fix(alerts): stop writing a panelTypes URL param nothing reads

FormAlertRules stopped reading panelTypes off the URL in #5251, which pinned
the alert panel type to graph. The alert URL builders kept setting it, so a
plain string param with no consumer rode along into whatever page came next.

docs/api/openapi.yml

@@ -8807,7 +8807,6 @@ components:
       - span
       - trace
       - resource
-      - scope
       - attribute
       - body
       - ""

frontend/src/api/generated/services/sigNoz.schemas.ts

@@ -3492,7 +3492,6 @@ export enum TelemetrytypesFieldContextDTO {
 	span = 'span',
 	trace = 'trace',
 	resource = 'resource',
-	scope = 'scope',
 	attribute = 'attribute',
 	body = 'body',
 	'' = '',

frontend/src/container/AlertHistory/Timeline/Table/utils.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ const fieldContextToSuggestionMap: Record<
 	[TelemetrytypesFieldContextDTO.attribute]: 'attribute',
 	// no maps for the following values on suggestion context
 	[TelemetrytypesFieldContextDTO.trace]: undefined,
-	[TelemetrytypesFieldContextDTO.scope]: undefined,
 	[TelemetrytypesFieldContextDTO.body]: undefined,
 	[TelemetrytypesFieldContextDTO.metric]: undefined,
 	[TelemetrytypesFieldContextDTO.log]: undefined,

frontend/src/container/Home/AlertRules/AlertRules.tsx

@@ -139,11 +139,6 @@ export default function AlertRules({
 			encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(compositeQuery)),
 		);
 
-		const panelType = record.condition.compositeQuery.panelType;
-		if (panelType) {
-			params.set(QueryParams.panelTypes, panelType);
-		}
-
 		params.set(QueryParams.ruleId, record.id);
 
 		history.push(`${ROUTES.ALERT_OVERVIEW}?${params.toString()}`);

frontend/src/container/ListAlertRules/__tests__/ListAlertRules.rowClick.test.tsx

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ describe('ListAlertRules — row click navigation', () => {
 		const [url] = safeNavigateMock.mock.calls[0];
 		expect(url).toContain('/alerts/overview?');
 		expect(url).toContain('ruleId=rule-1');
-		expect(url).toContain('panelTypes=graph');
+		expect(url).not.toContain('panelTypes');
 		expect(url).toContain('compositeQuery=');
 	});
 

frontend/src/container/ListAlertRules/useAlertRulesHandlers.ts

@@ -36,11 +36,6 @@ export function useAlertRulesHandlers(
 				encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(compositeQuery)),
 			);
 
-			const panelType = rule.condition.compositeQuery.panelType;
-			if (panelType) {
-				params.set(QueryParams.panelTypes, panelType);
-			}
-
 			params.set(QueryParams.ruleId, rule.id);
 
 			return `${ROUTES.ALERT_OVERVIEW}?${params.toString()}`;

frontend/src/hooks/queryBuilder/useCreateAlerts.tsx

@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ const useCreateAlerts = (widget?: Widgets, caller?: string): VoidFunction => {
 					QueryParams.compositeQuery,
 					encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(updatedQuery)),
 				);
-				params.set(QueryParams.panelTypes, widget.panelTypes);
 				params.set(QueryParams.version, ENTITY_VERSION_V5);
 				params.set(QueryParams.source, YAxisSource.DASHBOARDS);
 

