fix: tests

* fix: add adjustkeys in trace operator cte builder

* fix: more fixes

* fix: cleanup

* fix: move tests to trace operator file

* fix: address comments

* fix: lint issues

---------

Co-authored-by: Srikanth Chekuri <srikanth.chekuri92@gmail.com>

conf/example.yaml

@@ -64,16 +64,16 @@ web:
   settings:
     posthog:
       # Whether to enable PostHog in web.
-      enabled: true
+      enabled: false
     appcues:
       # Whether to enable Appcues in web.
-      enabled: true
+      enabled: false
     sentry:
       # Whether to enable Sentry in web.
-      enabled: true
+      enabled: false
     pylon:
       # Whether to enable Pylon in web.
-      enabled: true
+      enabled: false
 
 ##################### Cache #####################
 cache:

pkg/telemetrylogs/condition_builder.go

@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func (c *conditionBuilder) conditionFor(
 		column := columns[0]
 		if len(key.Evolutions) > 0 {
 			// we will use the corresponding column and its evolution entry for the query
-			newColumns, _, err := selectEvolutionsForColumns(columns, key.Evolutions, startNs, endNs)
+			newColumns, _, err := qbtypes.SelectEvolutionsForColumns(columns, key.Evolutions, startNs, endNs)
 			if err != nil {
 				return "", err
 			}

pkg/telemetrylogs/field_mapper.go

@@ -3,11 +3,7 @@ package telemetrylogs
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"slices"
-	"sort"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
-	"time"
 
 	schema "github.com/SigNoz/signoz-otel-collector/cmd/signozschemamigrator/schema_migrator"
 	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz-otel-collector/utils"
@@ -137,113 +133,6 @@ func (m *fieldMapper) getColumn(ctx context.Context, key *telemetrytypes.Telemet
 	return nil, qbtypes.ErrColumnNotFound
 }
 
-// selectEvolutionsForColumns selects the appropriate evolution entries for each column based on the time range.
-// Logic:
-//   - Finds the latest base evolution (<= tsStartTime) across ALL columns
-//   - Rejects all evolutions before this latest base evolution
-//   - For duplicate evolutions it considers the oldest one (first in ReleaseTime)
-//   - For each column, includes its evolution if it's >= latest base evolution and <= tsEndTime
-//   - Results are sorted by ReleaseTime descending (newest first)
-func selectEvolutionsForColumns(columns []*schema.Column, evolutions []*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry, tsStart, tsEnd uint64) ([]*schema.Column, []*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry, error) {
-
-	sortedEvolutions := make([]*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry, len(evolutions))
-	copy(sortedEvolutions, evolutions)
-
-	// sort the evolutions by ReleaseTime ascending
-	sort.Slice(sortedEvolutions, func(i, j int) bool {
-		return sortedEvolutions[i].ReleaseTime.Before(sortedEvolutions[j].ReleaseTime)
-	})
-
-	tsStartTime := time.Unix(0, int64(tsStart))
-	tsEndTime := time.Unix(0, int64(tsEnd))
-
-	// Build evolution map: column name -> evolution
-	evolutionMap := make(map[string]*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry)
-	for _, evolution := range sortedEvolutions {
-		if _, exists := evolutionMap[evolution.ColumnName+":"+evolution.FieldName+":"+strconv.Itoa(int(evolution.Version))]; exists {
-			// since if there is duplicate we would just use the oldest one.
-			continue
-		}
-		evolutionMap[evolution.ColumnName+":"+evolution.FieldName+":"+strconv.Itoa(int(evolution.Version))] = evolution
-	}
-
-	// Find the latest base evolution (<= tsStartTime) across ALL columns
-	// Evolutions are sorted, so we can break early
-	var latestBaseEvolutionAcrossAll *telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry
-	for _, evolution := range sortedEvolutions {
-		if evolution.ReleaseTime.After(tsStartTime) {
-			break
-		}
-		latestBaseEvolutionAcrossAll = evolution
-	}
-
-	// We shouldn't reach this, it basically means there is something wrong with the evolutions data
-	if latestBaseEvolutionAcrossAll == nil {
-		return nil, nil, errors.Newf(errors.TypeInternal, errors.CodeInternal, "no base evolution found for columns %v", columns)
-	}
-
-	columnLookUpMap := make(map[string]*schema.Column)
-	for _, column := range columns {
-		columnLookUpMap[column.Name] = column
-	}
-
-	// Collect column-evolution pairs
-	type colEvoPair struct {
-		column    *schema.Column
-		evolution *telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry
-	}
-	pairs := []colEvoPair{}
-
-	for _, evolution := range evolutionMap {
-		// Reject evolutions before the latest base evolution
-		if evolution.ReleaseTime.Before(latestBaseEvolutionAcrossAll.ReleaseTime) {
-			continue
-		}
-		// skip evolutions after tsEndTime
-		if evolution.ReleaseTime.After(tsEndTime) || evolution.ReleaseTime.Equal(tsEndTime) {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		if _, exists := columnLookUpMap[evolution.ColumnName]; !exists {
-			return nil, nil, errors.Newf(errors.TypeInternal, errors.CodeInternal, "evolution column %s not found in columns %v", evolution.ColumnName, columns)
-		}
-
-		pairs = append(pairs, colEvoPair{columnLookUpMap[evolution.ColumnName], evolution})
-	}
-
-	// If no pairs found, fall back to latestBaseEvolutionAcrossAll for matching columns
-	if len(pairs) == 0 {
-		for _, column := range columns {
-			// Use latestBaseEvolutionAcrossAll if this column name matches its column name
-			if column.Name == latestBaseEvolutionAcrossAll.ColumnName {
-				pairs = append(pairs, colEvoPair{column, latestBaseEvolutionAcrossAll})
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Sort by ReleaseTime descending (newest first)
-	slices.SortFunc(pairs, func(a, b colEvoPair) int {
-		// Sort by ReleaseTime descending (newest first)
-		if a.evolution.ReleaseTime.After(b.evolution.ReleaseTime) {
-			return -1
-		}
-		if a.evolution.ReleaseTime.Before(b.evolution.ReleaseTime) {
-			return 1
-		}
-		return 0
-	})
-
-	// Extract results
-	newColumns := make([]*schema.Column, len(pairs))
-	evolutionsEntries := make([]*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry, len(pairs))
-	for i, pair := range pairs {
-		newColumns[i] = pair.column
-		evolutionsEntries[i] = pair.evolution
-	}
-
-	return newColumns, evolutionsEntries, nil
-}
-
 func (m *fieldMapper) FieldFor(ctx context.Context, tsStart, tsEnd uint64, key *telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey) (string, error) {
 	columns, err := m.getColumn(ctx, key)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -254,7 +143,7 @@ func (m *fieldMapper) FieldFor(ctx context.Context, tsStart, tsEnd uint64, key *
 	var evolutionsEntries []*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry
 	if len(key.Evolutions) > 0 {
 		// we will use the corresponding column and its evolution entry for the query
-		newColumns, evolutionsEntries, err = selectEvolutionsForColumns(columns, key.Evolutions, tsStart, tsEnd)
+		newColumns, evolutionsEntries, err = qbtypes.SelectEvolutionsForColumns(columns, key.Evolutions, tsStart, tsEnd)
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", err
 		}

pkg/telemetrylogs/field_mapper_test.go

@@ -536,390 +536,6 @@ func TestFieldForWithEvolutions(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestSelectEvolutionsForColumns(t *testing.T) {
-	testCases := []struct {
-		name            string
-		columns         []*schema.Column
-		evolutions      []*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry
-		tsStart         uint64
-		tsEnd           uint64
-		expectedColumns []string // column names
-		expectedEvols   []string // evolution column names
-		expectedError   bool
-		errorStr        string
-	}{
-		{
-			name: "New evolutions at tsStartTime - should include latest evolution",
-			columns: []*schema.Column{
-				logsV2Columns["resources_string"],
-				logsV2Columns["resource"],
-			},
-			evolutions: []*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry{
-				{
-					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
-					ColumnName:   "resources_string",
-					ColumnType:   "Map(LowCardinality(String), String)",
-					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
-					FieldName:    "__all__",
-					Version:      0,
-					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
-				},
-				{
-					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
-					ColumnName:   "resource",
-					ColumnType:   "JSON()",
-					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
-					FieldName:    "__all__",
-					Version:      1,
-					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(2024, 2, 25, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
-				},
-			},
-			tsStart:         uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 25, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
-			tsEnd:           uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 30, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
-			expectedColumns: []string{"resource"},
-			expectedEvols:   []string{"resource"},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "New evolutions after tsStartTime but less than tsEndTime - should include both",
-			columns: []*schema.Column{
-				logsV2Columns["resources_string"],
-				logsV2Columns["resource"],
-			},
-			evolutions: []*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry{
-				{
-					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
-					ColumnName:   "resources_string",
-					ColumnType:   "Map(LowCardinality(String), String)",
-					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
-					FieldName:    "__all__",
-					Version:      0,
-					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
-				},
-				{
-					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
-					ColumnName:   "resource",
-					ColumnType:   "JSON()",
-					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
-					FieldName:    "__all__",
-					Version:      1,
-					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(2024, 2, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
-				},
-			},
-			tsStart:         uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
-			tsEnd:           uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
-			expectedColumns: []string{"resource", "resources_string"}, // sorted by ReleaseTime desc
-			expectedEvols:   []string{"resource", "resources_string"},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "Columns without matching evolutions - should exclude them",
-			columns: []*schema.Column{
-				logsV2Columns["resources_string"],
-				logsV2Columns["resource"],          // no evolution for this
-				logsV2Columns["attributes_string"], // no evolution for this
-			},
-			evolutions: []*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry{
-				{
-					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
-					ColumnName:   "resources_string",
-					ColumnType:   "Map(LowCardinality(String), String)",
-					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
-					FieldName:    "__all__",
-					Version:      0,
-					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(2024, 1, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
-				},
-			},
-			tsStart:         uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
-			tsEnd:           uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
-			expectedColumns: []string{"resources_string"},
-			expectedEvols:   []string{"resources_string"},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "New evolutions at tsEndTime - should not include new evolution",
-			columns: []*schema.Column{
-				logsV2Columns["resources_string"],
-				logsV2Columns["resource"],
-			},
-			evolutions: []*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry{
-				{
-					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
-					ColumnName:   "resources_string",
-					ColumnType:   "Map(LowCardinality(String), String)",
-					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
-					FieldName:    "__all__",
-					Version:      0,
-					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
-				},
-				{
-					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
-					ColumnName:   "resource",
-					ColumnType:   "JSON()",
-					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
-					FieldName:    "__all__",
-					Version:      1,
-					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(2024, 2, 30, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
-				},
-			},
-			tsStart:         uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 25, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
-			tsEnd:           uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 30, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
-			expectedColumns: []string{"resources_string"},
-			expectedEvols:   []string{"resources_string"},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "New evolutions after tsEndTime - should exclude new",
-			columns: []*schema.Column{
-				logsV2Columns["resources_string"],
-				logsV2Columns["resource"],
-			},
-			evolutions: []*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry{
-				{
-					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
-					ColumnName:   "resources_string",
-					ColumnType:   "Map(LowCardinality(String), String)",
-					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
-					FieldName:    "__all__",
-					Version:      0,
-					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
-				},
-				{
-					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
-					ColumnName:   "resource",
-					ColumnType:   "JSON()",
-					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
-					FieldName:    "__all__",
-					Version:      1,
-					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(2024, 2, 25, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
-				},
-			},
-			tsStart:         uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
-			tsEnd:           uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
-			expectedColumns: []string{"resources_string"},
-			expectedEvols:   []string{"resources_string"},
-		},
-		{
-			name:    "Empty columns array",
-			columns: []*schema.Column{},
-			evolutions: []*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry{
-				{
-					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
-					ColumnName:   "resources_string",
-					ColumnType:   "Map(LowCardinality(String), String)",
-					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
-					FieldName:    "__all__",
-					Version:      0,
-					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(2024, 1, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
-				},
-			},
-			tsStart:         uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
-			tsEnd:           uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
-			expectedColumns: []string{},
-			expectedEvols:   []string{},
-			expectedError:   true,
-			errorStr:        "column resources_string not found",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "Duplicate evolutions - should use first encountered (oldest if sorted)",
-			columns: []*schema.Column{
-				logsV2Columns["resource"],
-			},
-			evolutions: []*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry{
-				{
-					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
-					ColumnName:   "resources_string",
-					ColumnType:   "Map(LowCardinality(String), String)",
-					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
-					FieldName:    "__all__",
-					Version:      0,
-					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
-				},
-				{
-					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
-					ColumnName:   "resource",
-					ColumnType:   "JSON()",
-					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
-					FieldName:    "__all__",
-					Version:      1,
-					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(2024, 1, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
-				},
-				{
-					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
-					ColumnName:   "resource",
-					ColumnType:   "JSON()",
-					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
-					FieldName:    "__all__",
-					Version:      1,
-					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(2024, 1, 20, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
-				},
-			},
-			tsStart:         uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
-			tsEnd:           uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
-			expectedColumns: []string{"resource"},
-			expectedEvols:   []string{"resource"}, // should use first one (older)
-		},
-		{
-			name: "Genuine Duplicate evolutions with new version- should consider both",
-			columns: []*schema.Column{
-				logsV2Columns["resources_string"],
-				logsV2Columns["resource"],
-			},
-			evolutions: []*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry{
-				{
-					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
-					ColumnName:   "resources_string",
-					ColumnType:   "Map(LowCardinality(String), String)",
-					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
-					FieldName:    "__all__",
-					Version:      0,
-					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
-				},
-				{
-					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
-					ColumnName:   "resource",
-					ColumnType:   "JSON()",
-					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
-					FieldName:    "__all__",
-					Version:      1,
-					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(2024, 1, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
-				},
-				{
-					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
-					ColumnName:   "resources_string",
-					ColumnType:   "Map(LowCardinality(String), String)",
-					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
-					FieldName:    "__all__",
-					Version:      2,
-					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(2024, 1, 20, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
-				},
-			},
-			tsStart:         uint64(time.Date(2024, 1, 16, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
-			tsEnd:           uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
-			expectedColumns: []string{"resources_string", "resource"},
-			expectedEvols:   []string{"resources_string", "resource"}, // should use first one (older)
-		},
-		{
-			name: "Evolution exactly at tsEndTime",
-			columns: []*schema.Column{
-				logsV2Columns["resources_string"],
-				logsV2Columns["resource"],
-			},
-			evolutions: []*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry{
-				{
-					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
-					ColumnName:   "resources_string",
-					ColumnType:   "Map(LowCardinality(String), String)",
-					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
-					FieldName:    "__all__",
-					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(2024, 1, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
-				},
-				{
-					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
-					ColumnName:   "resource",
-					ColumnType:   "JSON()",
-					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
-					FieldName:    "__all__",
-					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(2024, 2, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC), // exactly at tsEnd
-				},
-			},
-			tsStart:         uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
-			tsEnd:           uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
-			expectedColumns: []string{"resources_string"}, // resource excluded because After(tsEnd) is true
-			expectedEvols:   []string{"resources_string"},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "Single evolution after tsStartTime - JSON body",
-			columns: []*schema.Column{
-				logsV2Columns[LogsV2BodyV2Column],
-				logsV2Columns[LogsV2BodyPromotedColumn],
-			},
-			evolutions: []*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry{
-				{
-					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
-					ColumnName:   LogsV2BodyV2Column,
-					ColumnType:   "JSON()",
-					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextBody,
-					FieldName:    "__all__",
-					ReleaseTime:  time.Unix(0, 0),
-				},
-				{
-					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
-					ColumnName:   LogsV2BodyPromotedColumn,
-					ColumnType:   "JSON()",
-					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextBody,
-					FieldName:    "user.name",
-					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(2024, 2, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
-				},
-			},
-			tsStart:         uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
-			tsEnd:           uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
-			expectedColumns: []string{LogsV2BodyPromotedColumn, LogsV2BodyV2Column}, // sorted by ReleaseTime desc (newest first)
-			expectedEvols:   []string{LogsV2BodyPromotedColumn, LogsV2BodyV2Column},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "No evolution after tsStartTime - JSON body",
-			columns: []*schema.Column{
-				logsV2Columns[LogsV2BodyV2Column],
-				logsV2Columns[LogsV2BodyPromotedColumn],
-			},
-			evolutions: []*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry{
-				{
-					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
-					ColumnName:   LogsV2BodyV2Column,
-					ColumnType:   "JSON()",
-					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextBody,
-					FieldName:    "__all__",
-					ReleaseTime:  time.Unix(0, 0),
-				},
-				{
-					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
-					ColumnName:   LogsV2BodyPromotedColumn,
-					ColumnType:   "JSON()",
-					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextBody,
-					FieldName:    "user.name",
-					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(2024, 2, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
-				},
-			},
-			tsStart:         uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
-			tsEnd:           uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
-			expectedColumns: []string{LogsV2BodyPromotedColumn},
-			expectedEvols:   []string{LogsV2BodyPromotedColumn},
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range testCases {
-		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			resultColumns, resultEvols, err := selectEvolutionsForColumns(tc.columns, tc.evolutions, tc.tsStart, tc.tsEnd)
-
-			if tc.expectedError {
-				assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), tc.errorStr)
-			} else {
-				require.NoError(t, err)
-				assert.Equal(t, len(tc.expectedColumns), len(resultColumns), "column count mismatch")
-				assert.Equal(t, len(tc.expectedEvols), len(resultEvols), "evolution count mismatch")
-
-				resultColumnNames := make([]string, len(resultColumns))
-				for i, col := range resultColumns {
-					resultColumnNames[i] = col.Name
-				}
-				resultEvolNames := make([]string, len(resultEvols))
-				for i, evol := range resultEvols {
-					resultEvolNames[i] = evol.ColumnName
-				}
-
-				for i := range tc.expectedColumns {
-					assert.Equal(t, resultColumnNames[i], tc.expectedColumns[i], "expected column missing: "+tc.expectedColumns[i])
-				}
-				for i := range tc.expectedEvols {
-					assert.Equal(t, resultEvolNames[i], tc.expectedEvols[i], "expected evolution missing: "+tc.expectedEvols[i])
-				}
-				// Verify sorting: should be descending by ReleaseTime
-				for i := 0; i < len(resultEvols)-1; i++ {
-					assert.True(t, !resultEvols[i].ReleaseTime.Before(resultEvols[i+1].ReleaseTime),
-						"evolutions should be sorted descending by ReleaseTime")
-				}
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 func TestFieldForWithMaterialized(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 

pkg/telemetrymetadata/metadata.go

@@ -344,6 +344,11 @@ func (t *telemetryMetaStore) getTracesKeys(ctx context.Context, fieldKeySelector
 			})
 		}
 	}
+
+	if err = t.updateColumnEvolutionMetadataForKeys(ctx, keys); err != nil {
+		return nil, false, err
+	}
+
 	return keys, complete, nil
 }
 
