From 02091502ddfb4171741556dfda2909ce3572a21e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brett Blue <84536271+brett0000FF@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:28:25 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update java.md with note on dd.trace.config usage
Added note about not relying solely on dd.trace.config for SDK-dependent products.
---
content/en/tracing/trace_collection/library_config/java.md | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/content/en/tracing/trace_collection/library_config/java.md b/content/en/tracing/trace_collection/library_config/java.md
index 7ff6d0a85f4..6ef0feabe36 100644
--- a/content/en/tracing/trace_collection/library_config/java.md
+++ b/content/en/tracing/trace_collection/library_config/java.md
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ See also [DD_APM_TRACING_ENABLED][21].
`dd.trace.config`
: **Environment Variable**: `DD_TRACE_CONFIG`
**Default**: `null`
-Optional path to a file where configuration properties are provided one per each line. For instance, the file path can be provided as via `-Ddd.trace.config=.properties`, with setting the service name in the file with `dd.service=`
+Optional path to a file where configuration properties are provided one per each line. For instance, the file path can be provided as via `-Ddd.trace.config=.properties`, with setting the service name in the file with `dd.service=`
+**Note**: Don’t rely on `dd.trace.config` as the only mechanism to enable or disable SDK-dependent products (for example, Profiler and Dynamic Instrumentation). Prefer the corresponding system properties or environment variables (or `application_monitoring.yaml` for Single Step Instrumentation).
`dd.service.mapping`
: **Environment Variable**: `DD_SERVICE_MAPPING`
From afbdf20f23ca4d8c19c90a9ed9c62006e14a8c9b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brett Blue <84536271+brett0000FF@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:22:38 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Fix note formatting in Java config documentation
---
content/en/tracing/trace_collection/library_config/java.md | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/content/en/tracing/trace_collection/library_config/java.md b/content/en/tracing/trace_collection/library_config/java.md
index 6ef0feabe36..afadc9dcce0 100644
--- a/content/en/tracing/trace_collection/library_config/java.md
+++ b/content/en/tracing/trace_collection/library_config/java.md
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ See also [DD_APM_TRACING_ENABLED][21].
: **Environment Variable**: `DD_TRACE_CONFIG`
**Default**: `null`
Optional path to a file where configuration properties are provided one per each line. For instance, the file path can be provided as via `-Ddd.trace.config=.properties`, with setting the service name in the file with `dd.service=`
-**Note**: Don’t rely on `dd.trace.config` as the only mechanism to enable or disable SDK-dependent products (for example, Profiler and Dynamic Instrumentation). Prefer the corresponding system properties or environment variables (or `application_monitoring.yaml` for Single Step Instrumentation).
+**Note**: Don't rely on `dd.trace.config` as the only mechanism to enable or disable SDK-dependent products (for example, Profiler and Dynamic Instrumentation). Instead, use the corresponding system properties or environment variables (or `application_monitoring.yaml` for Single Step Instrumentation).
`dd.service.mapping`
: **Environment Variable**: `DD_SERVICE_MAPPING`