frontend/src/hooks/queryBuilder/useGetPanelTypesQueryParam.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { Router } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { renderHook } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { PANEL_TYPES } from 'constants/queryBuilder';
+import { createMemoryHistory } from 'history';
+
+import { useGetPanelTypesQueryParam } from './useGetPanelTypesQueryParam';
+
+const renderWithSearch = (
+	search: string,
+	defaultPanelType?: PANEL_TYPES,
+): PANEL_TYPES | null => {
+	const history = createMemoryHistory({
+		initialEntries: [`/logs/logs-explorer${search}`],
+	});
+
+	const { result } = renderHook(
+		() => useGetPanelTypesQueryParam(defaultPanelType),
+		{
+			wrapper: ({ children }) => <Router history={history}>{children}</Router>,
+		},
+	);
+
+	return result.current;
+};
+
+describe('useGetPanelTypesQueryParam', () => {
+	it('reads a JSON encoded panel type, as written by the explorers', () => {
+		expect(renderWithSearch('?panelTypes=%22table%22', PANEL_TYPES.LIST)).toBe(
+			PANEL_TYPES.TABLE,
+		);
+	});
+
+	it('reads a plain string panel type, as written by the alerts flow', () => {
+		expect(renderWithSearch('?panelTypes=graph', PANEL_TYPES.LIST)).toBe(
+			PANEL_TYPES.TIME_SERIES,
+		);
+	});
+
+	it('falls back to the default for an unparseable panel type', () => {
+		expect(renderWithSearch('?panelTypes=%7Bfoo', PANEL_TYPES.LIST)).toBe(
+			PANEL_TYPES.LIST,
+		);
+	});
+
+	it('falls back to the default for a value that is not a panel type', () => {
+		expect(renderWithSearch('?panelTypes=%22nope%22', PANEL_TYPES.LIST)).toBe(
+			PANEL_TYPES.LIST,
+		);
+	});
+
+	it('falls back to the default when the param is absent', () => {
+		expect(renderWithSearch('', PANEL_TYPES.LIST)).toBe(PANEL_TYPES.LIST);
+	});
+});

frontend/src/hooks/queryBuilder/useGetPanelTypesQueryParam.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,24 @@ import { QueryParams } from 'constants/query';
 import { PANEL_TYPES } from 'constants/queryBuilder';
 import useUrlQuery from 'hooks/useUrlQuery';
 
+const PANEL_TYPE_VALUES = new Set<string>(Object.values(PANEL_TYPES));
+
+// The param is JSON encoded by the explorers and written as a plain string by the
+// alerts flow, so accept both and treat anything unrecognised as absent.
+const parsePanelType = (value: string): PANEL_TYPES | null => {
+	let parsed: unknown = value;
+
+	try {
+		parsed = JSON.parse(value);
+	} catch {
+		parsed = value;
+	}
+
+	return typeof parsed === 'string' && PANEL_TYPE_VALUES.has(parsed)
+		? (parsed as PANEL_TYPES)
+		: null;
+};
+
 export const useGetPanelTypesQueryParam = <T extends PANEL_TYPES | undefined>(
 	defaultPanelType?: T,
 ): T extends undefined ? PANEL_TYPES | null : PANEL_TYPES => {
@@ -11,6 +29,10 @@ export const useGetPanelTypesQueryParam = <T extends PANEL_TYPES | undefined>(
 	return useMemo(() => {
 		const panelTypeQuery = urlQuery.get(QueryParams.panelTypes);
 
-		return panelTypeQuery ? JSON.parse(panelTypeQuery) : defaultPanelType;
-	}, [urlQuery, defaultPanelType]);
+		return (
+			(panelTypeQuery ? parsePanelType(panelTypeQuery) : null) ?? defaultPanelType
+		);
+	}, [urlQuery, defaultPanelType]) as T extends undefined
+		? PANEL_TYPES | null
+		: PANEL_TYPES;
 };

frontend/src/pages/DashboardPageV2/DashboardContainer/PanelsAndSectionsLayout/Panel/hooks/__tests__/useCreateAlertFromPanel.test.ts

@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ describe('useCreateAlertFromPanel', () => {
 			// The resolved query is seeded with the panel-derived alert prefill.
 			expect(mockBuildAlertUrl).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
 				{ resolved: 'query' },
-				PANEL_TYPES.TIME_SERIES,
 				undefined,
 				mockPrefill,
 			);

frontend/src/pages/DashboardPageV2/DashboardContainer/PanelsAndSectionsLayout/Panel/hooks/useCreateAlertFromPanel.ts

@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ export function useCreateAlertFromPanel(): (
 						const unit = readPanelUnit(panel.spec.plugin);
 						const url = buildAlertUrl(
 							query,
-							panelType,
 							unit,
 							deriveAlertPrefill(panel, query, unit),
 						);

frontend/src/pages/DashboardPageV2/DashboardContainer/PanelsAndSectionsLayout/Panel/utils/__tests__/buildCreateAlertUrl.test.ts

@@ -65,14 +65,19 @@ describe('buildCreateAlertUrl', () => {
 		);
 	});
 