@@ -689,7 +694,7 @@ func (t *telemetryMetaStore) getLogsKeys(ctx context.Context, fieldKeySelectors
 		}
 	}
 
-	if _, err := t.updateColumnEvolutionMetadataForKeys(ctx, keys); err != nil {
+	if err := t.updateColumnEvolutionMetadataForKeys(ctx, keys); err != nil {
 		return nil, false, err
 	}
 
@@ -2370,8 +2375,8 @@ func (k *telemetryMetaStore) fetchEvolutionEntryFromClickHouse(ctx context.Conte
 	return entries, nil
 }
 
-// Get retrieves all evolutions for the given selectors from DB.
-func (k *telemetryMetaStore) updateColumnEvolutionMetadataForKeys(ctx context.Context, keysToUpdate []*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey) (map[string][]*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry, error) {
+// updateColumnEvolutionMetadataForKeys updates the evolution field for keys.
+func (k *telemetryMetaStore) updateColumnEvolutionMetadataForKeys(ctx context.Context, keysToUpdate []*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey) error {
 
 	var metadataKeySelectors []*telemetrytypes.EvolutionSelector
 	for _, keySelector := range keysToUpdate {
@@ -2385,7 +2390,7 @@ func (k *telemetryMetaStore) updateColumnEvolutionMetadataForKeys(ctx context.Co
 
 	evolutions, err := k.fetchEvolutionEntryFromClickHouse(ctx, metadataKeySelectors)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Newf(errors.TypeInternal, errors.CodeInternal, "failed to fetch evolution from clickhouse %s", err.Error())
+		return errors.Newf(errors.TypeInternal, errors.CodeInternal, "failed to fetch evolution from clickhouse %s", err.Error())
 	}
 
 	evolutionsByUniqueKey := make(map[string][]*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry)
@@ -2416,7 +2421,7 @@ func (k *telemetryMetaStore) updateColumnEvolutionMetadataForKeys(ctx context.Co
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return evolutionsByUniqueKey, nil
+	return nil
 }
 
 // chunkSizeFirstSeenMetricMetadata limits the number of tuples per SQL query to avoid hitting the max_query_size limit.

pkg/telemetrymetadata/metadata_query_test.go

@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@ package telemetrymetadata
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"regexp"
 	"testing"
 
+	cmock "github.com/SigNoz/clickhouse-go-mock"
+	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/flagger/flaggertest"
 	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/instrumentation/instrumentationtest"
 	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/telemetryaudit"
 	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/telemetrylogs"
@@ -13,12 +17,24 @@ import (
 	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/telemetrystore/telemetrystoretest"
 	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/telemetrytraces"
 	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/types/telemetrytypes"
-	cmock "github.com/SigNoz/clickhouse-go-mock"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/flagger/flaggertest"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
+type regexMatcher struct {
+}
+
+func (m *regexMatcher) Match(expectedSQL, actualSQL string) error {
+	re, err := regexp.Compile(expectedSQL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if !re.MatchString(actualSQL) {
+		return errors.NewInvalidInputf(errors.CodeInvalidInput, "expected query to contain %s, got %s", expectedSQL, actualSQL)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func TestGetFirstSeenFromMetricMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 	mockTelemetryStore := telemetrystoretest.New(telemetrystore.Config{}, &regexMatcher{})
 	mock := mockTelemetryStore.Mock()

pkg/telemetrymetadata/metadata_test.go

@@ -1,582 +0,0 @@
-package telemetrymetadata
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"regexp"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/instrumentation/instrumentationtest"
-	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/telemetryaudit"
-	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/telemetrylogs"
-	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/telemetrymeter"
-	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/telemetrymetrics"
-	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/telemetrystore"
-	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/telemetrystore/telemetrystoretest"
-	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/telemetrytraces"
-	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/types/telemetrytypes"
-	cmock "github.com/SigNoz/clickhouse-go-mock"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/flagger/flaggertest"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-)
-
-func newTestTelemetryMetaStoreTestHelper(t *testing.T, store telemetrystore.TelemetryStore) telemetrytypes.MetadataStore {
-	t.Helper()
-	return NewTelemetryMetaStore(
-		instrumentationtest.New().ToProviderSettings(),
-		store,
-		telemetrytraces.DBName,
-		telemetrytraces.TagAttributesV2TableName,
-		telemetrytraces.SpanAttributesKeysTblName,
-		telemetrytraces.SpanIndexV3TableName,
-		telemetrymetrics.DBName,
-		telemetrymetrics.AttributesMetadataTableName,
-		telemetrymeter.DBName,
-		telemetrymeter.SamplesAgg1dTableName,
-		telemetrylogs.DBName,
-		telemetrylogs.LogsV2TableName,
-		telemetrylogs.TagAttributesV2TableName,
-		telemetrylogs.LogAttributeKeysTblName,
-		telemetrylogs.LogResourceKeysTblName,
-		telemetryaudit.DBName,
-		telemetryaudit.AuditLogsTableName,
-		telemetryaudit.TagAttributesTableName,
-		telemetryaudit.LogAttributeKeysTblName,
-		telemetryaudit.LogResourceKeysTblName,
-		DBName,
-		AttributesMetadataLocalTableName,
-		ColumnEvolutionMetadataTableName,
-		flaggertest.New(t),
-	)
-}
-
-type regexMatcher struct {
-}
-
-func (m *regexMatcher) Match(expectedSQL, actualSQL string) error {
-	re, err := regexp.Compile(expectedSQL)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if !re.MatchString(actualSQL) {
-		return errors.NewInvalidInputf(errors.CodeInvalidInput, "expected query to contain %s, got %s", expectedSQL, actualSQL)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func TestGetKeys(t *testing.T) {
-	mockTelemetryStore := telemetrystoretest.New(telemetrystore.Config{}, &regexMatcher{})
-	mock := mockTelemetryStore.Mock()
-
-	metadata := newTestTelemetryMetaStoreTestHelper(t, mockTelemetryStore)
-
-	rows := cmock.NewRows([]cmock.ColumnType{
-		{Name: "statement", Type: "String"},
-	}, [][]any{{"CREATE TABLE signoz_traces.signoz_index_v3"}})
-
-	mock.
-		ExpectSelect("SHOW CREATE TABLE signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3").
-		WillReturnRows(rows)
-
-	query := `SELECT.*`
-
-	mock.ExpectQuery(query).
-		WithArgs("%http.method%", telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString.TagDataType(), 11).
-		WillReturnRows(cmock.NewRows([]cmock.ColumnType{
-			{Name: "tag_key", Type: "String"},
-			{Name: "tag_type", Type: "String"},
-			{Name: "tag_data_type", Type: "String"},
-			{Name: "priority", Type: "UInt8"},
-		}, [][]any{{"http.method", "tag", "String", 1}, {"http.method", "tag", "String", 1}}))
-	keys, _, err := metadata.GetKeys(context.Background(), &telemetrytypes.FieldKeySelector{
-		Signal:        telemetrytypes.SignalTraces,
-		FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan,
-		FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
-		Name:          "http.method",
-		Limit:         10,
-	})
-
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Failed to get keys: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	t.Logf("Keys: %v", keys)
-}
-
-func TestApplyBackwardCompatibleKeys(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name           string
-		inputKeys      []*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey
-		expectedKeys   []string
-		notExpectedKey string
-	}{
-		{
-			name: "bidirectional mapping: net.peer.name -> server.address",
-			inputKeys: []*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
-				{
-					Name:          "net.peer.name",
-					Signal:        telemetrytypes.SignalTraces,
-					FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextAttribute,
-					FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
-				},
-			},
-			expectedKeys: []string{"net.peer.name", "server.address"},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "bidirectional mapping: server.address -> net.peer.name",
-			inputKeys: []*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
-				{
-					Name:          "server.address",
-					Signal:        telemetrytypes.SignalTraces,
-					FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
-					FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
-				},
-			},
-			expectedKeys: []string{"server.address", "net.peer.name"},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "bidirectional mapping: http.url -> url.full",
-			inputKeys: []*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
-				{
-					Name:          "http.url",
-					Signal:        telemetrytypes.SignalTraces,
-					FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextAttribute,
-					FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
-				},
-			},
-			expectedKeys: []string{"http.url", "url.full"},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "bidirectional mapping: url.full -> http.url",
-			inputKeys: []*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
-				{
-					Name:          "url.full",
-					Signal:        telemetrytypes.SignalTraces,
-					FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextAttribute,
-					FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
-				},
-			},
-			expectedKeys: []string{"url.full", "http.url"},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "key without alias",
-			inputKeys: []*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
-				{
-					Name:          "custom.attribute",
-					Signal:        telemetrytypes.SignalTraces,
-					FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextAttribute,
-					FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
-				},
-			},
-			expectedKeys:   []string{"custom.attribute"},
-			notExpectedKey: "server.address",
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			mockTelemetryStore := telemetrystoretest.New(telemetrystore.Config{}, &regexMatcher{})
-			mock := mockTelemetryStore.Mock()
-
-			metadata := newTestTelemetryMetaStoreTestHelper(t, mockTelemetryStore)
-
-			hasTraces := false
-			hasLogs := false
-			for _, key := range tt.inputKeys {
-				switch key.Signal {
-				case telemetrytypes.SignalTraces:
-					hasTraces = true
-				case telemetrytypes.SignalLogs:
-					hasLogs = true
-				}
-			}
-
-			if hasTraces {
-				mock.ExpectSelect("SHOW CREATE TABLE signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3").
-					WillReturnRows(cmock.NewRows([]cmock.ColumnType{
-						{Name: "statement", Type: "String"},
-					}, [][]any{{"CREATE TABLE signoz_traces.signoz_index_v3"}}))
-
-				var args []interface{}
-				var rows [][]any
-				for _, key := range tt.inputKeys {
-					if key.Signal == telemetrytypes.SignalTraces {
-						tagType := "tag"
-						if key.FieldContext == telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource {
-							tagType = "resource"
-						}
-						args = append(args, "%"+key.Name+"%", tagType, key.FieldDataType.TagDataType())
-						rows = append(rows, []any{key.Name, tagType, key.FieldDataType.TagDataType(), 1})
-					}
-				}
-				args = append(args, 11)
-
-				mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT.*`).
-					WithArgs(args...).
-					WillReturnRows(cmock.NewRows([]cmock.ColumnType{
-						{Name: "tag_key", Type: "String"},
-						{Name: "tag_type", Type: "String"},
-						{Name: "tag_data_type", Type: "String"},
-						{Name: "priority", Type: "UInt8"},
-					}, rows))
-			}
-
-			if hasLogs {
-				var args []interface{}
-				var rows [][]any
-				for _, key := range tt.inputKeys {
-					if key.Signal == telemetrytypes.SignalLogs {
-						tagType := "tag"
-						if key.FieldContext == telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource {
-							tagType = "resource"
-						}
-						args = append(args, "%"+key.Name+"%", tagType, key.FieldDataType.TagDataType())
-						rows = append(rows, []any{key.Name, tagType, key.FieldDataType.TagDataType(), 1})
-					}
-				}
-				args = append(args, 11)
-
-				mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT.*`).
-					WithArgs(args...).
-					WillReturnRows(cmock.NewRows([]cmock.ColumnType{
-						{Name: "tag_key", Type: "String"},
-						{Name: "tag_type", Type: "String"},
-						{Name: "tag_data_type", Type: "String"},
-						{Name: "priority", Type: "UInt8"},
-					}, rows))
-			}
-
-			selectors := []*telemetrytypes.FieldKeySelector{}
-			for _, key := range tt.inputKeys {
-				selectors = append(selectors, &telemetrytypes.FieldKeySelector{
-					Signal:        key.Signal,
-					FieldContext:  key.FieldContext,
-					FieldDataType: key.FieldDataType,
-					Name:          key.Name,
-					Limit:         10,
-				})
-			}
-
-			resultMap, _, err := metadata.GetKeysMulti(context.Background(), selectors)
-			require.NoError(t, err, "GetKeysMulti should not return an error")
-
-			for _, expectedKey := range tt.expectedKeys {
-				assert.Contains(t, resultMap, expectedKey, "Expected key %q to exist in result map", expectedKey)
-			}
-
-			if tt.notExpectedKey != "" {
-				assert.NotContains(t, resultMap, tt.notExpectedKey, "Did not expect key %q to exist in result map", tt.notExpectedKey)
-			}
-
-			for _, srcKey := range tt.inputKeys {
-				backwardCompatKeys := GetBackwardCompatKeysForSignal(srcKey.Signal)
-				if aliasKey, ok := backwardCompatKeys[srcKey.Name]; ok {
-					aliasExistedInInput := false
-					for _, inputKey := range tt.inputKeys {
-						if inputKey.Name == aliasKey {
-							aliasExistedInInput = true
-							break
-						}
-					}
-
-					if !aliasExistedInInput {
-						if aliasEntries, exists := resultMap[aliasKey]; exists && len(aliasEntries) > 0 {
-							aliasEntry := aliasEntries[0]
-							assert.Equal(t, srcKey.Signal, aliasEntry.Signal, "Alias %q should have same signal", aliasKey)
-							assert.Equal(t, srcKey.FieldContext, aliasEntry.FieldContext, "Alias %q should have same field context", aliasKey)
-							assert.Equal(t, srcKey.FieldDataType, aliasEntry.FieldDataType, "Alias %q should have same field data type", aliasKey)
-						}
-					}
-				}
-			}
-
-			require.NoError(t, mock.ExpectationsWereMet(), "All SQL expectations should be met")
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func TestEnrichWithIntrinsicMetricKeys(t *testing.T) {
-	result := enrichWithIntrinsicMetricKeys(
-		map[string][]*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{},
-		[]*telemetrytypes.FieldKeySelector{
-			{
-				Signal:            telemetrytypes.SignalMetrics,
-				Name:              "metric",
-				SelectorMatchType: telemetrytypes.FieldSelectorMatchTypeFuzzy,
-			},
-		},
-	)
-
-	require.Contains(t, result, "metric_name")
-	assert.Equal(t, telemetrytypes.FieldContextMetric, result["metric_name"][0].FieldContext)
-
-	result = enrichWithIntrinsicMetricKeys(
-		map[string][]*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{},
-		[]*telemetrytypes.FieldKeySelector{
-			{
-				Signal:            telemetrytypes.SignalMetrics,
-				Name:              "metric",
-				FieldContext:      telemetrytypes.FieldContextAttribute,
-				SelectorMatchType: telemetrytypes.FieldSelectorMatchTypeFuzzy,
-			},
-		},
-	)
-	assert.NotContains(t, result, "metric_name")
-
-	result = enrichWithIntrinsicMetricKeys(
-		map[string][]*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{},
-		[]*telemetrytypes.FieldKeySelector{
-			{
-				Signal: telemetrytypes.SignalMetrics,
-				MetricContext: &telemetrytypes.MetricContext{
-					MetricNamespace: "system.cpu",
-				},
-				SelectorMatchType: telemetrytypes.FieldSelectorMatchTypeFuzzy,
-			},
-		},
-	)
-	assert.NotContains(t, result, "metric_name")
-}
-
-func TestGetMetricFieldValuesIntrinsicMetricName(t *testing.T) {
-	mockTelemetryStore := telemetrystoretest.New(telemetrystore.Config{}, &regexMatcher{})
-	mock := mockTelemetryStore.Mock()
-
-	metadata := newTestTelemetryMetaStoreTestHelper(t, mockTelemetryStore)
-
-	valueRows := cmock.NewRows([]cmock.ColumnType{
-		{Name: "metric_name", Type: "String"},
-	}, [][]any{{"metric.a"}, {"metric.b"}})
-
-	query := `SELECT .*metric_name.*` + telemetrymetrics.TimeseriesV41weekTableName + `.*GROUP BY.*metric_name`
-
-	mock.ExpectQuery(query).
-		WithArgs(51).
-		WillReturnRows(valueRows)
-
-	metadataRows := cmock.NewRows([]cmock.ColumnType{
-		{Name: "attr_string_value", Type: "String"},
-	}, [][]any{})
-
-	mock.ExpectQuery(regexp.QuoteMeta("SELECT DISTINCT attr_string_value FROM signoz_metrics.distributed_metadata WHERE attr_name = ? LIMIT ?")).
-		WithArgs("metric_name", 49).
-		WillReturnRows(metadataRows)
-
-	values, complete, err := metadata.(*telemetryMetaStore).getMetricFieldValues(context.Background(), &telemetrytypes.FieldValueSelector{
-		FieldKeySelector: &telemetrytypes.FieldKeySelector{
-			Signal:            telemetrytypes.SignalMetrics,
-			Name:              "metric_name",
-			Limit:             50,
-			SelectorMatchType: telemetrytypes.FieldSelectorMatchTypeFuzzy,
-		},
-		Limit: 50,
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.True(t, complete)
-	assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{"metric.a", "metric.b"}, values.StringValues)
-	require.NoError(t, mock.ExpectationsWereMet())
-}
-
-func TestGetMetricFieldValuesIntrinsicBoolReturnsEmpty(t *testing.T) {
-	mockTelemetryStore := telemetrystoretest.New(telemetrystore.Config{}, &regexMatcher{})
-	mock := mockTelemetryStore.Mock()
-
-	metadata := newTestTelemetryMetaStoreTestHelper(t, mockTelemetryStore)
-
-	metadataRows := cmock.NewRows([]cmock.ColumnType{
-		{Name: "attr_string_value", Type: "String"},
-	}, [][]any{})
-
-	mock.ExpectQuery(regexp.QuoteMeta("SELECT DISTINCT attr_string_value FROM signoz_metrics.distributed_metadata WHERE attr_name = ? AND attr_datatype = ? AND attr_string_value = ? LIMIT ?")).
-		WithArgs("is_monotonic", telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeBool.TagDataType(), "true", 11).
-		WillReturnRows(metadataRows)
-
-	values, complete, err := metadata.(*telemetryMetaStore).getMetricFieldValues(context.Background(), &telemetrytypes.FieldValueSelector{
-		FieldKeySelector: &telemetrytypes.FieldKeySelector{
-			Signal:            telemetrytypes.SignalMetrics,
-			Name:              "is_monotonic",
-			FieldDataType:     telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeBool,
-			Limit:             10,
-			SelectorMatchType: telemetrytypes.FieldSelectorMatchTypeExact,
-		},
-		Value: "true",
-		Limit: 10,
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.True(t, complete)
-	assert.Empty(t, values.StringValues)
-	assert.Empty(t, values.BoolValues)
-	require.NoError(t, mock.ExpectationsWereMet())
-}
-
-func TestGetMetricFieldValuesAppliesMetricNamespace(t *testing.T) {
-	mockTelemetryStore := telemetrystoretest.New(telemetrystore.Config{}, &regexMatcher{})
-	mock := mockTelemetryStore.Mock()
-
-	metadata := newTestTelemetryMetaStoreTestHelper(t, mockTelemetryStore)
-
-	valueRows := cmock.NewRows([]cmock.ColumnType{
-		{Name: "attr_string_value", Type: "String"},
-	}, [][]any{{"value.a"}})
-
-	mock.ExpectQuery(regexp.QuoteMeta("SELECT DISTINCT attr_string_value FROM signoz_metrics.distributed_metadata WHERE attr_name = ? AND metric_name LIKE ? LIMIT ?")).
-		WithArgs("custom_key", "system.cpu%", 11).
-		WillReturnRows(valueRows)
-
-	values, complete, err := metadata.(*telemetryMetaStore).getMetricFieldValues(context.Background(), &telemetrytypes.FieldValueSelector{
-		FieldKeySelector: &telemetrytypes.FieldKeySelector{
-			Signal:            telemetrytypes.SignalMetrics,
-			Name:              "custom_key",
-			Limit:             10,
-			SelectorMatchType: telemetrytypes.FieldSelectorMatchTypeFuzzy,
-			MetricContext: &telemetrytypes.MetricContext{
-				MetricNamespace: "system.cpu",
-			},
-		},
-		Limit: 10,
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.True(t, complete)
-	assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{"value.a"}, values.StringValues)
-	require.NoError(t, mock.ExpectationsWereMet())
-}
-
-func TestGetMetricFieldValuesIntrinsicMetricNameAppliesMetricNamespace(t *testing.T) {
-	mockTelemetryStore := telemetrystoretest.New(telemetrystore.Config{}, &regexMatcher{})
-	mock := mockTelemetryStore.Mock()
-
-	metadata := newTestTelemetryMetaStoreTestHelper(t, mockTelemetryStore)
-
-	valueRows := cmock.NewRows([]cmock.ColumnType{
-		{Name: "metric_name", Type: "String"},
-	}, [][]any{{"system.cpu.utilization"}})
-
-	mock.ExpectQuery(regexp.QuoteMeta("SELECT metric_name FROM signoz_metrics.distributed_time_series_v4_1week WHERE metric_name LIKE ? GROUP BY metric_name LIMIT ?")).
-		WithArgs("system.cpu%", 51).
-		WillReturnRows(valueRows)
-
-	metadataRows := cmock.NewRows([]cmock.ColumnType{
-		{Name: "attr_string_value", Type: "String"},
-	}, [][]any{})
-
-	mock.ExpectQuery(regexp.QuoteMeta("SELECT DISTINCT attr_string_value FROM signoz_metrics.distributed_metadata WHERE attr_name = ? AND metric_name LIKE ? LIMIT ?")).
-		WithArgs("metric_name", "system.cpu%", 50).
-		WillReturnRows(metadataRows)
-
-	values, complete, err := metadata.(*telemetryMetaStore).getMetricFieldValues(context.Background(), &telemetrytypes.FieldValueSelector{
-		FieldKeySelector: &telemetrytypes.FieldKeySelector{
-			Signal:            telemetrytypes.SignalMetrics,
-			Name:              "metric_name",
-			Limit:             50,
-			SelectorMatchType: telemetrytypes.FieldSelectorMatchTypeFuzzy,
-			MetricContext: &telemetrytypes.MetricContext{
-				MetricNamespace: "system.cpu",
-			},
-		},
-		Limit: 50,
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.True(t, complete)
-	assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{"system.cpu.utilization"}, values.StringValues)
-	require.NoError(t, mock.ExpectationsWereMet())
-}
-
-func TestGetMeterSourceMetricFieldValuesAppliesMetricNamespace(t *testing.T) {
-	mockTelemetryStore := telemetrystoretest.New(telemetrystore.Config{}, &regexMatcher{})
-	mock := mockTelemetryStore.Mock()
-
-	metadata := newTestTelemetryMetaStoreTestHelper(t, mockTelemetryStore)
-
-	rows := cmock.NewRows([]cmock.ColumnType{
-		{Name: "attr", Type: "Array(String)"},
-	}, [][]any{{[]string{"service.name", "frontend"}}})
-
-	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT .*distributed_samples_agg_1d.*metric_name LIKE .*`).
-		WithArgs("service.name", "\\_\\_%", "system.cpu%", "", 11).
-		WillReturnRows(rows)
-
-	values, complete, err := metadata.(*telemetryMetaStore).getMeterSourceMetricFieldValues(context.Background(), &telemetrytypes.FieldValueSelector{
-		FieldKeySelector: &telemetrytypes.FieldKeySelector{
-			Signal: telemetrytypes.SignalMetrics,
-			Source: telemetrytypes.SourceMeter,
-			Name:   "service.name",
-			MetricContext: &telemetrytypes.MetricContext{
-				MetricNamespace: "system.cpu",
-			},
-		},
-		Limit: 10,
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.True(t, complete)
-	assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{"frontend"}, values.StringValues)
-	require.NoError(t, mock.ExpectationsWereMet())
-}
-
-func TestGetMetricsKeysAppliesMetricNamespace(t *testing.T) {
-	mockTelemetryStore := telemetrystoretest.New(telemetrystore.Config{}, &regexMatcher{})
-	mock := mockTelemetryStore.Mock()
-
-	metadata := newTestTelemetryMetaStoreTestHelper(t, mockTelemetryStore)
-
-	rows := cmock.NewRows([]cmock.ColumnType{
-		{Name: "name", Type: "String"},
-		{Name: "field_context", Type: "String"},
-		{Name: "field_data_type", Type: "String"},
-		{Name: "priority", Type: "UInt8"},
-	}, [][]any{{"service.name", "resource", "String", 1}})
-
-	mock.ExpectQuery(`(?s)SELECT.*distributed_metadata.*metric_name LIKE.*`).
-		WithArgs("%service%", "\\_\\_%", "system.cpu%", 11).
-		WillReturnRows(rows)
-
-	keys, complete, err := metadata.(*telemetryMetaStore).getMetricsKeys(context.Background(), []*telemetrytypes.FieldKeySelector{
-		{
-			Signal:            telemetrytypes.SignalMetrics,
-			Name:              "service",
-			Limit:             10,
-			SelectorMatchType: telemetrytypes.FieldSelectorMatchTypeFuzzy,
-			MetricContext: &telemetrytypes.MetricContext{
-				MetricNamespace: "system.cpu",
-			},
-		},
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.True(t, complete)
-	assert.Len(t, keys, 1)
-	assert.Equal(t, "service.name", keys[0].Name)
-	require.NoError(t, mock.ExpectationsWereMet())
-}
-
-func TestGetMeterSourceMetricKeysAppliesMetricNamespace(t *testing.T) {
-	mockTelemetryStore := telemetrystoretest.New(telemetrystore.Config{}, &regexMatcher{})
-	mock := mockTelemetryStore.Mock()
-
-	metadata := newTestTelemetryMetaStoreTestHelper(t, mockTelemetryStore)
-
-	rows := cmock.NewRows([]cmock.ColumnType{
-		{Name: "attr_name", Type: "String"},
-	}, [][]any{{"service.name"}})
-
-	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT.*distributed_samples_agg_1d.*metric_name LIKE.*`).
-		WithArgs("%service%", "\\_\\_%", "system.cpu%", 10).
-		WillReturnRows(rows)
-
-	keys, complete, err := metadata.(*telemetryMetaStore).getMeterSourceMetricKeys(context.Background(), []*telemetrytypes.FieldKeySelector{
-		{
-			Signal:            telemetrytypes.SignalMetrics,
-			Source:            telemetrytypes.SourceMeter,
-			Name:              "service",
-			Limit:             10,
-			SelectorMatchType: telemetrytypes.FieldSelectorMatchTypeFuzzy,
-			MetricContext: &telemetrytypes.MetricContext{
-				MetricNamespace: "system.cpu",
-			},
-		},
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.True(t, complete)
-	assert.Len(t, keys, 1)
-	assert.Equal(t, "service.name", keys[0].Name)
-	require.NoError(t, mock.ExpectationsWereMet())
-}

