-telemetry-data.png with current Structured logs page
  showing Remove dropdown with current UI styling
- Remove unused remove-all-telemetry.png (duplicate of
  settings-manage-telemetry.png after Settings dialog redesign)
- Remove dead import for removeAllTelemetry in explore.mdx

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

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Co-authored-by: Mitch Denny <mitch@mitchdeny.com>
Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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