-	it('tags the URL with panel type, v5 version, and the dashboards source', () => {
+	it('tags the URL with the v5 version and the dashboards source', () => {
 		const params = parse(buildCreateAlertUrl(makePanel()));
 
-		expect(params.get(QueryParams.panelTypes)).toBe(PANEL_TYPES.TIME_SERIES);
 		expect(params.get(QueryParams.version)).toBe(ENTITY_VERSION_V5);
 		expect(params.get(QueryParams.source)).toBe('dashboards');
 	});
 
+	it('does not tag the URL with a panel type, which the alert page ignores', () => {
+		const params = parse(buildCreateAlertUrl(makePanel()));
+
+		expect(params.get(QueryParams.panelTypes)).toBeNull();
+	});
+
 	it('encodes the translated query as the compositeQuery param', () => {
 		const params = parse(buildCreateAlertUrl(makePanel()));
 

frontend/src/pages/DashboardPageV2/DashboardContainer/PanelsAndSectionsLayout/Panel/utils/buildCreateAlertUrl.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import type {
 import { YAxisSource } from 'components/YAxisUnitSelector/types';
 import { ENTITY_VERSION_V5 } from 'constants/app';
 import { QueryParams } from 'constants/query';
-import { PANEL_TYPES } from 'constants/queryBuilder';
 import ROUTES from 'constants/routes';
 import { PANEL_KIND_TO_PANEL_TYPE } from 'pages/DashboardPageV2/DashboardContainer/Panels/types/panelKind';
 import { fromPerses } from 'pages/DashboardPageV2/DashboardContainer/queryV5/persesQueryAdapters';
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ export function readPanelUnit(
  */
 export function buildAlertUrl(
 	query: Query,
-	panelType: PANEL_TYPES,
 	unit?: string,
 	prefill?: PanelAlertPrefill,
 ): string {
@@ -48,7 +46,6 @@ export function buildAlertUrl(
 		QueryParams.compositeQuery,
 		encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(query)),
 	);
-	params.set(QueryParams.panelTypes, panelType);
 	params.set(QueryParams.version, ENTITY_VERSION_V5);
 	params.set(QueryParams.source, YAxisSource.DASHBOARDS);
 
@@ -76,10 +73,5 @@ export function buildCreateAlertUrl(panel: DashboardtypesPanelDTO): string {
 	const panelType = PANEL_KIND_TO_PANEL_TYPE[panel.spec.plugin.kind];
 	const query = fromPerses(panel.spec.queries, panelType);
 	const unit = readPanelUnit(panel.spec.plugin);
-	return buildAlertUrl(
-		query,
-		panelType,
-		unit,
-		deriveAlertPrefill(panel, query, unit),
-	);
+	return buildAlertUrl(query, unit, deriveAlertPrefill(panel, query, unit));
 }

pkg/querybuilder/query_to_keys.go

@@ -56,17 +56,6 @@ func QueryStringToKeysSelectors(query string) []*telemetrytypes.FieldKeySelector
 					FieldDataType: key.FieldDataType,
 				})
 			}
-
-			// todo(tushar): consider reverting changes done to this method in below PR to avoid scope specific checks
-			// https://github.com/SigNoz/signoz/issues/11374
-			if key.FieldContext == telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope {
-				keys = append(keys, &telemetrytypes.FieldKeySelector{
-					Name:          key.FieldContext.StringValue() + "." + key.Name,
-					Signal:        key.Signal,
-					FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextUnspecified, // this allows 'scope.' prefix for keys with other context as well
-					FieldDataType: key.FieldDataType,
-				})
-			}
 		}
 	}
 