pkg/telemetrytraces/condition_builder.go

@@ -161,7 +161,33 @@ func (c *conditionBuilder) conditionFor(
 	case qbtypes.FilterOperatorExists, qbtypes.FilterOperatorNotExists:
 
 		var value any
-		switch columns[0].Type.GetType() {
+		column := columns[0]
+		if len(key.Evolutions) > 0 {
+			// we will use the corresponding column and its evolution entry for the query
+			newColumns, _, err := qbtypes.SelectEvolutionsForColumns(columns, key.Evolutions, startNs, endNs)
+			if err != nil {
+				return "", err
+			}
+
+			if len(newColumns) == 0 {
+				return "", errors.NewInvalidInputf(errors.CodeInvalidInput, "no valid evolution found for field %s in the given time range", key.Name)
+			}
+
+			// Multiple columns means fieldExpression is a multiIf returning NULL when none match,
+			// so a simple null check is sufficient.
+			if len(newColumns) > 1 {
+				if operator == qbtypes.FilterOperatorExists {
+					return sb.IsNotNull(fieldExpression), nil
+				} else {
+					return sb.IsNull(fieldExpression), nil
+				}
+			}
+
+			// otherwise we have to find the correct exist operator based on the column type
+			column = newColumns[0]
+		}
+
+		switch column.Type.GetType() {
 		case schema.ColumnTypeEnumJSON:
 			if operator == qbtypes.FilterOperatorExists {
 				return sb.IsNotNull(fieldExpression), nil
@@ -178,7 +204,7 @@ func (c *conditionBuilder) conditionFor(
 				return sb.E(fieldExpression, value), nil
 			}
 		case schema.ColumnTypeEnumLowCardinality:
-			switch elementType := columns[0].Type.(schema.LowCardinalityColumnType).ElementType; elementType.GetType() {
+			switch elementType := column.Type.(schema.LowCardinalityColumnType).ElementType; elementType.GetType() {
 			case schema.ColumnTypeEnumString:
 				value = ""
 				if operator == qbtypes.FilterOperatorExists {
@@ -202,14 +228,14 @@ func (c *conditionBuilder) conditionFor(
 				return sb.E(fieldExpression, value), nil
 			}
 		case schema.ColumnTypeEnumMap:
-			keyType := columns[0].Type.(schema.MapColumnType).KeyType
+			keyType := column.Type.(schema.MapColumnType).KeyType
 			if _, ok := keyType.(schema.LowCardinalityColumnType); !ok {
-				return "", errors.NewInvalidInputf(errors.CodeInvalidInput, "key type %s is not supported for map column type %s", keyType, columns[0].Type)
+				return "", errors.NewInvalidInputf(errors.CodeInvalidInput, "key type %s is not supported for map column type %s", keyType, column.Type)
 			}
 
-			switch valueType := columns[0].Type.(schema.MapColumnType).ValueType; valueType.GetType() {
+			switch valueType := column.Type.(schema.MapColumnType).ValueType; valueType.GetType() {
 			case schema.ColumnTypeEnumString, schema.ColumnTypeEnumBool, schema.ColumnTypeEnumFloat64:
-				leftOperand := fmt.Sprintf("mapContains(%s, '%s')", columns[0].Name, key.Name)
+				leftOperand := fmt.Sprintf("mapContains(%s, '%s')", column.Name, key.Name)
 				if key.Materialized {
 					leftOperand = telemetrytypes.FieldKeyToMaterializedColumnNameForExists(key)
 				}
@@ -222,7 +248,7 @@ func (c *conditionBuilder) conditionFor(
 				return "", errors.NewInvalidInputf(errors.CodeInvalidInput, "exists operator is not supported for map column type %s", valueType)
 			}
 		default:
-			return "", errors.NewInvalidInputf(errors.CodeInvalidInput, "exists operator is not supported for column type %s", columns[0].Type)
+			return "", errors.NewInvalidInputf(errors.CodeInvalidInput, "exists operator is not supported for column type %s", column.Type)
 		}
 	}
 	return "", nil

pkg/telemetrytraces/condition_builder_test.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package telemetrytraces
 import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	qbtypes "github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/types/querybuildertypes/querybuildertypesv5"
 	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/types/telemetrytypes"
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 func TestConditionFor(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
+	mockEvolution := mockEvolutionData(time.Date(2025, 10, 26, 0, 10, 0, 0, time.UTC))
 	testCases := []struct {
 		name          string
 		key           telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey
@@ -213,6 +215,7 @@ func TestConditionFor(t *testing.T) {
 				Name:          "service.name",
 				FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
 				FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
+				Evolutions:    mockEvolution,
 			},
 			operator:      qbtypes.FilterOperatorExists,
 			value:         nil,
@@ -225,6 +228,7 @@ func TestConditionFor(t *testing.T) {
 				Name:          "service.name",
 				FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
 				FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
+				Evolutions:    mockEvolution,
 			},
 			operator:      qbtypes.FilterOperatorNotExists,
 			value:         nil,
@@ -302,3 +306,85 @@ func TestConditionFor(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestConditionForResourceWithEvolution(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	releaseTime := time.Date(2025, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	evolutions := mockEvolutionData(releaseTime)
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name        string
+		key         telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey
+		operator    qbtypes.FilterOperator
+		tsStart     uint64
+		tsEnd       uint64
+		expectedSQL string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Exists - window after release - JSON only",
+			key: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
+				Name:          "service.name",
+				FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
+				FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
+				Evolutions:    evolutions,
+			},
+			operator:    qbtypes.FilterOperatorExists,
+			tsStart:     uint64(time.Date(2025, 6, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			tsEnd:       uint64(time.Date(2025, 7, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			expectedSQL: "WHERE resource.`service.name`::String IS NOT NULL",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "NotExists - window after release - JSON only",
+			key: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
+				Name:          "service.name",
+				FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
+				FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
+				Evolutions:    evolutions,
+			},
+			operator:    qbtypes.FilterOperatorNotExists,
+			tsStart:     uint64(time.Date(2025, 6, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			tsEnd:       uint64(time.Date(2025, 7, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			expectedSQL: "WHERE resource.`service.name`::String IS NULL",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Exists - window before release - map only",
+			key: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
+				Name:          "service.name",
+				FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
+				FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
+				Evolutions:    evolutions,
+			},
+			operator:    qbtypes.FilterOperatorExists,
+			tsStart:     uint64(time.Date(2024, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			tsEnd:       uint64(time.Date(2024, 6, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			expectedSQL: "WHERE mapContains(resources_string, 'service.name') = ?",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Exists - window straddles release - multiIf null check",
+			key: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
+				Name:          "service.name",
+				FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
+				FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
+				Evolutions:    evolutions,
+			},
+			operator:    qbtypes.FilterOperatorExists,
+			tsStart:     uint64(time.Date(2024, 6, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			tsEnd:       uint64(time.Date(2025, 6, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			expectedSQL: "WHERE multiIf(resource.`service.name` IS NOT NULL, resource.`service.name`::String, mapContains(resources_string, 'service.name'), resources_string['service.name'], NULL) IS NOT NULL",
+		},
+	}
+
+	fm := NewFieldMapper()
+	conditionBuilder := NewConditionBuilder(fm)
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		sb := sqlbuilder.NewSelectBuilder()
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			cond, err := conditionBuilder.ConditionFor(ctx, tc.tsStart, tc.tsEnd, &tc.key, tc.operator, nil, sb)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			sb.Where(cond)
+			sql, _ := sb.BuildWithFlavor(sqlbuilder.ClickHouse)
+			assert.Contains(t, sql, tc.expectedSQL)
+		})
+	}
+}

pkg/telemetrytraces/const.go

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package telemetrytraces
 
-import "github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/types/telemetrytypes"
+import (
+	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/types/telemetrytypes"
+)
 
 var (
 	IntrinsicFields = map[string]telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{

pkg/telemetrytraces/field_mapper.go

@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func (m *defaultFieldMapper) getColumn(
 ) ([]*schema.Column, error) {
 	switch key.FieldContext {
 	case telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource:
-		return []*schema.Column{indexV3Columns["resource"]}, nil
+		return []*schema.Column{indexV3Columns["resources_string"], indexV3Columns["resource"]}, nil
 	case telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope:
 		return []*schema.Column{}, qbtypes.ErrColumnNotFound
 	case telemetrytypes.FieldContextAttribute:
@@ -254,63 +254,92 @@ func (m *defaultFieldMapper) FieldFor(
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	if len(columns) != 1 {
-		return "", errors.Newf(errors.TypeInternal, errors.CodeInternal, "expected exactly 1 column, got %d", len(columns))
+
+	var newColumns []*schema.Column
+	var evolutionsEntries []*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry
+	if len(key.Evolutions) > 0 {
+		// we will use the corresponding column and its evolution entry for the query
+		newColumns, evolutionsEntries, err = qbtypes.SelectEvolutionsForColumns(columns, key.Evolutions, startNs, endNs)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+	} else {
+		newColumns = columns
 	}
-	column := columns[0]
 
-	switch column.Type.GetType() {
-	case schema.ColumnTypeEnumJSON:
-		// json is only supported for resource context as of now
-		if key.FieldContext != telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource {
-			return "", errors.Newf(errors.TypeInvalidInput, errors.CodeInvalidInput, "only resource context fields are supported for json columns, got %s", key.FieldContext.String)
-		}
-		oldColumn := indexV3Columns["resources_string"]
-		oldKeyName := fmt.Sprintf("%s['%s']", oldColumn.Name, key.Name)
-		// have to add ::string as clickHouse throws an error :- data types Variant/Dynamic are not allowed in GROUP BY
-		// once clickHouse dependency is updated, we need to check if we can remove it.
-		if key.Materialized {
-			oldKeyName = telemetrytypes.FieldKeyToMaterializedColumnName(key)
-			oldKeyNameExists := telemetrytypes.FieldKeyToMaterializedColumnNameForExists(key)
-			return fmt.Sprintf("multiIf(%s.`%s` IS NOT NULL, %s.`%s`::String, %s==true, %s, NULL)", column.Name, key.Name, column.Name, key.Name, oldKeyNameExists, oldKeyName), nil
-		} else {
-			return fmt.Sprintf("multiIf(%s.`%s` IS NOT NULL, %s.`%s`::String, mapContains(%s, '%s'), %s, NULL)", column.Name, key.Name, column.Name, key.Name, oldColumn.Name, key.Name, oldKeyName), nil
-		}
-	case schema.ColumnTypeEnumString,
-		schema.ColumnTypeEnumUInt64,
-		schema.ColumnTypeEnumUInt32,
-		schema.ColumnTypeEnumInt8,
-		schema.ColumnTypeEnumInt16,
-		schema.ColumnTypeEnumBool,
-		schema.ColumnTypeEnumDateTime64,
-		schema.ColumnTypeEnumFixedString:
-		return column.Name, nil
-	case schema.ColumnTypeEnumLowCardinality:
-		switch elementType := column.Type.(schema.LowCardinalityColumnType).ElementType; elementType.GetType() {
-		case schema.ColumnTypeEnumString:
-			return column.Name, nil
-		default:
-			return "", errors.NewInvalidInputf(errors.CodeInvalidInput, "value type %s is not supported for low cardinality column type %s", elementType, column.Type)
-		}
-	case schema.ColumnTypeEnumMap:
-		keyType := column.Type.(schema.MapColumnType).KeyType
-		if _, ok := keyType.(schema.LowCardinalityColumnType); !ok {
-			return "", errors.NewInvalidInputf(errors.CodeInvalidInput, "key type %s is not supported for map column type %s", keyType, column.Type)
+	exprs := []string{}
+	existExpr := []string{}
+	for i, column := range newColumns {
+		// Use evolution column name if available, otherwise use the column name
+		columnName := column.Name
+		if evolutionsEntries != nil && evolutionsEntries[i] != nil {
+			columnName = evolutionsEntries[i].ColumnName
 		}
 
