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[DOCS-13132] Expand GCP metric discrepancy guide to cover missing metrics#36309

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@buraizu buraizu commented Apr 27, 2026

What does this PR do? What is the motivation?

Fixes DOCS-13132

Expands the Google Cloud metric discrepancy guide (/integrations/guide/gcp-metric-discrepancy/) to cover both missing metrics and value mismatches. The guide previously covered only alignment-function value mismatches, but escalated GCP support tickets analyzed under DOCS-13132 showed missing-metric confusion was the larger cluster.

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  • Replaces the single ## Metric discrepancies section with two symptom-scoped sections: ## Metric is missing in Datadog (new) and ## Metric values do not match the Google Cloud console (existing alignment-functions walkthrough, with original step 1 promoted to a shared section and remaining steps renumbered).
  • Adds ## Confirm the metric exists in Google Cloud as a shared first step covering Datadog's gcp.SERVICE.METRIC naming convention and metric kinds.
  • Broadens the front-matter title and description. Slug is unchanged.

The new missing-metric flow walks customers through five self-serve checks: Datadog Metric Summary search (with .delta reminder for CUMULATIVE metrics), custom/log-based metric scope, IAM and project access, metric collection filters, and Google Cloud emission verification.

Follow-up work is tracked in DOCS-14212: a metric-availability callout on the getting-started page, and SME-led per-service "Not collected" scaffolding for high-traffic GCP service tile pages.

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@buraizu buraizu added the WORK IN PROGRESS No review needed, it's a wip ;) label Apr 27, 2026
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