pkg/querybuilder/query_to_keys_test.go

@@ -72,44 +72,6 @@ func TestQueryToKeys(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
-		{
-			query: `scope.version = '1.0.0'`,
-			expectedKeys: []telemetrytypes.FieldKeySelector{
-				{
-					Name:          "version",
-					Signal:        telemetrytypes.SignalUnspecified,
-					FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope,
-					FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeUnspecified,
-				},
-				{
-					Name:          "scope.version",
-					Signal:        telemetrytypes.SignalUnspecified,
-					FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextUnspecified,
-					FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeUnspecified,
-				},
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			// A scope attribute whose own name carries a `scope.` prefix. `scope.prefixed`
-			// normalizes to {prefixed, scope}; the second selector re-adds the prefix so the
-			// metadata fetch can target the attribute's exact key `scope.prefixed` rather than
-			// relying on the broad `%prefixed%` match.
-			query: `scope.prefixed = 'x'`,
-			expectedKeys: []telemetrytypes.FieldKeySelector{
-				{
-					Name:          "prefixed",
-					Signal:        telemetrytypes.SignalUnspecified,
-					FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope,
-					FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeUnspecified,
-				},
-				{
-					Name:          "scope.prefixed",
-					Signal:        telemetrytypes.SignalUnspecified,
-					FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextUnspecified,
-					FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeUnspecified,
-				},
-			},
-		},
 	}
 
 	for _, testCase := range testCases {

pkg/statementbuilder/tracesstatementbuilder/statement_builder.go

@@ -269,14 +269,20 @@ func adjustTraceKey(key *telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey, keys map[string][]*te
 
 		For example: trace_id (intrinsic), response_status_code (calculated).
 	*/
-	// Resolve against the context-qualified name first, then the bare name since that can be instrinsic field e.g. scope.name.
 	var isIntrinsicOrCalculatedField bool
 	var intrinsicOrCalculatedField telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey
-	if key.FieldContext != telemetrytypes.FieldContextUnspecified {
-		intrinsicOrCalculatedField, isIntrinsicOrCalculatedField = lookupIntrinsicOrCalculatedField(key.FieldContext.StringValue() + "." + key.Name)
-	}
-	if !isIntrinsicOrCalculatedField {
-		intrinsicOrCalculatedField, isIntrinsicOrCalculatedField = lookupIntrinsicOrCalculatedField(key.Name)
+	if _, ok := tracestelemetryschema.IntrinsicFields[key.Name]; ok {
+		isIntrinsicOrCalculatedField = true
+		intrinsicOrCalculatedField = tracestelemetryschema.IntrinsicFields[key.Name]
+	} else if _, ok := tracestelemetryschema.CalculatedFields[key.Name]; ok {
+		isIntrinsicOrCalculatedField = true
+		intrinsicOrCalculatedField = tracestelemetryschema.CalculatedFields[key.Name]
+	} else if _, ok := tracestelemetryschema.IntrinsicFieldsDeprecated[key.Name]; ok {
+		isIntrinsicOrCalculatedField = true
+		intrinsicOrCalculatedField = tracestelemetryschema.IntrinsicFieldsDeprecated[key.Name]
+	} else if _, ok := tracestelemetryschema.CalculatedFieldsDeprecated[key.Name]; ok {
+		isIntrinsicOrCalculatedField = true
+		intrinsicOrCalculatedField = tracestelemetryschema.CalculatedFieldsDeprecated[key.Name]
 	}
 
 	if isIntrinsicOrCalculatedField {
@@ -288,24 +294,6 @@ func adjustTraceKey(key *telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey, keys map[string][]*te
 	return actions
 }
 
-// lookupIntrinsicOrCalculatedField returns the intrinsic or calculated field registered under
-// name, across the current and deprecated tables.
-func lookupIntrinsicOrCalculatedField(name string) (telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey, bool) {
-	if f, ok := tracestelemetryschema.IntrinsicFields[name]; ok {
-		return f, true
-	}
-	if f, ok := tracestelemetryschema.CalculatedFields[name]; ok {
-		return f, true
-	}
-	if f, ok := tracestelemetryschema.IntrinsicFieldsDeprecated[name]; ok {
-		return f, true
-	}
-	if f, ok := tracestelemetryschema.CalculatedFieldsDeprecated[name]; ok {
-		return f, true
-	}
-	return telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{}, false
-}
-
 // buildListQuery builds a query for list panel type.
 func (b *traceQueryStatementBuilder) buildListQuery(
 	ctx context.Context,