-		switch valueType := column.Type.(schema.MapColumnType).ValueType; valueType.GetType() {
-		case schema.ColumnTypeEnumString, schema.ColumnTypeEnumFloat64, schema.ColumnTypeEnumBool:
-			// a key could have been materialized, if so return the materialized column name
-			if key.Materialized {
-				return telemetrytypes.FieldKeyToMaterializedColumnName(key), nil
+		switch column.Type.GetType() {
+		case schema.ColumnTypeEnumJSON:
+			// json is only supported for resource context as of now
+			if key.FieldContext != telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource {
+				return "", errors.Newf(errors.TypeInvalidInput, errors.CodeInvalidInput, "only resource context fields are supported for json columns, got %s", key.FieldContext.String)
+			}
+			// have to add ::string as clickHouse throws an error :- data types Variant/Dynamic are not allowed in GROUP BY
+			// once clickHouse dependency is updated, we need to check if we can remove it.
+			exprs = append(exprs, fmt.Sprintf("%s.`%s`::String", columnName, key.Name))
+			existExpr = append(existExpr, fmt.Sprintf("%s.`%s` IS NOT NULL", columnName, key.Name))
+		case schema.ColumnTypeEnumString,
+			schema.ColumnTypeEnumUInt64,
+			schema.ColumnTypeEnumUInt32,
+			schema.ColumnTypeEnumInt8,
+			schema.ColumnTypeEnumInt16,
+			schema.ColumnTypeEnumBool,
+			schema.ColumnTypeEnumDateTime64,
+			schema.ColumnTypeEnumFixedString:
+			exprs = append(exprs, column.Name)
+		case schema.ColumnTypeEnumLowCardinality:
+			switch elementType := column.Type.(schema.LowCardinalityColumnType).ElementType; elementType.GetType() {
+			case schema.ColumnTypeEnumString:
+				exprs = append(exprs, column.Name)
+			default:
+				return "", errors.NewInvalidInputf(errors.CodeInvalidInput, "value type %s is not supported for low cardinality column type %s", elementType, column.Type)
+			}
+		case schema.ColumnTypeEnumMap:
+			keyType := column.Type.(schema.MapColumnType).KeyType
+			if _, ok := keyType.(schema.LowCardinalityColumnType); !ok {
+				return "", errors.NewInvalidInputf(errors.CodeInvalidInput, "key type %s is not supported for map column type %s", keyType, column.Type)
+			}
+
+			switch valueType := column.Type.(schema.MapColumnType).ValueType; valueType.GetType() {
+			case schema.ColumnTypeEnumString, schema.ColumnTypeEnumFloat64, schema.ColumnTypeEnumBool:
+				// a key could have been materialized, if so return the materialized column name
+				if key.Materialized {
+					exprs = append(exprs, telemetrytypes.FieldKeyToMaterializedColumnName(key))
+					existExpr = append(existExpr, fmt.Sprintf("%s==true", telemetrytypes.FieldKeyToMaterializedColumnNameForExists(key)))
+				} else {
+					exprs = append(exprs, fmt.Sprintf("%s['%s']", columnName, key.Name))
+					existExpr = append(existExpr, fmt.Sprintf("mapContains(%s, '%s')", columnName, key.Name))
+				}
+			default:
+				return "", errors.NewInvalidInputf(errors.CodeInvalidInput, "value type %s is not supported for map column type %s", valueType, column.Type)
 			}
-			return fmt.Sprintf("%s['%s']", column.Name, key.Name), nil
-		default:
-			return "", errors.NewInvalidInputf(errors.CodeInvalidInput, "value type %s is not supported for map column type %s", valueType, column.Type)
 		}
 	}
+
+	if len(exprs) == 1 {
+		return exprs[0], nil
+	} else if len(exprs) > 1 {
+		// Ensure existExpr has the same length as exprs
+		if len(existExpr) != len(exprs) {
+			return "", errors.New(errors.TypeInternal, errors.CodeInternal, "length of exist exprs doesn't match to that of exprs")
+		}
+		finalExprs := []string{}
+		for i, expr := range exprs {
+			finalExprs = append(finalExprs, fmt.Sprintf("%s, %s", existExpr[i], expr))
+		}
+		return "multiIf(" + strings.Join(finalExprs, ", ") + ", NULL)", nil
+	}
+
 	// should not reach here
-	return column.Name, nil
+	return columns[0].Name, nil
 }
 
 // ColumnExpressionFor returns the column expression for the given field

pkg/telemetrytraces/field_mapper_test.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package telemetrytraces
 import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	qbtypes "github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/types/querybuildertypes/querybuildertypesv5"
 	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/types/telemetrytypes"
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 func TestGetFieldKeyName(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
+	mockEvolution := mockEvolutionData(time.Date(2024, 6, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC))
 	testCases := []struct {
 		name           string
 		key            telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ func TestGetFieldKeyName(t *testing.T) {
 			key: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
 				Name:         "service.name",
 				FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
+				Evolutions:   mockEvolution,
 			},
 			expectedResult: "multiIf(resource.`service.name` IS NOT NULL, resource.`service.name`::String, mapContains(resources_string, 'service.name'), resources_string['service.name'], NULL)",
 			expectedError:  nil,
@@ -74,6 +77,7 @@ func TestGetFieldKeyName(t *testing.T) {
 				FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
 				FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
 				Materialized:  true,
+				Evolutions:    mockEvolution,
 			},
 			expectedResult: "multiIf(resource.`deployment.environment` IS NOT NULL, resource.`deployment.environment`::String, `resource_string_deployment$$environment_exists`==true, `resource_string_deployment$$environment`, NULL)",
 			expectedError:  nil,
@@ -92,7 +96,7 @@ func TestGetFieldKeyName(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			fm := NewFieldMapper()
-			result, err := fm.FieldFor(ctx, 0, 0, &tc.key)
+			result, err := fm.FieldFor(ctx, uint64(time.Date(2024, 6, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()), uint64(time.Date(2024, 6, 5, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()), &tc.key)
 
 			if tc.expectedError != nil {
 				assert.Equal(t, tc.expectedError, err)
@@ -103,3 +107,86 @@ func TestGetFieldKeyName(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestFieldForResourceWithEvolution(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	releaseTime := time.Date(2025, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	evolutions := mockEvolutionData(releaseTime)
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name           string
+		key            telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey
+		tsStart        uint64
+		tsEnd          uint64
+		expectedResult string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Window straddles release - both columns",
+			key: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
+				Name:         "service.name",
+				FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
+				Evolutions:   evolutions,
+			},
+			tsStart:        uint64(time.Date(2024, 6, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			tsEnd:          uint64(time.Date(2025, 6, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			expectedResult: "multiIf(resource.`service.name` IS NOT NULL, resource.`service.name`::String, mapContains(resources_string, 'service.name'), resources_string['service.name'], NULL)",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Window fully after release - JSON column only",
+			key: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
+				Name:         "service.name",
+				FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
+				Evolutions:   evolutions,
+			},
+			tsStart:        uint64(time.Date(2025, 6, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			tsEnd:          uint64(time.Date(2025, 7, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			expectedResult: "resource.`service.name`::String",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Window fully before release - map column only",
+			key: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
+				Name:         "service.name",
+				FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
+				Evolutions:   evolutions,
+			},
+			tsStart:        uint64(time.Date(2024, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			tsEnd:          uint64(time.Date(2024, 6, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			expectedResult: "resources_string['service.name']",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Window fully after release - materialized resource",
+			key: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
+				Name:          "deployment.environment",
+				FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
+				FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
+				Materialized:  true,
+				Evolutions:    evolutions,
+			},
+			tsStart:        uint64(time.Date(2025, 6, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			tsEnd:          uint64(time.Date(2025, 7, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			expectedResult: "resource.`deployment.environment`::String",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Window straddles release - materialized resource",
+			key: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
+				Name:          "deployment.environment",
+				FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
+				FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
+				Materialized:  true,
+				Evolutions:    evolutions,
+			},
+			tsStart:        uint64(time.Date(2024, 6, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			tsEnd:          uint64(time.Date(2025, 6, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			expectedResult: "multiIf(resource.`deployment.environment` IS NOT NULL, resource.`deployment.environment`::String, `resource_string_deployment$$environment_exists`==true, `resource_string_deployment$$environment`, NULL)",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			fm := NewFieldMapper()
+			result, err := fm.FieldFor(ctx, tc.tsStart, tc.tsEnd, &tc.key)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expectedResult, result)
+		})
+	}
+}

pkg/telemetrytraces/statement_builder.go

@@ -82,13 +82,6 @@ func (b *traceQueryStatementBuilder) Build(
 	start = querybuilder.ToNanoSecs(start)
 	end = querybuilder.ToNanoSecs(end)
 
-	keySelectors := getKeySelectors(query)
-
-	keys, _, err := b.metadataStore.GetKeysMulti(ctx, keySelectors)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	/*
 		Adding a tech debt note here:
 		This piece of code is a hot fix and should be removed once we close issue: engineering-pod/issues/3622
@@ -124,8 +117,19 @@ func (b *traceQueryStatementBuilder) Build(
 		-------------------------------- End of tech debt ----------------------------
 	*/
 
-	query = b.adjustKeys(ctx, keys, query, requestType)
+	// We modify SelectFields above (injecting default fields), and those default
+	// fields can carry keys that need evolutions, so fetch keys after that.
+	keySelectors := getKeySelectors(query)
 
+	keys, _, err := b.metadataStore.GetKeysMulti(ctx, keySelectors)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	for _, action := range adjustTraceKeys(keys, &query, requestType) {
+		// TODO: change to debug level once we are confident about the behavior
+		b.logger.InfoContext(ctx, "key adjustment action", slog.String("action", action))
+	}
 	// Create SQL builder
 	q := sqlbuilder.NewSelectBuilder()
 
@@ -193,24 +197,30 @@ func getKeySelectors(query qbtypes.QueryBuilderQuery[qbtypes.TraceAggregation])
 	return keySelectors
 }
 
-func (b *traceQueryStatementBuilder) adjustKeys(ctx context.Context, keys map[string][]*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey, query qbtypes.QueryBuilderQuery[qbtypes.TraceAggregation], requestType qbtypes.RequestType) qbtypes.QueryBuilderQuery[qbtypes.TraceAggregation] {
-
-	// add deprecated fields only during statement building
-	// why?
-	// 1. to not fail filter expression that use deprecated cols
-	// 2. this could have been moved to metadata fetching itself, however, that
-	// would mean, they also show up in suggestions we we don't want to do
-	// 3. reason for not doing a simple append is to keep intrinsic/calculated field first so that it gets
-	// priority in multi_if sql expression
+// mergeDeprecatedTraceKeys prepends deprecated intrinsic/calculated trace field
+// definitions to the keys map. We do this during statement building, not at
+// metadata fetch time, because:
+//  1. Filter expressions that reference deprecated columns must continue to
+//     resolve — otherwise they fail with "key not found".
+//  2. Doing it at metadata fetch time would also surface deprecated keys in
+//     autocomplete suggestions, which we don't want.
+//  3. We prepend (not append) so the intrinsic/calculated entry wins ordering
+//     in the multi_if SQL expression.
+func mergeDeprecatedTraceKeys(keys map[string][]*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey) {
 	for fieldKeyName, fieldKey := range IntrinsicFieldsDeprecated {
 		keys[fieldKeyName] = append([]*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{&fieldKey}, keys[fieldKeyName]...)
 	}
 	for fieldKeyName, fieldKey := range CalculatedFieldsDeprecated {
 		keys[fieldKeyName] = append([]*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{&fieldKey}, keys[fieldKeyName]...)
 	}
+}
+
+func adjustTraceKeys(keys map[string][]*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey, query *qbtypes.QueryBuilderQuery[qbtypes.TraceAggregation], requestType qbtypes.RequestType) []string {
+
+	mergeDeprecatedTraceKeys(keys)
 
 	// Adjust keys for alias expressions in aggregations
-	actions := querybuilder.AdjustKeysForAliasExpressions(&query, requestType)
+	actions := querybuilder.AdjustKeysForAliasExpressions(query, requestType)
 
 	/*
 		Check if user is using multiple contexts or data types for same field name
@@ -228,7 +238,7 @@ func (b *traceQueryStatementBuilder) adjustKeys(ctx context.Context, keys map[st
 		and make it just http.status_code and remove the duplicate entry.
 	*/
 
-	actions = append(actions, querybuilder.AdjustDuplicateKeys(&query)...)
+	actions = append(actions, querybuilder.AdjustDuplicateKeys(query)...)
 
 	/*
 		Now adjust each key to have correct context and data type
@@ -236,24 +246,20 @@ func (b *traceQueryStatementBuilder) adjustKeys(ctx context.Context, keys map[st
 		Reason for doing this is to not create an unexpected behavior for users
 	*/
 	for idx := range query.SelectFields {
-		actions = append(actions, b.adjustKey(&query.SelectFields[idx], keys)...)
+		actions = append(actions, adjustTraceKey(&query.SelectFields[idx], keys)...)
 	}
 	for idx := range query.GroupBy {
-		actions = append(actions, b.adjustKey(&query.GroupBy[idx].TelemetryFieldKey, keys)...)
+		actions = append(actions, adjustTraceKey(&query.GroupBy[idx].TelemetryFieldKey, keys)...)
 	}
 	for idx := range query.Order {
-		actions = append(actions, b.adjustKey(&query.Order[idx].Key.TelemetryFieldKey, keys)...)
+		actions = append(actions, adjustTraceKey(&query.Order[idx].Key.TelemetryFieldKey, keys)...)
 	}
 
-	for _, action := range actions {
-		// TODO: change to debug level once we are confident about the behavior
-		b.logger.InfoContext(ctx, "key adjustment action", slog.String("action", action))
-	}
-
-	return query
+	return actions
 }
 
-func (b *traceQueryStatementBuilder) adjustKey(key *telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey, keys map[string][]*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey) []string {
+// adjustTraceKey resolves a single TelemetryFieldKey against the keys map.
+func adjustTraceKey(key *telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey, keys map[string][]*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey) []string {
 
 	// for recording actions taken
 	actions := []string{}

pkg/telemetrytraces/stmt_builder_test.go

@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestStatementBuilder(t *testing.T) {
+	// releaseTime is chosen so it lands inside the standard [1747947419000, 1747983448000]ms
+	// test window, keeping the multiIf SQL form for resource fields.
+	releaseTime := time.Date(2025, 5, 22, 22, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	cases := []struct {
 		name        string
 		requestType qbtypes.RequestType
@@ -355,7 +358,7 @@ func TestStatementBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 	fm := NewFieldMapper()
 	cb := NewConditionBuilder(fm)
 	mockMetadataStore := telemetrytypestest.NewMockMetadataStore()
-	mockMetadataStore.KeysMap = buildCompleteFieldKeyMap()
+	mockMetadataStore.KeysMap = buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(releaseTime)
 	fl := flaggertest.New(t)
 	aggExprRewriter := querybuilder.NewAggExprRewriter(instrumentationtest.New().ToProviderSettings(), nil, fm, cb, nil, fl)
 
@@ -394,6 +397,7 @@ func TestStatementBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestStatementBuilderListQuery(t *testing.T) {
+	releaseTime := time.Date(2025, 5, 22, 22, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	cases := []struct {
 		name        string
 		requestType qbtypes.RequestType
@@ -650,7 +654,7 @@ func TestStatementBuilderListQuery(t *testing.T) {
 	fm := NewFieldMapper()
 	cb := NewConditionBuilder(fm)
 	mockMetadataStore := telemetrytypestest.NewMockMetadataStore()
-	mockMetadataStore.KeysMap = buildCompleteFieldKeyMap()
+	mockMetadataStore.KeysMap = buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(releaseTime)
 	fl := flaggertest.New(t)
 	aggExprRewriter := querybuilder.NewAggExprRewriter(instrumentationtest.New().ToProviderSettings(), nil, fm, cb, nil, fl)
 
