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Can I retroactively extract business data I forgot to log initially?

Can I retroactively extract business data I forgot to log initially?

Yes—this is Nodinite's key advantage over Application Insights. If you logged full payloads (Body context property with JSON/XML) but forgot to extract Customer ID initially: 1) Create new [Search Field Expression][] extracting CustomerId from Body using JSON Path $.order.customerId, 2) Click "Reindex" for historical data (processes existing logged payloads), 3) Customer ID now searchable in historical logs. Application Insights: data irrecoverable—would require redeploying with new telemetry code, losing historical context.

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