pkg/statementbuilder/tracesstatementbuilder/stmt_builder_test.go

@@ -374,94 +374,6 @@ func TestStatementBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expectedErr: nil,
 		},
-		{
-			name:        "scope.name filter and group by",
-			requestType: qbtypes.RequestTypeTimeSeries,
-			query: qbtypes.QueryBuilderQuery[qbtypes.TraceAggregation]{
-				Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalTraces,
-				StepInterval: qbtypes.Step{Duration: 30 * time.Second},
-				Aggregations: []qbtypes.TraceAggregation{
-					{
-						Expression: "count()",
-					},
-				},
-				Filter: &qbtypes.Filter{
-					Expression: "scope.name = 'opentelemetry-io'",
-				},
-				Limit: 10,
-				GroupBy: []qbtypes.GroupByKey{
-					{
-						TelemetryFieldKey: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
-							Name:         "scope.name",
-							FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope,
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			expected: qbtypes.Statement{
-				Query: "WITH __limit_cte AS (SELECT toString(multiIf(scope.name::String <> '', scope.name::String, NULL)) AS `__GROUP_BY_KEY_0_scope.name`, count() AS __result_0 FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE (scope.name::String = ? AND scope.name::String <> '') AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY `__GROUP_BY_KEY_0_scope.name` ORDER BY __result_0 DESC LIMIT ?) SELECT toStartOfInterval(timestamp, INTERVAL 30 SECOND) AS ts, toString(multiIf(scope.name::String <> '', scope.name::String, NULL)) AS `__GROUP_BY_KEY_0_scope.name`, count() AS __result_0 FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE (scope.name::String = ? AND scope.name::String <> '') AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ? AND (`__GROUP_BY_KEY_0_scope.name`) GLOBAL IN (SELECT `__GROUP_BY_KEY_0_scope.name` FROM __limit_cte) GROUP BY ts, `__GROUP_BY_KEY_0_scope.name`",
-				Args:  []any{"opentelemetry-io", "1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), 10, "opentelemetry-io", "1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448)},
-			},
-			expectedErr: nil,
-		},
-		{
-			name:        "scope.version filter with scope.name group by",
-			requestType: qbtypes.RequestTypeTimeSeries,
-			query: qbtypes.QueryBuilderQuery[qbtypes.TraceAggregation]{
-				Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalTraces,
-				StepInterval: qbtypes.Step{Duration: 30 * time.Second},
-				Aggregations: []qbtypes.TraceAggregation{
-					{
-						Expression: "count()",
-					},
-				},
-				Filter: &qbtypes.Filter{
-					Expression: "scope.version = '1.0.0'",
-				},
-				Limit: 10,
-				GroupBy: []qbtypes.GroupByKey{
-					{
-						TelemetryFieldKey: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
-							Name:         "scope.name",
-							FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope,
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			expected: qbtypes.Statement{
-				Query: "WITH __limit_cte AS (SELECT toString(multiIf(scope.name::String <> '', scope.name::String, NULL)) AS `__GROUP_BY_KEY_0_scope.name`, count() AS __result_0 FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE (scope.version::String = ? AND scope.version::String <> '') AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY `__GROUP_BY_KEY_0_scope.name` ORDER BY __result_0 DESC LIMIT ?) SELECT toStartOfInterval(timestamp, INTERVAL 30 SECOND) AS ts, toString(multiIf(scope.name::String <> '', scope.name::String, NULL)) AS `__GROUP_BY_KEY_0_scope.name`, count() AS __result_0 FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE (scope.version::String = ? AND scope.version::String <> '') AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ? AND (`__GROUP_BY_KEY_0_scope.name`) GLOBAL IN (SELECT `__GROUP_BY_KEY_0_scope.name` FROM __limit_cte) GROUP BY ts, `__GROUP_BY_KEY_0_scope.name`",
-				Args:  []any{"1.0.0", "1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), 10, "1.0.0", "1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448)},
-			},
-			expectedErr: nil,
-		},
-		{
-			name:        "scope.version filter only (no scope field in group by)",
-			requestType: qbtypes.RequestTypeTimeSeries,
-			query: qbtypes.QueryBuilderQuery[qbtypes.TraceAggregation]{
-				Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalTraces,
-				StepInterval: qbtypes.Step{Duration: 30 * time.Second},
-				Aggregations: []qbtypes.TraceAggregation{
-					{
-						Expression: "count()",
-					},
-				},
-				Filter: &qbtypes.Filter{
-					Expression: "scope.version = '1.0.0'",
-				},
-				Limit: 10,
-				GroupBy: []qbtypes.GroupByKey{
-					{
-						TelemetryFieldKey: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
-							Name: "service.name",
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			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 `__GROUP_BY_KEY_0_service.name`, count() AS __result_0 FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE (scope.version::String = ? AND scope.version::String <> '') AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ? GROUP BY `__GROUP_BY_KEY_0_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 `__GROUP_BY_KEY_0_service.name`, count() AS __result_0 FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE (scope.version::String = ? AND scope.version::String <> '') AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ? AND (`__GROUP_BY_KEY_0_service.name`) GLOBAL IN (SELECT `__GROUP_BY_KEY_0_service.name` FROM __limit_cte) GROUP BY ts, `__GROUP_BY_KEY_0_service.name`",
-				Args:  []any{"1.0.0", "1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), 10, "1.0.0", "1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448)},
-			},
-		},
 	}
 