@@ -683,6 +687,7 @@ func TestStatementBuilderListQuery(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestStatementBuilderListQueryWithCorruptData(t *testing.T) {
+	releaseTime := time.Date(2025, 5, 22, 22, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	cases := []struct {
 		name        string
 		requestType qbtypes.RequestType
@@ -703,6 +708,15 @@ func TestStatementBuilderListQueryWithCorruptData(t *testing.T) {
 						FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
 					},
 				},
+				"service.name": {
+					{
+						Name:          "service.name",
+						Signal:        telemetrytypes.SignalTraces,
+						FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
+						FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
+						Evolutions:    mockEvolutionData(time.Date(2025, 5, 22, 22, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)),
+					},
+				},
 			},
 			query: qbtypes.QueryBuilderQuery[qbtypes.TraceAggregation]{
 				Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalTraces,
@@ -728,6 +742,15 @@ func TestStatementBuilderListQueryWithCorruptData(t *testing.T) {
 						FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
 					},
 				},
+				"service.name": {
+					{
+						Name:          "service.name",
+						Signal:        telemetrytypes.SignalTraces,
+						FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
+						FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
+						Evolutions:    mockEvolutionData(time.Date(2025, 5, 22, 22, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)),
+					},
+				},
 			},
 			query: qbtypes.QueryBuilderQuery[qbtypes.TraceAggregation]{
 				Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalTraces,
@@ -758,7 +781,7 @@ func TestStatementBuilderListQueryWithCorruptData(t *testing.T) {
 			mockMetadataStore := telemetrytypestest.NewMockMetadataStore()
 			mockMetadataStore.KeysMap = c.keysMap
 			if mockMetadataStore.KeysMap == nil {
-				mockMetadataStore.KeysMap = buildCompleteFieldKeyMap()
+				mockMetadataStore.KeysMap = buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(releaseTime)
 			}
 			fl := flaggertest.New(t)
 			aggExprRewriter := querybuilder.NewAggExprRewriter(instrumentationtest.New().ToProviderSettings(), nil, fm, cb, nil, fl)
@@ -788,7 +811,90 @@ func TestStatementBuilderListQueryWithCorruptData(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestStatementBuilderGroupByResourceEvolution(t *testing.T) {
+	releaseTime := time.Date(2025, 5, 22, 22, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+
+	cases := []struct {
+		name     string
+		startMs  uint64
+		endMs    uint64
+		expected qbtypes.Statement
+	}{
+		{
+			name:    "window straddles release - both JSON and map branches",
+			startMs: 1747947419000, // 2025-05-22 21:56:59 UTC, ~3m before release
+			endMs:   1747983448000, // 2025-05-23 07:57:28 UTC, ~10h after release
+			expected: qbtypes.Statement{
+				Query: "WITH __limit_cte AS (SELECT toString(multiIf(multiIf(resource.`service.name` IS NOT NULL, resource.`service.name`::String, mapContains(resources_string, 'service.name'), resources_string['service.name'], NULL) IS NOT NULL, multiIf(resource.`service.name` IS NOT NULL, resource.`service.name`::String, mapContains(resources_string, 'service.name'), resources_string['service.name'], NULL), NULL)) AS `service.name`, count() AS __result_0 FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY `service.name` ORDER BY __result_0 DESC LIMIT ?) SELECT toStartOfInterval(timestamp, INTERVAL 30 SECOND) AS ts, toString(multiIf(multiIf(resource.`service.name` IS NOT NULL, resource.`service.name`::String, mapContains(resources_string, 'service.name'), resources_string['service.name'], NULL) IS NOT NULL, multiIf(resource.`service.name` IS NOT NULL, resource.`service.name`::String, mapContains(resources_string, 'service.name'), resources_string['service.name'], NULL), NULL)) AS `service.name`, count() AS __result_0 FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ? AND (`service.name`) GLOBAL IN (SELECT `service.name` FROM __limit_cte) GROUP BY ts, `service.name`",
+				Args:  []any{"1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), 10, "1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448)},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "window after release - JSON column only",
+			startMs: 1747960000000, // 2025-05-23 00:26:40 UTC, ~2.5h after release
+			endMs:   1747983448000, // 2025-05-23 07:57:28 UTC
+			expected: qbtypes.Statement{
+				Query: "WITH __limit_cte AS (SELECT toString(multiIf(resource.`service.name`::String IS NOT NULL, resource.`service.name`::String, NULL)) AS `service.name`, count() AS __result_0 FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY `service.name` ORDER BY __result_0 DESC LIMIT ?) SELECT toStartOfInterval(timestamp, INTERVAL 30 SECOND) AS ts, toString(multiIf(resource.`service.name`::String IS NOT NULL, resource.`service.name`::String, NULL)) AS `service.name`, count() AS __result_0 FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ? AND (`service.name`) GLOBAL IN (SELECT `service.name` FROM __limit_cte) GROUP BY ts, `service.name`",
+				Args:  []any{"1747960000000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747958200), uint64(1747983448), 10, "1747960000000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747958200), uint64(1747983448)},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "window before release - map column only",
+			startMs: 1747900000000, // 2025-05-22 08:26:40 UTC, ~13.5h before release
+			endMs:   1747947000000, // 2025-05-22 21:50:00 UTC, ~10m before release
+			expected: qbtypes.Statement{
+				Query: "WITH __limit_cte AS (SELECT toString(multiIf(mapContains(resources_string, 'service.name') = ?, resources_string['service.name'], NULL)) AS `service.name`, count() AS __result_0 FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY `service.name` ORDER BY __result_0 DESC LIMIT ?) SELECT toStartOfInterval(timestamp, INTERVAL 30 SECOND) AS ts, toString(multiIf(mapContains(resources_string, 'service.name') = ?, resources_string['service.name'], NULL)) AS `service.name`, count() AS __result_0 FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ? AND (`service.name`) GLOBAL IN (SELECT `service.name` FROM __limit_cte) GROUP BY ts, `service.name`",
+				Args:  []any{true, "1747900000000000000", "1747947000000000000", uint64(1747898200), uint64(1747947000), 10, true, "1747900000000000000", "1747947000000000000", uint64(1747898200), uint64(1747947000)},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	fm := NewFieldMapper()
+	cb := NewConditionBuilder(fm)
+	mockMetadataStore := telemetrytypestest.NewMockMetadataStore()
+	mockMetadataStore.KeysMap = buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(releaseTime)
+	fl := flaggertest.New(t)
+	aggExprRewriter := querybuilder.NewAggExprRewriter(instrumentationtest.New().ToProviderSettings(), nil, fm, cb, nil, fl)
+
+	statementBuilder := NewTraceQueryStatementBuilder(
+		instrumentationtest.New().ToProviderSettings(),
+		mockMetadataStore,
+		fm,
+		cb,
+		aggExprRewriter,
+		nil,
+		fl,
+	)
+
+	query := qbtypes.QueryBuilderQuery[qbtypes.TraceAggregation]{
+		Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalTraces,
+		StepInterval: qbtypes.Step{Duration: 30 * time.Second},
+		Aggregations: []qbtypes.TraceAggregation{
+			{Expression: "count()"},
+		},
+		Filter: &qbtypes.Filter{},
+		Limit:  10,
+		GroupBy: []qbtypes.GroupByKey{
+			{
+				TelemetryFieldKey: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
+					Name: "service.name",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			q, err := statementBuilder.Build(context.Background(), c.startMs, c.endMs, qbtypes.RequestTypeTimeSeries, query, nil)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, c.expected.Query, q.Query)
+			require.Equal(t, c.expected.Args, q.Args)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestStatementBuilderTraceQuery(t *testing.T) {
+	releaseTime := time.Date(2025, 5, 22, 22, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	cases := []struct {
 		name        string
 		requestType qbtypes.RequestType
@@ -911,7 +1017,7 @@ func TestStatementBuilderTraceQuery(t *testing.T) {
 	fm := NewFieldMapper()
 	cb := NewConditionBuilder(fm)
 	mockMetadataStore := telemetrytypestest.NewMockMetadataStore()
-	mockMetadataStore.KeysMap = buildCompleteFieldKeyMap()
+	mockMetadataStore.KeysMap = buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(releaseTime)
 	fl := flaggertest.New(t)
 	aggExprRewriter := querybuilder.NewAggExprRewriter(instrumentationtest.New().ToProviderSettings(), nil, fm, cb, nil, fl)
 
@@ -944,6 +1050,7 @@ func TestStatementBuilderTraceQuery(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestAdjustKey(t *testing.T) {
+	releaseTime := time.Date(2025, 5, 22, 22, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	cases := []struct {
 		name        string
 		inputKey    telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey
@@ -957,7 +1064,7 @@ func TestAdjustKey(t *testing.T) {
 				FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextUnspecified,
 				FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeUnspecified,
 			},
-			keysMap:     buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(),
+			keysMap:     buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(releaseTime),
 			expectedKey: IntrinsicFields["trace_id"],
 		},
 		{
@@ -967,7 +1074,7 @@ func TestAdjustKey(t *testing.T) {
 				FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextBody, // incorrect context
 				FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeInt64,
 			},
-			keysMap: buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(),
+			keysMap: buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(releaseTime),
 			expectedKey: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
 				Name:          "duration_nano",
 				FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan,    // should be corrected
@@ -981,7 +1088,7 @@ func TestAdjustKey(t *testing.T) {
 				FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan, // correct context
 				FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeInt64,
 			},
-			keysMap: buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(),
+			keysMap: buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(releaseTime),
 			expectedKey: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
 				Name:          "duration_nano",
 				FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan,   // should be corrected
@@ -995,8 +1102,8 @@ func TestAdjustKey(t *testing.T) {
 				FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextUnspecified,
 				FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeUnspecified,
 			},
-			keysMap:     buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(),
-			expectedKey: *buildCompleteFieldKeyMap()["service.name"][0],
+			keysMap:     buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(releaseTime),
+			expectedKey: *buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(releaseTime)["service.name"][0],
 		},
 		{
 			name: "single matching key with context specified - override",
@@ -1005,8 +1112,8 @@ func TestAdjustKey(t *testing.T) {
 				FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextAttribute,
 				FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeUnspecified,
 			},
-			keysMap:     buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(),
-			expectedKey: *buildCompleteFieldKeyMap()["cart.items_count"][0],
+			keysMap:     buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(releaseTime),
+			expectedKey: *buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(releaseTime)["cart.items_count"][0],
 		},
 		{
 			name: "multiple matching keys - all materialized",
@@ -1043,7 +1150,7 @@ func TestAdjustKey(t *testing.T) {
 				FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextUnspecified,
 				FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeUnspecified,
 			},
-			keysMap: buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(),
+			keysMap: buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(releaseTime),
 			expectedKey: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
 				Name:          "mixed.materialization.key",
 				FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
@@ -1057,7 +1164,7 @@ func TestAdjustKey(t *testing.T) {
 				FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextAttribute,
 				FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeUnspecified,
 			},
-			keysMap: buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(),
+			keysMap: buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(releaseTime),
 			expectedKey: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
 				Name:          "mixed.materialization.key",
 				FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextAttribute,
@@ -1072,7 +1179,7 @@ func TestAdjustKey(t *testing.T) {
 				FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextUnspecified,
 				FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeUnspecified,
 			},
-			keysMap: buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(),
+			keysMap: buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(releaseTime),
 			expectedKey: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
 				Name:         "unknown.field",
 				Materialized: false,
@@ -1085,7 +1192,7 @@ func TestAdjustKey(t *testing.T) {
 				FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextAttribute,
 				FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeUnspecified,
 			},
-			keysMap: buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(),
+			keysMap: buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(releaseTime),
 			expectedKey: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
 				Name:          "service.name",
 				FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextAttribute,
@@ -1100,7 +1207,7 @@ func TestAdjustKey(t *testing.T) {
 				FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextUnspecified,
 				FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeUnspecified,
 			},
-			keysMap: buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(),
+			keysMap: buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(releaseTime),
 			expectedKey: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
 				Name:          "cart.items_count",
 				FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextAttribute,
@@ -1115,7 +1222,7 @@ func TestAdjustKey(t *testing.T) {
 				FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextUnspecified,
 				FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeUnspecified,
 			},
-			keysMap: buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(),
+			keysMap: buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(releaseTime),
 			expectedKey: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
 				Name:          "user.id",
 				FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextAttribute,
@@ -1125,28 +1232,13 @@ func TestAdjustKey(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	fm := NewFieldMapper()
-	cb := NewConditionBuilder(fm)
-	mockMetadataStore := telemetrytypestest.NewMockMetadataStore()
-	fl := flaggertest.New(t)
-	aggExprRewriter := querybuilder.NewAggExprRewriter(instrumentationtest.New().ToProviderSettings(), nil, fm, cb, nil, fl)
-	statementBuilder := NewTraceQueryStatementBuilder(
-		instrumentationtest.New().ToProviderSettings(),
-		mockMetadataStore,
-		fm,
-		cb,
-		aggExprRewriter,
-		nil,
-		fl,
-	)
-
 	for _, c := range cases {
 		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			// Create a copy of the input key to avoid modifying the original
 			key := c.inputKey
 
 			// Call adjustKey
-			statementBuilder.adjustKey(&key, c.keysMap)
+			adjustTraceKey(&key, c.keysMap)
 
 			// Verify the key was adjusted as expected
 			require.Equal(t, c.expectedKey.Name, key.Name, "key name should match")
@@ -1158,6 +1250,7 @@ func TestAdjustKey(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestAdjustKeys(t *testing.T) {
+	releaseTime := time.Date(2025, 5, 22, 22, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	cases := []struct {
 		name                      string
 		query                     qbtypes.QueryBuilderQuery[qbtypes.TraceAggregation]
@@ -1183,7 +1276,7 @@ func TestAdjustKeys(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			keysMap: buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(),
+			keysMap: buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(releaseTime),
 			expectedSelectFields: []telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
 				{
 					Name:          "service.name",
@@ -1220,7 +1313,7 @@ func TestAdjustKeys(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			keysMap: buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(),
+			keysMap: buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(releaseTime),
 			expectedGroupBy: []qbtypes.GroupByKey{
 				{
 					TelemetryFieldKey: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
@@ -1267,7 +1360,7 @@ func TestAdjustKeys(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			keysMap: buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(),
+			keysMap: buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(releaseTime),
 			expectedOrder: []qbtypes.OrderBy{
 				{
 					Key: qbtypes.OrderByKey{
@@ -1326,7 +1419,7 @@ func TestAdjustKeys(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			keysMap: buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(),
+			keysMap: buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(releaseTime),
 			expectedSelectFields: []telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
 				{
 					Name:          "trace_id",
@@ -1381,7 +1474,7 @@ func TestAdjustKeys(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			keysMap: buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(),
+			keysMap: buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(releaseTime),
 			// After alias adjustment, name becomes "span.duration" with FieldContextUnspecified
 			// "span.duration" is not in keysMap, so context stays unspecified
 			expectedOrder: []qbtypes.OrderBy{
@@ -1399,21 +1492,6 @@ func TestAdjustKeys(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	fm := NewFieldMapper()
-	cb := NewConditionBuilder(fm)
-	mockMetadataStore := telemetrytypestest.NewMockMetadataStore()
-	fl := flaggertest.New(t)
-	aggExprRewriter := querybuilder.NewAggExprRewriter(instrumentationtest.New().ToProviderSettings(), nil, fm, cb, nil, fl)
-	statementBuilder := NewTraceQueryStatementBuilder(
-		instrumentationtest.New().ToProviderSettings(),
-		mockMetadataStore,
-		fm,
-		cb,
-		aggExprRewriter,
-		nil,
-		fl,
-	)
-
 	for _, c := range cases {
 		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			// Create a deep copy of the keys map to avoid modifying the original
@@ -1424,7 +1502,7 @@ func TestAdjustKeys(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			// Call adjustKeys
-			c.query = statementBuilder.adjustKeys(context.Background(), keysMapCopy, c.query, qbtypes.RequestTypeScalar)
+			adjustTraceKeys(keysMapCopy, &c.query, qbtypes.RequestTypeScalar)
 
 			// Verify select fields were adjusted
 			if c.expectedSelectFields != nil {

pkg/telemetrytraces/test_data.go

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package telemetrytraces
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/types/telemetrytypes"
 )
 
-func buildCompleteFieldKeyMap() map[string][]*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey {
+func buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(releaseTime time.Time) map[string][]*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey {
 	keysMap := map[string][]*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
 		"service.name": {
 			{
@@ -115,7 +117,33 @@ func buildCompleteFieldKeyMap() map[string][]*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey {
 	for _, keys := range keysMap {
 		for _, key := range keys {
 			key.Signal = telemetrytypes.SignalTraces
+			if key.FieldContext == telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource {
+				key.Evolutions = mockEvolutionData(releaseTime)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return keysMap
 }
+
+// mockEvolutionData returns the canonical resource-column evolution timeline used in tests:
+// the legacy resources_string map at epoch 0 and the JSON resource column released at releaseTime.
+func mockEvolutionData(releaseTime time.Time) []*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry {
+	return []*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry{
+		{
+			Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalTraces,
+			ColumnName:   "resources_string",
+			FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
+			ColumnType:   "Map(LowCardinality(String), String)",
+			FieldName:    "__all__",
+			ReleaseTime:  time.Unix(0, 0),
+		},
+		{
+			Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalTraces,
+			ColumnName:   "resource",
+			ColumnType:   "JSON()",
+			FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
+			FieldName:    "__all__",
+			ReleaseTime:  releaseTime,
+		},
+	}
+}

pkg/telemetrytraces/trace_operator_cte_builder.go

@@ -216,6 +216,13 @@ func (b *traceOperatorCTEBuilder) buildQueryCTE(ctx context.Context, queryName s
 	}
 	b.stmtBuilder.logger.DebugContext(ctx, "Retrieved keys for query", slog.String("query_name", queryName), slog.Int("keys_count", len(keys)))
 
+	// The CTE only selects spans matching the filter. Aggregations, group by
+	// and order by run later in buildFinalQuery, so RequestTypeRaw is fine here.
+	for _, action := range adjustTraceKeys(keys, query, qbtypes.RequestTypeRaw) {
+		// TODO: change to debug level once we are confident about the behavior
+		b.stmtBuilder.logger.InfoContext(ctx, "key adjustment action", slog.String("action", action))
+	}
+
 	// Build resource filter CTE for this specific query
 	resourceFilterCTEName := fmt.Sprintf("__resource_filter_%s", cteName)
 	resourceStmt, err := b.buildResourceFilterCTE(ctx, *query)
@@ -417,21 +424,28 @@ func (b *traceOperatorCTEBuilder) buildNotCTE(leftCTE, rightCTE string) (string,
 }
 
 func (b *traceOperatorCTEBuilder) buildFinalQuery(ctx context.Context, selectFromCTE string, requestType qbtypes.RequestType) (*qbtypes.Statement, error) {
+	keySelectors := b.getKeySelectors()
+	keys, _, err := b.stmtBuilder.metadataStore.GetKeysMulti(ctx, keySelectors)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	b.adjustOperatorKeys(ctx, keys, requestType)
+
 	switch requestType {
 	case qbtypes.RequestTypeRaw:
-		return b.buildListQuery(ctx, selectFromCTE)
+		return b.buildListQuery(ctx, selectFromCTE, keys)
 	case qbtypes.RequestTypeTimeSeries:
-		return b.buildTimeSeriesQuery(ctx, selectFromCTE)
+		return b.buildTimeSeriesQuery(ctx, selectFromCTE, keys)
 	case qbtypes.RequestTypeTrace:
-		return b.buildTraceQuery(ctx, selectFromCTE)
+		return b.buildTraceQuery(ctx, selectFromCTE, keys)
 	case qbtypes.RequestTypeScalar:
-		return b.buildScalarQuery(ctx, selectFromCTE)
+		return b.buildScalarQuery(ctx, selectFromCTE, keys)
 	default:
 		return nil, errors.NewInvalidInputf(errors.CodeInvalidInput, "unsupported request type: %s", requestType)
 	}
 }
 
