Custom measurement docs should indicate that only numeric values are supported

[joshuanathanson]

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[joshuanathanson]

Relevant technology or service: Application Insights Link: https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/azure-docs/blob/main/includes/application-insights-data-model-measurements.md

FWIW I wasn't able to find a feedback link on the article.

In the above linked docs, it does not indicate that only numeric values are supported for custom measurements. If you try to include a string value, for example, the telemetry request succeeds without error, but the log simply doesn't show up. It took a day of trial and error for me to figure out why my logs were not showing up.

[SaibabaBalapur-MSFT]

@joshuanathanson Thanks for your feedback! We will investigate and update as appropriate.

[mrbullwinkle]

@SaibabaBalapur-MSFT I'm removing my assignment. Unfortunately I no longer work on Application Insights, and have not for the past three years so I won't be much help here. It looks like somehow my username is still on a few App Insights docs that live inside include files. I will remove that now so it reverts to the proper owner.

[SaibabaBalapur-MSFT]

@AaronMaxwell Please review it.

[AaronMaxwell]

Thanks for your dedication to our documentation. This issue has been moved to an internal work item for triage and prioritization. Thanks in advance for your understanding as we investigate to provide the most accurate documentation updates. #please-close

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