 	fl := flaggertest.New(t)
@@ -888,111 +800,6 @@ func TestStatementBuilderListQueryWithCorruptData(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expectedErr: nil,
 		},
-		{
-			name:        "List query with scope filter only (no scope in select or group by)",
-			requestType: qbtypes.RequestTypeRaw,
-			keysMap: map[string][]*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
-				"scope.version": {
-					{
-						Name:          "scope.version",
-						Signal:        telemetrytypes.SignalTraces,
-						FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope,
-						FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			query: qbtypes.QueryBuilderQuery[qbtypes.TraceAggregation]{
-				Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalTraces,
-				StepInterval: qbtypes.Step{Duration: 30 * time.Second},
-				Filter: &qbtypes.Filter{
-					Expression: "scope.version = '1.0.0'",
-				},
-				Limit: 10,
-			},
-			expected: qbtypes.Statement{
-				Query: "SELECT timestamp AS `__SELECT_KEY_0_timestamp`, trace_id AS `__SELECT_KEY_1_trace_id`, span_id AS `__SELECT_KEY_2_span_id`, trace_state AS `__SELECT_KEY_3_trace_state`, parent_span_id AS `__SELECT_KEY_4_parent_span_id`, flags AS `__SELECT_KEY_5_flags`, name AS `__SELECT_KEY_6_name`, kind AS `__SELECT_KEY_7_kind`, kind_string AS `__SELECT_KEY_8_kind_string`, duration_nano AS `__SELECT_KEY_9_duration_nano`, status_code AS `__SELECT_KEY_10_status_code`, status_message AS `__SELECT_KEY_11_status_message`, status_code_string AS `__SELECT_KEY_12_status_code_string`, events AS `__SELECT_KEY_13_events`, links AS `__SELECT_KEY_14_links`, response_status_code AS `__SELECT_KEY_15_response_status_code`, external_http_url AS `__SELECT_KEY_16_external_http_url`, http_url AS `__SELECT_KEY_17_http_url`, external_http_method AS `__SELECT_KEY_18_external_http_method`, http_method AS `__SELECT_KEY_19_http_method`, http_host AS `__SELECT_KEY_20_http_host`, db_name AS `__SELECT_KEY_21_db_name`, db_operation AS `__SELECT_KEY_22_db_operation`, has_error AS `__SELECT_KEY_23_has_error`, is_remote AS `__SELECT_KEY_24_is_remote`, attributes_string, attributes_number, attributes_bool, resources_string FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE (scope.version::String = ? AND scope.version::String <> '') AND timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ? LIMIT ?",
-				Args:  []any{"1.0.0", "1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), 10},
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			// Regression test: scope.version in selectFields with no metadata (isColumn=true filters it out)
-			// must still produce scope.version::String, not scope.attributes.version::String
-			name:        "scope.version in selectFields only, no metadata (intrinsic field fallback)",
-			requestType: qbtypes.RequestTypeRaw,
-			keysMap:     map[string][]*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{},
-			query: qbtypes.QueryBuilderQuery[qbtypes.TraceAggregation]{
-				Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalTraces,
-				StepInterval: qbtypes.Step{Duration: 30 * time.Second},
-				Filter:       &qbtypes.Filter{},
-				SelectFields: []telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
-					{Name: "scope.version", FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextUnspecified},
-				},
-				Limit: 10,
-			},
-			expected: qbtypes.Statement{
-				Query: "SELECT timestamp AS `__SELECT_KEY_0_timestamp`, trace_id AS `__SELECT_KEY_1_trace_id`, span_id AS `__SELECT_KEY_2_span_id`, multiIf(scope.version::String <> '', scope.version::String, NULL) AS `__SELECT_KEY_3_scope.version` FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ? LIMIT ?",