-func (b *traceOperatorCTEBuilder) buildListQuery(ctx context.Context, selectFromCTE string) (*qbtypes.Statement, error) {
+func (b *traceOperatorCTEBuilder) buildListQuery(ctx context.Context, selectFromCTE string, keys map[string][]*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey) (*qbtypes.Statement, error) {
 	sb := sqlbuilder.NewSelectBuilder()
 
 	// Select core fields
@@ -453,22 +467,6 @@ func (b *traceOperatorCTEBuilder) buildListQuery(ctx context.Context, selectFrom
 		"parent_span_id": true,
 	}
 
-	// Get keys for selectFields
-	keySelectors := b.getKeySelectors()
-	for _, field := range b.operator.SelectFields {
-		keySelectors = append(keySelectors, &telemetrytypes.FieldKeySelector{
-			Name:          field.Name,
-			Signal:        telemetrytypes.SignalTraces,
-			FieldContext:  field.FieldContext,
-			FieldDataType: field.FieldDataType,
-		})
-	}
-
-	keys, _, err := b.stmtBuilder.metadataStore.GetKeysMulti(ctx, keySelectors)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	// Add selectFields using ColumnExpressionFor since we now have all base table columns
 	for _, field := range b.operator.SelectFields {
 		if selectedFields[field.Name] {
@@ -518,6 +516,44 @@ func (b *traceOperatorCTEBuilder) buildListQuery(ctx context.Context, selectFrom
 	}, nil
 }
 
+// adjustOperatorKeys runs the same key adjustments as adjustTraceKeys, but on
+// the operator's own fields. The operator has a different struct shape than
+// QueryBuilderQuery, so we copy the relevant fields into a temp query, run
+// the shared helpers, and copy the results back.
+func (b *traceOperatorCTEBuilder) adjustOperatorKeys(ctx context.Context, keys map[string][]*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey, requestType qbtypes.RequestType) {
+	mergeDeprecatedTraceKeys(keys)
+
+	tmp := qbtypes.QueryBuilderQuery[qbtypes.TraceAggregation]{
+		Aggregations: b.operator.Aggregations,
+		SelectFields: b.operator.SelectFields,
+		GroupBy:      b.operator.GroupBy,
+		Order:        b.operator.Order,
+	}
+
+	actions := querybuilder.AdjustKeysForAliasExpressions(&tmp, requestType)
+	actions = append(actions, querybuilder.AdjustDuplicateKeys(&tmp)...)
+
+	for idx := range tmp.SelectFields {
+		actions = append(actions, adjustTraceKey(&tmp.SelectFields[idx], keys)...)
+	}
+	for idx := range tmp.GroupBy {
+		actions = append(actions, adjustTraceKey(&tmp.GroupBy[idx].TelemetryFieldKey, keys)...)
+	}
+	for idx := range tmp.Order {
+		actions = append(actions, adjustTraceKey(&tmp.Order[idx].Key.TelemetryFieldKey, keys)...)
+	}
+
+	// Copy back the slices the helpers can rewrite.
+	b.operator.Aggregations = tmp.Aggregations
+	b.operator.SelectFields = tmp.SelectFields
+	b.operator.GroupBy = tmp.GroupBy
+	b.operator.Order = tmp.Order
+
+	for _, action := range actions {
+		b.stmtBuilder.logger.InfoContext(ctx, "key adjustment action", slog.String("action", action))
+	}
+}
+
 func (b *traceOperatorCTEBuilder) getKeySelectors() []*telemetrytypes.FieldKeySelector {
 	var keySelectors []*telemetrytypes.FieldKeySelector
 
@@ -545,6 +581,15 @@ func (b *traceOperatorCTEBuilder) getKeySelectors() []*telemetrytypes.FieldKeySe
 		})
 	}
 
+	for _, sf := range b.operator.SelectFields {
+		keySelectors = append(keySelectors, &telemetrytypes.FieldKeySelector{
+			Name:          sf.Name,
+			Signal:        telemetrytypes.SignalTraces,
+			FieldContext:  sf.FieldContext,
+			FieldDataType: sf.FieldDataType,
+		})
+	}
+
 	for i := range keySelectors {
 		keySelectors[i].Signal = telemetrytypes.SignalTraces
 	}
@@ -552,7 +597,7 @@ func (b *traceOperatorCTEBuilder) getKeySelectors() []*telemetrytypes.FieldKeySe
 	return keySelectors
 }
 
-func (b *traceOperatorCTEBuilder) buildTimeSeriesQuery(ctx context.Context, selectFromCTE string) (*qbtypes.Statement, error) {
+func (b *traceOperatorCTEBuilder) buildTimeSeriesQuery(ctx context.Context, selectFromCTE string, keys map[string][]*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey) (*qbtypes.Statement, error) {
 	sb := sqlbuilder.NewSelectBuilder()
 
 	sb.Select(fmt.Sprintf(
@@ -560,12 +605,6 @@ func (b *traceOperatorCTEBuilder) buildTimeSeriesQuery(ctx context.Context, sele
 		int64(b.operator.StepInterval.Seconds()),
 	))
 
-	keySelectors := b.getKeySelectors()
-	keys, _, err := b.stmtBuilder.metadataStore.GetKeysMulti(ctx, keySelectors)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	var allGroupByArgs []any
 
 	for _, gb := range b.operator.GroupBy {
@@ -644,8 +683,7 @@ func (b *traceOperatorCTEBuilder) buildTimeSeriesQuery(ctx context.Context, sele
 	combinedArgs := append(allGroupByArgs, allAggChArgs...)
 
 	// Add HAVING clause if specified
-	err = b.addHavingClause(sb)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := b.addHavingClause(sb); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -672,17 +710,11 @@ func (b *traceOperatorCTEBuilder) buildTraceSummaryCTE(selectFromCTE string) {
 	b.addCTE("trace_summary", sql, args, []string{"all_spans", selectFromCTE})
 }
 
-func (b *traceOperatorCTEBuilder) buildTraceQuery(ctx context.Context, selectFromCTE string) (*qbtypes.Statement, error) {
+func (b *traceOperatorCTEBuilder) buildTraceQuery(ctx context.Context, selectFromCTE string, keys map[string][]*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey) (*qbtypes.Statement, error) {
 	b.buildTraceSummaryCTE(selectFromCTE)
 
 	sb := sqlbuilder.NewSelectBuilder()
 
-	keySelectors := b.getKeySelectors()
-	keys, _, err := b.stmtBuilder.metadataStore.GetKeysMulti(ctx, keySelectors)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	var allGroupByArgs []any
 
 	for _, gb := range b.operator.GroupBy {
@@ -764,8 +796,7 @@ func (b *traceOperatorCTEBuilder) buildTraceQuery(ctx context.Context, selectFro
 		sb.GroupBy(groupByKeys...)
 	}
 
-	err = b.addHavingClause(sb)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := b.addHavingClause(sb); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -821,15 +852,9 @@ func (b *traceOperatorCTEBuilder) buildTraceQuery(ctx context.Context, selectFro
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (b *traceOperatorCTEBuilder) buildScalarQuery(ctx context.Context, selectFromCTE string) (*qbtypes.Statement, error) {
+func (b *traceOperatorCTEBuilder) buildScalarQuery(ctx context.Context, selectFromCTE string, keys map[string][]*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey) (*qbtypes.Statement, error) {
 	sb := sqlbuilder.NewSelectBuilder()
 
-	keySelectors := b.getKeySelectors()
-	keys, _, err := b.stmtBuilder.metadataStore.GetKeysMulti(ctx, keySelectors)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	var allGroupByArgs []any
 
 	for _, gb := range b.operator.GroupBy {
@@ -911,8 +936,7 @@ func (b *traceOperatorCTEBuilder) buildScalarQuery(ctx context.Context, selectFr
 	combinedArgs := append(allGroupByArgs, allAggChArgs...)
 
 	// Add HAVING clause if specified
-	err = b.addHavingClause(sb)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := b.addHavingClause(sb); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 

pkg/telemetrytraces/trace_operator_cte_builder_test.go

@@ -14,6 +14,25 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
+func newTestTraceOperatorStatementBuilder(t *testing.T) *traceOperatorStatementBuilder {
+	t.Helper()
+	releaseTime := time.Date(2025, 5, 22, 22, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	fm := NewFieldMapper()
+	cb := NewConditionBuilder(fm)
+	mockMetadataStore := telemetrytypestest.NewMockMetadataStore()
+	mockMetadataStore.KeysMap = buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(releaseTime)
+	fl := flaggertest.New(t)
+	aggExprRewriter := querybuilder.NewAggExprRewriter(instrumentationtest.New().ToProviderSettings(), nil, fm, cb, nil, fl)
+	traceStmtBuilder := NewTraceQueryStatementBuilder(
+		instrumentationtest.New().ToProviderSettings(),
+		mockMetadataStore, fm, cb, aggExprRewriter, nil, fl,
+	)
+	return NewTraceOperatorStatementBuilder(
+		instrumentationtest.New().ToProviderSettings(),
+		mockMetadataStore, fm, cb, traceStmtBuilder, aggExprRewriter, fl,
+	)
+}
+
 func TestTraceOperatorStatementBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
 		name           string
@@ -463,32 +482,7 @@ func TestTraceOperatorStatementBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	fm := NewFieldMapper()
-	cb := NewConditionBuilder(fm)
-	mockMetadataStore := telemetrytypestest.NewMockMetadataStore()
-	mockMetadataStore.KeysMap = buildCompleteFieldKeyMap()
-	fl := flaggertest.New(t)
-	aggExprRewriter := querybuilder.NewAggExprRewriter(instrumentationtest.New().ToProviderSettings(), nil, fm, cb, nil, fl)
-
-	traceStmtBuilder := NewTraceQueryStatementBuilder(
-		instrumentationtest.New().ToProviderSettings(),
-		mockMetadataStore,
-		fm,
-		cb,
-		aggExprRewriter,
-		nil,
-		fl,
-	)
-
-	statementBuilder := NewTraceOperatorStatementBuilder(
-		instrumentationtest.New().ToProviderSettings(),
-		mockMetadataStore,
-		fm,
-		cb,
-		traceStmtBuilder,
-		aggExprRewriter,
-		fl,
-	)
+	statementBuilder := newTestTraceOperatorStatementBuilder(t)
 
 	for _, c := range cases {
 		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -579,32 +573,7 @@ func TestTraceOperatorStatementBuilderErrors(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	fm := NewFieldMapper()
-	cb := NewConditionBuilder(fm)
-	mockMetadataStore := telemetrytypestest.NewMockMetadataStore()
-	mockMetadataStore.KeysMap = buildCompleteFieldKeyMap()
-	fl := flaggertest.New(t)
-	aggExprRewriter := querybuilder.NewAggExprRewriter(instrumentationtest.New().ToProviderSettings(), nil, fm, cb, nil, fl)
-
-	traceStmtBuilder := NewTraceQueryStatementBuilder(
-		instrumentationtest.New().ToProviderSettings(),
-		mockMetadataStore,
-		fm,
-		cb,
-		aggExprRewriter,
-		nil,
-		fl,
-	)
-
-	statementBuilder := NewTraceOperatorStatementBuilder(
-		instrumentationtest.New().ToProviderSettings(),
-		mockMetadataStore,
-		fm,
-		cb,
-		traceStmtBuilder,
-		aggExprRewriter,
-		fl,
-	)
+	statementBuilder := newTestTraceOperatorStatementBuilder(t)
 
 	for _, c := range cases {
 		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -626,3 +595,142 @@ func TestTraceOperatorStatementBuilderErrors(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestTraceOperatorStatementBuilderAdjustsKeys(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name          string
+		requestType   qbtypes.RequestType
+		operator      qbtypes.QueryBuilderTraceOperator
+		builderFilter string
+		wantSQL       string
+		wantArgs      []any
+	}{
+		{
+			name:        "deprecated duration filter in referenced builder query",
+			requestType: qbtypes.RequestTypeRaw,
+			operator: qbtypes.QueryBuilderTraceOperator{
+				Expression: "A",
+				Limit:      10,
+			},
+			builderFilter: "durationNano = '3s'",
+			wantSQL:       "duration_nano = ?",
+			wantArgs:      []any{int64(3000000000)},
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "context-prefixed aggregation alias in order by",
+			requestType: qbtypes.RequestTypeScalar,
+			operator: qbtypes.QueryBuilderTraceOperator{
+				Expression: "A",
+				Aggregations: []qbtypes.TraceAggregation{
+					{
+						Expression: "count()",
+						Alias:      "span.count_",
+					},
+				},
+				Order: []qbtypes.OrderBy{
+					{
+						Key: qbtypes.OrderByKey{
+							TelemetryFieldKey: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
+								Name:         "count_",
+								FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan,
+							},
+						},
+						Direction: qbtypes.OrderDirectionDesc,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			wantSQL: "ORDER BY __result_0 desc",
+		},
+	}
+
+	statementBuilder := newTestTraceOperatorStatementBuilder(t)
+
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := c.operator.ParseExpression()
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			filter := c.builderFilter
+			if filter == "" {
+				filter = "service.name = 'frontend'"
+			}
+
+			q, err := statementBuilder.Build(
+				context.Background(),
+				1747947419000,
+				1747983448000,
+				c.requestType,
+				c.operator,
+				&qbtypes.CompositeQuery{
+					Queries: []qbtypes.QueryEnvelope{
+						{
+							Type: qbtypes.QueryTypeBuilder,
+							Spec: qbtypes.QueryBuilderQuery[qbtypes.TraceAggregation]{
+								Name:   "A",
+								Signal: telemetrytypes.SignalTraces,
+								Filter: &qbtypes.Filter{Expression: filter},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			)
+
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Contains(t, q.Query, c.wantSQL)
+			for _, arg := range c.wantArgs {
+				require.Contains(t, q.Args, arg)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// TestTraceOperatorStatementBuilderDeduplicatesKeys checks that a trace
+// operator with the same field name listed twice in GroupBy (once with a
+// context, once without) ends up with a single column in the outer SELECT
+// and a single entry in GROUP BY.
+func TestTraceOperatorStatementBuilderDeduplicatesKeys(t *testing.T) {
+	statementBuilder := newTestTraceOperatorStatementBuilder(t)
+
+	operator := qbtypes.QueryBuilderTraceOperator{
+		Expression: "A",
+		Aggregations: []qbtypes.TraceAggregation{
+			{Expression: "count()"},
+		},
+		GroupBy: []qbtypes.GroupByKey{
+			{TelemetryFieldKey: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
+				Name:         "http.method",
+				FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextAttribute,
+			}},
+			// Same name, no context — should be merged with the entry above.
+			{TelemetryFieldKey: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
+				Name: "http.method",
+			}},
+		},
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, operator.ParseExpression())
+
+	q, err := statementBuilder.Build(
+		context.Background(),
+		1747947419000,
+		1747983448000,
+		qbtypes.RequestTypeScalar,
+		operator,
+		&qbtypes.CompositeQuery{
+			Queries: []qbtypes.QueryEnvelope{
+				{
+					Type: qbtypes.QueryTypeBuilder,
+					Spec: qbtypes.QueryBuilderQuery[qbtypes.TraceAggregation]{
+						Name:   "A",
+						Signal: telemetrytypes.SignalTraces,
+						Filter: &qbtypes.Filter{Expression: "service.name = 'frontend'"},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	)
+
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.Contains(t, q.Query,
+		"SELECT toString(multiIf(mapContains(attributes_string, 'http.method') = ?, attributes_string['http.method'], NULL)) AS `http.method`, count() AS __result_0 FROM A GROUP BY `http.method` ORDER BY __result_0 DESC")
+}

pkg/telemetrytraces/trace_time_range_test.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/instrumentation/instrumentationtest"
 	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/querybuilder"
@@ -16,12 +17,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestTraceTimeRangeOptimization(t *testing.T) {
+	releaseTime := time.Date(2025, 5, 22, 22, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 
 	fm := NewFieldMapper()
 	cb := NewConditionBuilder(fm)
 	mockMetadataStore := telemetrytypestest.NewMockMetadataStore()
 
