From 88d7a89518e1bd47384639291ad8cc86c495592a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: wantsui Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2024 17:02:24 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] clarify precedence is based on the root span --- content/en/tracing/trace_pipeline/ingestion_controls.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/en/tracing/trace_pipeline/ingestion_controls.md b/content/en/tracing/trace_pipeline/ingestion_controls.md index 9d3d24684e7..48f7a7ce0ac 100644 --- a/content/en/tracing/trace_pipeline/ingestion_controls.md +++ b/content/en/tracing/trace_pipeline/ingestion_controls.md @@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ With remote configuration, you don't have to restart the Agent to update these p ### Sampling precedence rules -If sampling rules are set in multiple locations, the following precedence rules apply in order, where rules that appear first on the list can override lower precedence rules: +If sampling rules are set for the root span ([head-based sampling][4]) in multiple locations, the following precedence rules apply in order, where rules that appear first on the list can override lower precedence rules: 1. Remotely configured sampling rules, set through [resource-based sampling](#configure-the-service-ingestion-rates-by-resource) 1. [Adaptive sampling rules][17]