-				Args:  []any{"1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), 10},
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			// A scope-context key whose name matches a declared scope path resolves to that
-			// declared path (scope.name), not the span `name` column and not an undeclared
-			// scope attribute, even with no metadata.
-			name:        "scope-context name with no metadata resolves to the declared scope path",
-			requestType: qbtypes.RequestTypeRaw,
-			keysMap:     map[string][]*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{},
-			query: qbtypes.QueryBuilderQuery[qbtypes.TraceAggregation]{
-				Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalTraces,
-				StepInterval: qbtypes.Step{Duration: 30 * time.Second},
-				Filter:       &qbtypes.Filter{},
-				SelectFields: []telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
-					{Name: "name", FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope},
-				},
-				Limit: 10,
-			},
-			expected: qbtypes.Statement{
-				Query: "SELECT timestamp AS `__SELECT_KEY_0_timestamp`, trace_id AS `__SELECT_KEY_1_trace_id`, span_id AS `__SELECT_KEY_2_span_id`, multiIf(scope.name::String <> '', scope.name::String, NULL) AS `__SELECT_KEY_3_name` FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ? LIMIT ?",
-				Args:  []any{"1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), 10},
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			// A scope name that collides with a declared path: with both the declared
-			// scope.version and a scope attribute literally named `version` in metadata, a
-			// select on `{version, scope}` unions both (attribute first, declared fallback).
-			name:        "scope select field unions a same-named scope attribute and the declared path",
-			requestType: qbtypes.RequestTypeRaw,
-			keysMap: map[string][]*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
-				"scope.version": {
-					{
-						Name:          "scope.version",
-						Signal:        telemetrytypes.SignalTraces,
-						FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope,
-						FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
-					},
-				},
-				"version": {
-					{
-						Name:          "version",
-						Signal:        telemetrytypes.SignalTraces,
-						FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope,
-						FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			query: qbtypes.QueryBuilderQuery[qbtypes.TraceAggregation]{
-				Signal:       telemetrytypes.SignalTraces,
-				StepInterval: qbtypes.Step{Duration: 30 * time.Second},
-				Filter:       &qbtypes.Filter{},
-				SelectFields: []telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
-					{Name: "version", FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope},
-				},
-				Limit: 10,
-			},
-			expected: qbtypes.Statement{
-				Query: "SELECT timestamp AS `__SELECT_KEY_0_timestamp`, trace_id AS `__SELECT_KEY_1_trace_id`, span_id AS `__SELECT_KEY_2_span_id`, multiIf(scope.attributes.`version` IS NOT NULL, toString(scope.attributes.`version`::String), scope.version::String <> '', toString(scope.version::String), NULL) AS `__SELECT_KEY_3_version` FROM signoz_traces.distributed_signoz_index_v3 WHERE timestamp >= ? AND timestamp < ? AND ts_bucket_start >= ? AND ts_bucket_start <= ? LIMIT ?",
-				Args:  []any{"1747947419000000000", "1747983448000000000", uint64(1747945619), uint64(1747983448), 10},
-			},
-		},
 	}
 