-	mockMetadataStore.KeysMap = buildCompleteFieldKeyMap()
+	mockMetadataStore.KeysMap = buildCompleteFieldKeyMap(releaseTime)
 	mockMetadataStore.KeysMap["trace_id"] = []*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{{
 		Name:          "trace_id",
 		FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan,

pkg/types/querybuildertypes/querybuildertypesv5/evolution.go

@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+package querybuildertypesv5
+
+import (
+	"slices"
+	"sort"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+
+	schema "github.com/SigNoz/signoz-otel-collector/cmd/signozschemamigrator/schema_migrator"
+	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/types/telemetrytypes"
+)
+
+// SelectEvolutionsForColumns selects the appropriate evolution entries for each column based on the time range.
+// Logic:
+//   - Finds the latest base evolution (<= tsStartTime) across ALL columns
+//   - Rejects all evolutions before this latest base evolution
+//   - For duplicate evolutions it considers the oldest one (first in ReleaseTime)
+//   - For each column, includes its evolution if it's >= latest base evolution and <= tsEndTime
+//   - Results are sorted by ReleaseTime descending (newest first)
+func SelectEvolutionsForColumns(columns []*schema.Column, evolutions []*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry, tsStart, tsEnd uint64) ([]*schema.Column, []*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry, error) {
+
+	sortedEvolutions := make([]*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry, len(evolutions))
+	copy(sortedEvolutions, evolutions)
+
+	// sort the evolutions by ReleaseTime ascending
+	sort.Slice(sortedEvolutions, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return sortedEvolutions[i].ReleaseTime.Before(sortedEvolutions[j].ReleaseTime)
+	})
+
+	tsStartTime := time.Unix(0, int64(tsStart))
+	tsEndTime := time.Unix(0, int64(tsEnd))
+
+	// Build evolution map: column name -> evolution
+	evolutionMap := make(map[string]*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry)
+	for _, evolution := range sortedEvolutions {
+		if _, exists := evolutionMap[evolution.ColumnName+":"+evolution.FieldName+":"+strconv.Itoa(int(evolution.Version))]; exists {
+			// since if there is duplicate we would just use the oldest one.
+			continue
+		}
+		evolutionMap[evolution.ColumnName+":"+evolution.FieldName+":"+strconv.Itoa(int(evolution.Version))] = evolution
+	}
+
+	// Find the latest base evolution (<= tsStartTime) across ALL columns
+	// Evolutions are sorted, so we can break early
+	var latestBaseEvolutionAcrossAll *telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry
+	for _, evolution := range sortedEvolutions {
+		if evolution.ReleaseTime.After(tsStartTime) {
+			break
+		}
+		latestBaseEvolutionAcrossAll = evolution
+	}
+
+	// We shouldn't reach this, it basically means there is something wrong with the evolutions data
+	if latestBaseEvolutionAcrossAll == nil {
+		return nil, nil, errors.Newf(errors.TypeInternal, errors.CodeInternal, "no base evolution found for columns %v", columns)
+	}
+
+	columnLookUpMap := make(map[string]*schema.Column)
+	for _, column := range columns {
+		columnLookUpMap[column.Name] = column
+	}
+
+	// Collect column-evolution pairs
+	type colEvoPair struct {
+		column    *schema.Column
+		evolution *telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry
+	}
+	pairs := []colEvoPair{}
+
+	for _, evolution := range evolutionMap {
+		// Reject evolutions before the latest base evolution
+		if evolution.ReleaseTime.Before(latestBaseEvolutionAcrossAll.ReleaseTime) {
+			continue
+		}
+		// skip evolutions after tsEndTime
+		if evolution.ReleaseTime.After(tsEndTime) || evolution.ReleaseTime.Equal(tsEndTime) {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if _, exists := columnLookUpMap[evolution.ColumnName]; !exists {
+			return nil, nil, errors.Newf(errors.TypeInternal, errors.CodeInternal, "evolution column %s not found in columns %v", evolution.ColumnName, columns)
+		}
+
+		pairs = append(pairs, colEvoPair{columnLookUpMap[evolution.ColumnName], evolution})
+	}
+
+	// If no pairs found, fall back to latestBaseEvolutionAcrossAll for matching columns
+	if len(pairs) == 0 {
+		for _, column := range columns {
+			// Use latestBaseEvolutionAcrossAll if this column name matches its column name
+			if column.Name == latestBaseEvolutionAcrossAll.ColumnName {
+				pairs = append(pairs, colEvoPair{column, latestBaseEvolutionAcrossAll})
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Sort by ReleaseTime descending (newest first)
+	slices.SortFunc(pairs, func(a, b colEvoPair) int {
+		// Sort by ReleaseTime descending (newest first)
+		if a.evolution.ReleaseTime.After(b.evolution.ReleaseTime) {
+			return -1
+		}
+		if a.evolution.ReleaseTime.Before(b.evolution.ReleaseTime) {
+			return 1
+		}
+		return 0
+	})
+
+	// Extract results
+	newColumns := make([]*schema.Column, len(pairs))
+	evolutionsEntries := make([]*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry, len(pairs))
+	for i, pair := range pairs {
+		newColumns[i] = pair.column
+		evolutionsEntries[i] = pair.evolution
+	}
+
+	return newColumns, evolutionsEntries, nil
+}

pkg/types/querybuildertypes/querybuildertypesv5/evolution_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,414 @@
+package querybuildertypesv5
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	schema "github.com/SigNoz/signoz-otel-collector/cmd/signozschemamigrator/schema_migrator"
+	"github.com/SigNoz/signoz/pkg/types/telemetrytypes"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+const (
+	LogsV2BodyV2Column       = "body_v2"
+	LogsV2BodyPromotedColumn = "body_promoted"
+)
+
+var (
+	resources_string = &schema.Column{Name: "resources_string", Type: schema.MapColumnType{
+		KeyType:   schema.LowCardinalityColumnType{ElementType: schema.ColumnTypeString},
+		ValueType: schema.ColumnTypeString,
+	}}
+	resource          = &schema.Column{Name: "resource", Type: schema.JSONColumnType{}}
+	attributes_string = &schema.Column{Name: "attributes_string", Type: schema.MapColumnType{
+		KeyType:   schema.LowCardinalityColumnType{ElementType: schema.ColumnTypeString},
+		ValueType: schema.ColumnTypeString,
+	}}
+	body_v2       = &schema.Column{Name: LogsV2BodyV2Column, Type: schema.JSONColumnType{}}
+	body_promoted = &schema.Column{Name: LogsV2BodyPromotedColumn, Type: schema.JSONColumnType{}}
+)
+
+func TestSelectEvolutionsForColumns(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name            string
+		columns         []*schema.Column
+		evolutions      []*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry
+		tsStart         uint64
+		tsEnd           uint64
+		expectedColumns []string // column names
+		expectedEvols   []string // evolution column names
+		expectedError   bool
+		errorStr        string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "New evolutions at tsStartTime - should include latest evolution",
+			columns: []*schema.Column{
+				resources_string,
+				resource,
+			},
+			evolutions: []*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry{
+				{
+					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
+					ColumnName:   "resources_string",
+					ColumnType:   "Map(LowCardinality(String), String)",
+					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
+					FieldName:    "__all__",
+					Version:      0,
+					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+				},
+				{
+					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
+					ColumnName:   "resource",
+					ColumnType:   "JSON()",
+					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
+					FieldName:    "__all__",
+					Version:      1,
+					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(2024, 2, 25, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+				},
+			},
+			tsStart:         uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 25, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			tsEnd:           uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 30, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			expectedColumns: []string{"resource"},
+			expectedEvols:   []string{"resource"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "New evolutions after tsStartTime but less than tsEndTime - should include both",
+			columns: []*schema.Column{
+				resources_string,
+				resource,
+			},
+			evolutions: []*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry{
+				{
+					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
+					ColumnName:   "resources_string",
+					ColumnType:   "Map(LowCardinality(String), String)",
+					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
+					FieldName:    "__all__",
+					Version:      0,
+					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+				},
+				{
+					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
+					ColumnName:   "resource",
+					ColumnType:   "JSON()",
+					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
+					FieldName:    "__all__",
+					Version:      1,
+					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(2024, 2, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+				},
+			},
+			tsStart:         uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			tsEnd:           uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			expectedColumns: []string{"resource", "resources_string"}, // sorted by ReleaseTime desc
+			expectedEvols:   []string{"resource", "resources_string"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Columns without matching evolutions - should exclude them",
+			columns: []*schema.Column{
+				resources_string,
+				resource,          // no evolution for this
+				attributes_string, // no evolution for this
+			},
+			evolutions: []*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry{
+				{
+					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
+					ColumnName:   "resources_string",
+					ColumnType:   "Map(LowCardinality(String), String)",
+					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
+					FieldName:    "__all__",
+					Version:      0,
+					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(2024, 1, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+				},
+			},
+			tsStart:         uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			tsEnd:           uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			expectedColumns: []string{"resources_string"},
+			expectedEvols:   []string{"resources_string"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "New evolutions at tsEndTime - should not include new evolution",
+			columns: []*schema.Column{
+				resources_string,
+				resource,
+			},
+			evolutions: []*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry{
+				{
+					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
+					ColumnName:   "resources_string",
+					ColumnType:   "Map(LowCardinality(String), String)",
+					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
+					FieldName:    "__all__",
+					Version:      0,
+					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+				},
+				{
+					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
+					ColumnName:   "resource",
+					ColumnType:   "JSON()",
+					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
+					FieldName:    "__all__",
+					Version:      1,
+					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(2024, 2, 30, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+				},
+			},
+			tsStart:         uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 25, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			tsEnd:           uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 30, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			expectedColumns: []string{"resources_string"},
+			expectedEvols:   []string{"resources_string"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "New evolutions after tsEndTime - should exclude new",
+			columns: []*schema.Column{
+				resources_string,
+				resource,
+			},
+			evolutions: []*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry{
+				{
+					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
+					ColumnName:   "resources_string",
+					ColumnType:   "Map(LowCardinality(String), String)",
+					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
+					FieldName:    "__all__",
+					Version:      0,
+					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+				},
+				{
+					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
+					ColumnName:   "resource",
+					ColumnType:   "JSON()",
+					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
+					FieldName:    "__all__",
+					Version:      1,
+					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(2024, 2, 25, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+				},
+			},
+			tsStart:         uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			tsEnd:           uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			expectedColumns: []string{"resources_string"},
+			expectedEvols:   []string{"resources_string"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "Empty columns array",
+			columns: []*schema.Column{},
+			evolutions: []*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry{
+				{
+					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
+					ColumnName:   "resources_string",
+					ColumnType:   "Map(LowCardinality(String), String)",
+					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
+					FieldName:    "__all__",
+					Version:      0,
+					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(2024, 1, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+				},
+			},
+			tsStart:         uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			tsEnd:           uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			expectedColumns: []string{},
+			expectedEvols:   []string{},
+			expectedError:   true,
+			errorStr:        "column resources_string not found",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Duplicate evolutions - should use first encountered (oldest if sorted)",
+			columns: []*schema.Column{
+				resource,
+			},
+			evolutions: []*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry{
+				{
+					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
+					ColumnName:   "resources_string",
+					ColumnType:   "Map(LowCardinality(String), String)",
+					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
+					FieldName:    "__all__",
+					Version:      0,
+					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+				},
+				{
+					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
+					ColumnName:   "resource",
+					ColumnType:   "JSON()",
+					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
+					FieldName:    "__all__",
+					Version:      1,
+					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(2024, 1, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+				},
+				{
+					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
+					ColumnName:   "resource",
+					ColumnType:   "JSON()",
+					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
+					FieldName:    "__all__",
+					Version:      1,
+					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(2024, 1, 20, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+				},
+			},
+			tsStart:         uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			tsEnd:           uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			expectedColumns: []string{"resource"},
+			expectedEvols:   []string{"resource"}, // should use first one (older)
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Genuine Duplicate evolutions with new version- should consider both",
+			columns: []*schema.Column{
+				resources_string,
+				resource,
+			},
+			evolutions: []*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry{
+				{
+					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
+					ColumnName:   "resources_string",
+					ColumnType:   "Map(LowCardinality(String), String)",
+					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
+					FieldName:    "__all__",
+					Version:      0,
+					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+				},
+				{
+					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
+					ColumnName:   "resource",
+					ColumnType:   "JSON()",
+					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
+					FieldName:    "__all__",
+					Version:      1,
+					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(2024, 1, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+				},
+				{
+					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
+					ColumnName:   "resources_string",
+					ColumnType:   "Map(LowCardinality(String), String)",
+					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
+					FieldName:    "__all__",
+					Version:      2,
+					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(2024, 1, 20, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+				},
+			},
+			tsStart:         uint64(time.Date(2024, 1, 16, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			tsEnd:           uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			expectedColumns: []string{"resources_string", "resource"},
+			expectedEvols:   []string{"resources_string", "resource"}, // should use first one (older)
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Evolution exactly at tsEndTime",
+			columns: []*schema.Column{
+				resources_string,
+				resource,
+			},
+			evolutions: []*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry{
+				{
+					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
+					ColumnName:   "resources_string",
+					ColumnType:   "Map(LowCardinality(String), String)",
+					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
+					FieldName:    "__all__",
+					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(2024, 1, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+				},
+				{
+					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
+					ColumnName:   "resource",
+					ColumnType:   "JSON()",
+					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource,
+					FieldName:    "__all__",
+					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(2024, 2, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC), // exactly at tsEnd
+				},
+			},
+			tsStart:         uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			tsEnd:           uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			expectedColumns: []string{"resources_string"}, // resource excluded because After(tsEnd) is true
+			expectedEvols:   []string{"resources_string"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Single evolution after tsStartTime - JSON body",
+			columns: []*schema.Column{
+				body_v2,
+				body_promoted,
+			},
+			evolutions: []*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry{
+				{
+					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
+					ColumnName:   LogsV2BodyV2Column,
+					ColumnType:   "JSON()",
+					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextBody,
+					FieldName:    "__all__",
+					ReleaseTime:  time.Unix(0, 0),
+				},
+				{
+					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
+					ColumnName:   LogsV2BodyPromotedColumn,
+					ColumnType:   "JSON()",
+					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextBody,
+					FieldName:    "user.name",
+					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(2024, 2, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+				},
+			},
+			tsStart:         uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			tsEnd:           uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			expectedColumns: []string{LogsV2BodyPromotedColumn, LogsV2BodyV2Column}, // sorted by ReleaseTime desc (newest first)
+			expectedEvols:   []string{LogsV2BodyPromotedColumn, LogsV2BodyV2Column},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "No evolution after tsStartTime - JSON body",
+			columns: []*schema.Column{
+				body_v2,
+				body_promoted,
+			},
+			evolutions: []*telemetrytypes.EvolutionEntry{
+				{
+					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
+					ColumnName:   LogsV2BodyV2Column,
+					ColumnType:   "JSON()",
+					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextBody,
+					FieldName:    "__all__",
+					ReleaseTime:  time.Unix(0, 0),
+				},
+				{
+					Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalLogs,
+					ColumnName:   LogsV2BodyPromotedColumn,
+					ColumnType:   "JSON()",
+					FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextBody,
+					FieldName:    "user.name",
+					ReleaseTime:  time.Date(2024, 2, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+				},
+			},
+			tsStart:         uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			tsEnd:           uint64(time.Date(2024, 2, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixNano()),
+			expectedColumns: []string{LogsV2BodyPromotedColumn},
+			expectedEvols:   []string{LogsV2BodyPromotedColumn},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			resultColumns, resultEvols, err := SelectEvolutionsForColumns(tc.columns, tc.evolutions, tc.tsStart, tc.tsEnd)
+
+			if tc.expectedError {
+				assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), tc.errorStr)
+			} else {
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				assert.Equal(t, len(tc.expectedColumns), len(resultColumns), "column count mismatch")
+				assert.Equal(t, len(tc.expectedEvols), len(resultEvols), "evolution count mismatch")
+
+				resultColumnNames := make([]string, len(resultColumns))
+				for i, col := range resultColumns {
+					resultColumnNames[i] = col.Name
+				}
+				resultEvolNames := make([]string, len(resultEvols))
+				for i, evol := range resultEvols {
+					resultEvolNames[i] = evol.ColumnName
+				}
+
+				for i := range tc.expectedColumns {
+					assert.Equal(t, resultColumnNames[i], tc.expectedColumns[i], "expected column missing: "+tc.expectedColumns[i])
+				}
+				for i := range tc.expectedEvols {
+					assert.Equal(t, resultEvolNames[i], tc.expectedEvols[i], "expected evolution missing: "+tc.expectedEvols[i])
+				}
+				// Verify sorting: should be descending by ReleaseTime
+				for i := 0; i < len(resultEvols)-1; i++ {
+					assert.True(t, !resultEvols[i].ReleaseTime.Before(resultEvols[i+1].ReleaseTime),
+						"evolutions should be sorted descending by ReleaseTime")
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

pkg/web/config.go

@@ -54,16 +54,16 @@ func newConfig() factory.Config {
 		Directory: "/etc/signoz/web",
 		Settings: SettingsConfig{
 			Posthog: PosthogConfig{
-				Enabled: true,
+				Enabled: false,
 			},
 			Appcues: AppcuesConfig{
-				Enabled: true,
+				Enabled: false,
 			},
 			Sentry: SentryConfig{
-				Enabled: true,
+				Enabled: false,
 			},
 			Pylon: PylonConfig{
-				Enabled: true,
+				Enabled: false,
 			},
 		},
 	}

tests/fixtures/querier.py

@@ -449,6 +449,21 @@ def index_series_by_label(
     return series_by_label
 
 
+def assert_grouped_series(
+    series_by_group: dict[str, dict],
+    expected_values_by_group: dict[str, dict[int, int]],
+) -> None:
+    assert set(series_by_group.keys()) == set(expected_values_by_group.keys())
+
+    for group_name, expected_by_ts in expected_values_by_group.items():
+        actual_values = sorted(
+            series_by_group[group_name]["values"],
+            key=lambda value: value["timestamp"],
+        )
+        expected_values = [{"timestamp": timestamp, "value": value} for timestamp, value in sorted(expected_by_ts.items())]
+        assert actual_values == expected_values
+
+
 def find_named_result(
     results: list[dict[str, Any]],
     name: str,
@@ -459,6 +474,57 @@ def find_named_result(
     )
 
 
+def assert_scalar_value(
+    response: requests.Response,
+    name: str,
+    expected: Any,
+    *,
+    row: int = 0,
+    col: int = 0,
+) -> None:
+    """Assert that the named scalar result has `expected` at data[row][col]."""
+    result = find_named_result(response.json()["data"]["data"]["results"], name)
+    assert result is not None, f"no result for query {name}"
+    assert result["data"][row][col] == expected, f"expected {expected} at [{row}][{col}], got {result['data'][row][col]}"
+
+
+def assert_grouped_scalar(
+    response: requests.Response,
+    name: str,
+    *,
+    expected_groups: int,
+    expected_columns: int,
+    last_col_value: Any | None = None,
+) -> None:
+    """Assert grouped scalar result has the expected column count and group count.
+    If `last_col_value` is set and there is exactly one group, also assert the
+    last column of that single row equals it (a common aggregation-value check)."""
+    result = find_named_result(response.json()["data"]["data"]["results"], name)
+    assert result is not None, f"no result for query {name}"
+    columns = result["columns"]
+    rows = result["data"]
+    assert len(columns) == expected_columns, f"expected {expected_columns} columns, got {len(columns)}: {columns}"
+    assert len(rows) == expected_groups, f"expected {expected_groups} groups, got {len(rows)}: {rows}"
+    if last_col_value is not None and expected_groups == 1:
+        assert rows[0][-1] == last_col_value, f"expected last col {last_col_value}, got row {rows[0]}"
+
+
+def assert_raw_row_subset(
+    response: requests.Response,
+    name: str,
+    expected: dict[str, Any],
+    *,
+    row: int = 0,
+) -> None:
+    """Assert that the named raw result's rows[row]['data'] is a superset of `expected`."""
+    result = find_named_result(response.json()["data"]["data"]["results"], name)
+    assert result is not None, f"no result for query {name}"
+    rows = result["rows"]
+    assert rows is not None, f"no rows for query {name}"
+    data = rows[row]["data"]
+    assert expected.items() <= data.items(), f"expected subset {expected}, got data {data}"
+
+
 def build_scalar_query(
     name: str,
     signal: str,
@@ -647,6 +713,28 @@ def assert_identical_query_response(response1: requests.Response, response2: req
         assert response1.json()["data"]["data"]["results"] == response2.json()["data"]["data"]["results"], "Response data do not match"
 
