openshift-docs/modules/network-observability-operator-release-notes-1-2-0-new-features-enhancements.adoc

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= Network Observability Operator 1.2.0 new features and enhancements

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You can view the following new features and enhancements for the Network Observability Operator 1.2.0 release.

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== Histogram in Traffic Flows view

You can now choose to show a histogram of flows over time. The histogram enables you to visualize the history of flows without hitting the Loki query limit. For more information, see "Using the histogram".

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== Conversation tracking

You can now query flows by *Log Type*, which enables grouping network flows that are part of the same conversation. For more information, see "Working with conversations".

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== Network observability health alerts

The Network Observability Operator now creates automatic alerts if the `flowlogs-pipeline` is dropping flows because of errors at the write stage or if the Loki ingestion rate limit has been reached. For more information, see "Health dashboards".