 
+# we already create the evolution for resource during schema migration
+# since we have to create test data around it, we need to get the evolution time
+def get_resource_evolution_time(signoz: types.SigNoz, signal: str) -> datetime:
+    result = signoz.telemetrystore.conn.query(
+        """
+        SELECT release_time
+        FROM signoz_metadata.distributed_column_evolution_metadata
+        WHERE signal = %(signal)s
+          AND field_context = 'resource'
+          AND field_name = '__all__'
+          AND column_name = 'resource'
+        LIMIT 1
+        """,
+        parameters={"signal": signal},
+    ).result_rows
+
+    assert result, f"Expected {signal} resource evolution metadata to exist"
+
+    release_time_ns = int(result[0][0])
+    return datetime.fromtimestamp(release_time_ns / 1e9, tz=UTC)
+
+
 def generate_logs_with_corrupt_metadata() -> list[Logs]:
     """
     Specifically, entries with 'id', 'timestamp', 'severity_text', 'severity_number' and 'body' fields in metadata

tests/fixtures/traces.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import uuid
 from abc import ABC
 from collections.abc import Callable, Generator
 from enum import Enum
-from typing import Any
+from typing import Any, Literal
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 import numpy as np
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ class Traces(ABC):
     attributes_number: dict[str, np.float64]
     attributes_bool: dict[str, bool]
     resources_string: dict[str, str]
+    resource_json: dict[str, str]
     events: list[str]
     links: str
     response_status_code: str
@@ -273,6 +274,7 @@ class Traces(ABC):
         links: list[TracesLink] = [],
         trace_state: str = "",
         flags: np.uint32 = 0,
+        resource_write_mode: Literal["legacy_only", "dual_write"] = "dual_write",
     ) -> None:
         if timestamp is None:
             timestamp = datetime.datetime.now()
@@ -322,8 +324,11 @@ class Traces(ABC):
         self.db_name = ""
         self.db_operation = ""
 
-        # Process resources and derive service_name
+        # Process resources and derive service_name. Spans written before the
+        # JSON-resource evolution time only populate resources_string (legacy_only);
+        # spans at or after the evolution time dual-write to both columns.
         self.resources_string = {k: str(v) for k, v in resources.items()}
+        self.resource_json = {} if resource_write_mode == "legacy_only" else dict(self.resources_string)
         self.service_name = self.resources_string.get("service.name", "default-service")
 
         for k, v in self.resources_string.items():
@@ -575,7 +580,7 @@ class Traces(ABC):
                 self.db_operation,
                 self.has_error,
                 self.is_remote,
-                self.resources_string,
+                self.resource_json,
             ],
             dtype=object,
         )

tests/integration/tests/querier/12_logs_resource_evolution.py

@@ -1,39 +1,20 @@
 from collections.abc import Callable
-from datetime import UTC, datetime, timedelta
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from http import HTTPStatus
 
 from fixtures import types
 from fixtures.auth import USER_ADMIN_EMAIL, USER_ADMIN_PASSWORD
 from fixtures.logs import Logs
 from fixtures.querier import (
+    assert_grouped_series,
     build_group_by_field,
     build_logs_aggregation,
+    get_resource_evolution_time,
     index_series_by_label,
     make_query_request,
 )
 
 
-# we already create the evolution for resource during schema migration
-# since we have to create test data around it, we need to get the evolution time
-def _get_logs_resource_evolution_time_json(signoz: types.SigNoz) -> datetime:
-    result = signoz.telemetrystore.conn.query(
-        """
-        SELECT release_time
-        FROM signoz_metadata.distributed_column_evolution_metadata
-        WHERE signal = 'logs'
-          AND field_context = 'resource'
-          AND field_name = '__all__'
-          AND column_name = 'resource'
-        LIMIT 1
-        """
-    ).result_rows
-
-    assert result, "Expected logs resource evolution metadata to exist"
-
-    release_time_ns = int(result[0][0])
-    return datetime.fromtimestamp(release_time_ns / 1e9, tz=UTC)
-
-
 # Logs with timestamps before the evolution time will have resources written only to resources_string.
 # Logs with timestamps at or after the evolution time will have resources written to both resources_string and resource_json.
 def _build_evolved_log(
@@ -97,21 +78,6 @@ def _query_grouped_log_series(
     return index_series_by_label(aggregations[0]["series"], group_by)
 
 
-def _assert_grouped_series(
-    series_by_group: dict[str, dict],
-    expected_values_by_group: dict[str, dict[int, int]],
-) -> None:
-    assert set(series_by_group.keys()) == set(expected_values_by_group.keys())
-
-    for group_name, expected_by_ts in expected_values_by_group.items():
-        actual_values = sorted(
-            series_by_group[group_name]["values"],
-            key=lambda value: value["timestamp"],
-        )
-        expected_values = [{"timestamp": timestamp, "value": value} for timestamp, value in sorted(expected_by_ts.items())]
-        assert actual_values == expected_values
-
-
 def _test_logs_resource_evolution(
     signoz: types.SigNoz,
     token: str,
@@ -125,7 +91,7 @@ def _test_logs_resource_evolution(
     # 5. Query the logs after the evolution time.
     # Both aggregation and group by should be checked.
     """
-    evolution_time = _get_logs_resource_evolution_time_json(signoz)
+    evolution_time = get_resource_evolution_time(signoz, "logs")
     evolution_time = evolution_time.replace(second=0, microsecond=0)
 
     before_2 = evolution_time - timedelta(minutes=10)
@@ -163,7 +129,7 @@ def _test_logs_resource_evolution(
     )
 
     before_series = _query_grouped_log_series(signoz, token, before_2 - timedelta(minutes=1), before_1 + timedelta(minutes=1))
-    _assert_grouped_series(
+    assert_grouped_series(
         before_series,
         expected_values_by_group={
             "svc-before-2": {
@@ -176,7 +142,7 @@ def _test_logs_resource_evolution(
     )
 
     after_series = _query_grouped_log_series(signoz, token, after_1 - timedelta(minutes=1), after_2 + timedelta(minutes=1))
-    _assert_grouped_series(
+    assert_grouped_series(
         after_series,
         expected_values_by_group={
             "svc-after-1": {
@@ -189,7 +155,7 @@ def _test_logs_resource_evolution(
     )
 
     spanning_series = _query_grouped_log_series(signoz, token, before_2, after_2 + timedelta(minutes=1))
-    _assert_grouped_series(
+    assert_grouped_series(
         spanning_series,
         expected_values_by_group={
             "svc-before-2": {
@@ -216,7 +182,7 @@ def _test_logs_resource_evolution(
         group_by="deployment.environment",
         aggregation="count_distinct(service.name)",
     )
-    _assert_grouped_series(
+    assert_grouped_series(
         aggregation_series,
         expected_values_by_group={
             "integration": {

tests/integration/tests/querier/13_traces_resource_evolution.py

@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+from collections.abc import Callable
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from http import HTTPStatus
+
+from fixtures import types
+from fixtures.auth import USER_ADMIN_EMAIL, USER_ADMIN_PASSWORD
+from fixtures.querier import (
+    assert_grouped_series,
+    build_group_by_field,
+    build_logs_aggregation,
+    get_resource_evolution_time,
+    index_series_by_label,
+    make_query_request,
+)
+from fixtures.traces import TraceIdGenerator, Traces
+
+
+# Spans with timestamps before the evolution time will have resources written only to resources_string.
+# Spans with timestamps at or after the evolution time will have resources written to both resources_string and resource (JSON).
+def _build_evolved_span(
+    timestamp: datetime,
+    evolution_time: datetime,
+    service_name: str,
+    name: str,
+) -> Traces:
+    resource_write_mode = "legacy_only" if timestamp < evolution_time else "dual_write"
+    return Traces(
+        timestamp=timestamp,
+        trace_id=TraceIdGenerator.trace_id(),
+        span_id=TraceIdGenerator.span_id(),
+        name=name,
+        resources={
+            "service.name": service_name,
+            "deployment.environment": "integration",
+        },
+        resource_write_mode=resource_write_mode,
+    )
+
+
+def _query_grouped_trace_series(
+    signoz: types.SigNoz,
+    token: str,
+    start: datetime,
+    end: datetime,
+    group_by: str = "service.name",
+    aggregation: str = "count()",
+) -> dict[str, list[dict]]:
+    response = make_query_request(
+        signoz,
+        token,
+        start_ms=int(start.timestamp() * 1000),
+        end_ms=int(end.timestamp() * 1000),
+        request_type="time_series",
+        queries=[
+            {
+                "type": "builder_query",
+                "spec": {
+                    "name": "A",
+                    "signal": "traces",
+                    "stepInterval": 60,
+                    "disabled": False,
+                    "groupBy": [build_group_by_field(group_by)],
+                    "having": {"expression": ""},
+                    "aggregations": [build_logs_aggregation(aggregation)],
+                },
+            }
+        ],
+    )
+
+    assert response.status_code == HTTPStatus.OK
+    assert response.json()["status"] == "success"
+
+    results = response.json()["data"]["data"]["results"]
+    assert len(results) == 1
+
+    aggregations = results[0]["aggregations"]
+    assert len(aggregations) == 1
+
+    return index_series_by_label(aggregations[0]["series"], group_by)
+
+
+def _test_traces_resource_evolution(
+    signoz: types.SigNoz,
+    token: str,
+    insert_traces: Callable[[list[Traces]], None],
+) -> None:
+    """
+    # 1. Get the evolution time.
+    # 2. Ingest spans before the evolution time.
+    # 3. Ingest spans after the evolution time.
+    # 4. Query the spans before the evolution time.
+    # 5. Query the spans after the evolution time.
+    # Both aggregation and group by should be checked.
+    """
+    evolution_time = get_resource_evolution_time(signoz, "traces")
+    evolution_time = evolution_time.replace(second=0, microsecond=0)
+
+    before_2 = evolution_time - timedelta(minutes=10)
+    before_1 = evolution_time - timedelta(minutes=5)
+    after_1 = evolution_time + timedelta(minutes=5)
+    after_2 = evolution_time + timedelta(minutes=10)
+
+    insert_traces(
+        [
+            _build_evolved_span(
+                timestamp=before_2,
+                evolution_time=evolution_time,
+                service_name="svc-before-2",
+                name="span before evolution 2",
+            ),
+            _build_evolved_span(
+                timestamp=before_1,
+                evolution_time=evolution_time,
+                service_name="svc-before-1",
+                name="span before evolution 1",
+            ),
+            _build_evolved_span(
+                timestamp=after_1,
+                evolution_time=evolution_time,
+                service_name="svc-after-1",
+                name="span after evolution 1",
+            ),
+            _build_evolved_span(
+                timestamp=after_2,
+                evolution_time=evolution_time,
+                service_name="svc-after-2",
+                name="span after evolution 2",
+            ),
+        ]
+    )
+
+    before_series = _query_grouped_trace_series(signoz, token, before_2 - timedelta(minutes=1), before_1 + timedelta(minutes=1))
+    assert_grouped_series(
+        before_series,
+        expected_values_by_group={
+            "svc-before-2": {
+                int(before_2.timestamp() * 1000): 1,
+            },
+            "svc-before-1": {
+                int(before_1.timestamp() * 1000): 1,
+            },
+        },
+    )
+
+    after_series = _query_grouped_trace_series(signoz, token, after_1 - timedelta(minutes=1), after_2 + timedelta(minutes=1))
+    assert_grouped_series(
+        after_series,
+        expected_values_by_group={
+            "svc-after-1": {
+                int(after_1.timestamp() * 1000): 1,
+            },
+            "svc-after-2": {
+                int(after_2.timestamp() * 1000): 1,
+            },
+        },
+    )
+
+    spanning_series = _query_grouped_trace_series(signoz, token, before_2, after_2 + timedelta(minutes=1))
+    assert_grouped_series(
+        spanning_series,
+        expected_values_by_group={
+            "svc-before-2": {
+                int(before_2.timestamp() * 1000): 1,
+            },
+            "svc-before-1": {
+                int(before_1.timestamp() * 1000): 1,
+            },
+            "svc-after-1": {
+                int(after_1.timestamp() * 1000): 1,
+            },
+            "svc-after-2": {
+                int(after_2.timestamp() * 1000): 1,
+            },
+        },
+    )
+
+    # query to check aggregation on the resource field like count_distinct(service.name)
+    aggregation_series = _query_grouped_trace_series(
+        signoz,
+        token,
+        before_2,
+        after_2 + timedelta(minutes=1),
+        group_by="deployment.environment",
+        aggregation="count_distinct(service.name)",
+    )
+    assert_grouped_series(
+        aggregation_series,
+        expected_values_by_group={
+            "integration": {
+                int(before_2.timestamp() * 1000): 1,
+                int(before_1.timestamp() * 1000): 1,
+                int(after_1.timestamp() * 1000): 1,
+                int(after_2.timestamp() * 1000): 1,
+            },
+        },
+    )
+
+
+def test_traces_resource_evolution(
+    signoz: types.SigNoz,
+    create_user_admin: None,  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+    get_token: Callable[[str, str], str],
+    insert_traces: Callable[[list[Traces]], None],
+) -> None:
+    token = get_token(USER_ADMIN_EMAIL, USER_ADMIN_PASSWORD)
+    _test_traces_resource_evolution(signoz, token, insert_traces)

tests/integration/tests/querier/15_trace_operator.py

@@ -25,13 +25,22 @@ returnSpansFrom="A"
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from datetime import UTC, datetime, timedelta
 from http import HTTPStatus
+from typing import Any
 
 import pytest
 import requests
 
 from fixtures import types
 from fixtures.auth import USER_ADMIN_EMAIL, USER_ADMIN_PASSWORD
-from fixtures.querier import get_rows
+from fixtures.querier import (
+    assert_grouped_scalar,
+    assert_raw_row_subset,
+    assert_scalar_value,
+    format_timestamp,
+    generate_traces_with_corrupt_metadata,
+    get_rows,
+    make_query_request,
+)
 from fixtures.traces import TraceIdGenerator, Traces, TracesKind, TracesStatusCode
 
 
@@ -434,3 +443,173 @@ def test_trace_operator(
     )
     assert response.status_code == HTTPStatus.OK, f"HTTP {response.status_code}: {response.text}"
     assert case["validate"](response), f"validation failed: {response.json()}"
+
+
+def _expected_trace_subset(trace: Traces) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    return {
+        "duration_nano": trace.duration_nano,
+        "name": trace.name,
+        "parent_span_id": trace.parent_span_id,
+        "span_id": trace.span_id,
+        "timestamp": format_timestamp(trace.timestamp),
+        "trace_id": trace.trace_id,
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "payload_factory,request_type,assert_result",
+    [
+        # Case 1: CTE filter uses the deprecated intrinsic field `durationNano`.
+        pytest.param(
+            lambda traces: [
+                {
+                    "type": "builder_query",
+                    "spec": {
+                        "name": "A",
+                        "signal": "traces",
+                        "filter": {"expression": 'durationNano = "3s"'},
+                    },
+                },
+                {
+                    "type": "builder_query",
+                    "spec": {
+                        "name": "B",
+                        "signal": "traces",
+                        "filter": {"expression": 'durationNano = "5s"'},
+                    },
+                },
+                {
+                    "type": "builder_trace_operator",
+                    "spec": {
+                        "name": "C",
+                        "expression": "A => B",
+                        "limit": 1,
+                    },
+                },
+            ],
+            "raw",
+            lambda response, traces: assert_raw_row_subset(response, "C", _expected_trace_subset(traces[0])),
+            id="deprecated-intrinsic-filter",
+        ),
+        # Case 2: CTE filter uses the deprecated calculated field `responseStatusCode`.
+        pytest.param(
+            lambda traces: [
+                {
+                    "type": "builder_query",
+                    "spec": {
+                        "name": "A",
+                        "signal": "traces",
+                        "filter": {"expression": 'responseStatusCode = "200"'},
+                    },
+                },
+                {
+                    "type": "builder_query",
+                    "spec": {
+                        "name": "B",
+                        "signal": "traces",
+                        "filter": {"expression": 'durationNano = "5s"'},
+                    },
+                },
+                {
+                    "type": "builder_trace_operator",
+                    "spec": {
+                        "name": "C",
+                        "expression": "A => B",
+                        "limit": 1,
+                    },
+                },
+            ],
+            "raw",
+            lambda response, traces: assert_raw_row_subset(response, "C", _expected_trace_subset(traces[0])),
+            id="deprecated-calculated-filter",
+        ),
+        # Case 3: order by uses `count_` with fieldContext `span`, which has
+        # to be rewritten to the aggregation alias `span.count_`.
+        pytest.param(
+            lambda traces: [
+                {
+                    "type": "builder_query",
+                    "spec": {
+                        "name": "A",
+                        "signal": "traces",
+                        "aggregations": [{"expression": "count()"}],
+                    },
+                },
+                {
+                    "type": "builder_trace_operator",
+                    "spec": {
+                        "name": "C",
+                        "expression": "A",
+                        "aggregations": [{"expression": "count()", "alias": "span.count_"}],
+                        "order": [{"key": {"name": "count_", "fieldContext": "span"}, "direction": "desc"}],
+                    },
+                },
+            ],
+            "scalar",
+            lambda response, traces: assert_scalar_value(response, "C", len(traces)),
+            id="context-prefixed-aggregation-alias-order",
+        ),
+        # Case 4: group by lists `cloud.provider` twice (once with a resource
+        # context, once without).
+        pytest.param(
+            lambda traces: [
+                {
+                    "type": "builder_query",
+                    "spec": {
+                        "name": "A",
+                        "signal": "traces",
+                        "disabled": True,
+                        "aggregations": [{"expression": "count()"}],
+                    },
+                },
+                {
+                    "type": "builder_trace_operator",
+                    "spec": {
+                        "name": "C",
+                        "expression": "A",
+                        "aggregations": [{"expression": "count()"}],
+                        "groupBy": [
+                            {"name": "cloud.provider", "fieldContext": "resource"},
+                            {"name": "cloud.provider"},
+                        ],
+                    },
+                },
+            ],
+            "scalar",
+            lambda response, traces: assert_grouped_scalar(response, "C", expected_groups=1, expected_columns=2, last_col_value=len(traces)),
+            id="duplicate-group-by-deduplicated",
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+def test_trace_operator_with_adjusted_keys(
+    signoz: types.SigNoz,
+    create_user_admin: None,  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+    get_token: Callable[[str, str], str],
+    insert_traces: Callable[[list[Traces]], None],
+    payload_factory: Callable[[list[Traces]], list[dict[str, Any]]],
+    request_type: str,
+    assert_result: Callable[[requests.Response, list[Traces]], None],
+) -> None:
+    """
+    Trace operators build a CTE per referenced builder query and an outer
+    query on top. Both layers need the same key adjustment as regular trace
+    queries, otherwise deprecated keys and context-prefixed aliases don't
+    resolve.
+    """
+    traces = generate_traces_with_corrupt_metadata()
+    insert_traces(traces)
+    payload = payload_factory(traces)
+
+    token = get_token(USER_ADMIN_EMAIL, USER_ADMIN_PASSWORD)
+
+    response = make_query_request(
+        signoz,
+        token,
+        start_ms=int((datetime.now(tz=UTC) - timedelta(minutes=5)).timestamp() * 1000),
+        end_ms=int(datetime.now(tz=UTC).timestamp() * 1000),
+        request_type=request_type,
+        queries=payload,
+    )
+
+    assert response.status_code == HTTPStatus.OK, response.text
+    assert_result(response, traces)