 	for _, c := range cases {

pkg/telemetrymetadata/metadata.go

@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func (t *telemetryMetaStore) getTracesKeys(ctx context.Context, fieldKeySelector
 		`CASE
 			// WHEN tagType = 'spanfield' THEN 1
 			WHEN tagType = 'resource' THEN 2
-			WHEN tagType = 'scope' THEN 3
+			// WHEN tagType = 'scope' THEN 3
 			WHEN tagType = 'tag' THEN 4
 			ELSE 5
 		END as priority`,

pkg/telemetryschema/tracestelemetryschema/condition_builder_test.go

@@ -391,83 +391,6 @@ func TestConditionForResourceWithEvolution(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// TestConditionForScopeIntrinsicFields covers the scope.name/scope.version intrinsic
-// fields against the "scope" JSON column. These are *declared* String paths on that
-// column, so a row without a scope reads as ” and never NULL: presence must be an
-// empty-string check, since "IS NOT NULL" would hold for every row. That also rules
-// out treating them as nested attribute keys under scope.attributes, which are
-// undeclared (Dynamic) paths and genuinely NULL when absent.
-func TestConditionForScopeIntrinsicFields(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx := context.Background()
-	fm := NewFieldMapper(flaggertest.New(t))
-	conditionBuilder := NewConditionBuilder(fm, flaggertest.New(t))
-
-	testCases := []struct {
-		name        string
-		key         telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey
-		operator    qbtypes.FilterOperator
-		value       any
-		expectedSQL string
-	}{
-		{
-			name: "Equal - scope.name",
-			key: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
-				Name:          "scope.name",
-				FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope,
-				FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
-			},
-			operator:    qbtypes.FilterOperatorEqual,
-			value:       "io.signoz.payment",
-			expectedSQL: "(scope.name::String = ? AND scope.name::String <> '')",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "Equal - scope.version",
-			key: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
-				Name:          "scope.version",
-				FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope,
-				FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
-			},
-			operator:    qbtypes.FilterOperatorEqual,
-			value:       "2.3.1",
-			expectedSQL: "(scope.version::String = ? AND scope.version::String <> '')",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "Exists - scope.name",
-			key: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
-				Name:          "scope.name",
-				FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope,
-				FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
-			},
-			operator:    qbtypes.FilterOperatorExists,
-			value:       nil,
-			expectedSQL: "scope.name::String <> ''",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "NotExists - scope.version",
-			key: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
-				Name:          "scope.version",
-				FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope,
-				FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
-			},
-			operator:    qbtypes.FilterOperatorNotExists,
-			value:       nil,
-			expectedSQL: "scope.version::String = ''",
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range testCases {
-		sb := sqlbuilder.NewSelectBuilder()
-		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			conds, _, err := conditionBuilder.ConditionFor(ctx, valuer.UUID{}, 0, 0, &tc.key, map[string][]*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{tc.key.Name: {&tc.key}}, qbtypes.ConditionBuilderOptions{}, tc.operator, tc.value, sb)
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			sb.Where(conds...)
-			sql, _ := sb.BuildWithFlavor(sqlbuilder.ClickHouse)
-			assert.Contains(t, sql, tc.expectedSQL)
-			assert.NotContains(t, sql, "scope.`scope.", "must not double-prefix the scope JSON path")
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 // TestConditionForSynthesizedKeys covers the KeyNotFound fallback: when a
 // referenced attribute key has no metadata match, the builder synthesizes key(s) from
 // user input and queries anyway, emitting a warning instead of failing.

pkg/telemetryschema/tracestelemetryschema/const.go

@@ -121,20 +121,6 @@ var (
 			FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextSpan,
 			FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
 		},
-		"scope.name": {
-			Name:          "scope.name",
-			Description:   "Instrumentation scope name",
-			Signal:        telemetrytypes.SignalTraces,
-			FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope,
-			FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
-		},
-		"scope.version": {
-			Name:          "scope.version",
-			Description:   "Instrumentation scope version",
-			Signal:        telemetrytypes.SignalTraces,
-			FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope,
-			FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
-		},
 	}
 	IntrinsicFieldsDeprecated = map[string]telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
 		"traceID": {

pkg/telemetryschema/tracestelemetryschema/field_mapper.go

@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ var (
 			ValueType: schema.ColumnTypeString,
 		}},
 		"resource": {Name: "resource", Type: schema.JSONColumnType{}},
-		"scope":    {Name: "scope", Type: schema.JSONColumnType{}},
 
 		"events": {Name: "events", Type: schema.ArrayColumnType{
 			ElementType: schema.ColumnTypeString,
@@ -182,7 +181,7 @@ func (m *fieldMapper) getColumn(
 	case telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource:
 		return []*schema.Column{indexV3Columns["resource"], indexV3Columns["resources_string"]}, nil
 	case telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope:
-		return []*schema.Column{indexV3Columns["scope"]}, nil
+		return []*schema.Column{}, qbtypes.ErrColumnNotFound
 	case telemetrytypes.FieldContextAttribute:
 		switch key.FieldDataType {
 		case telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString:
@@ -293,24 +292,14 @@ func (m *fieldMapper) resolveColumnExprs(
 
 		switch column.Type.GetType() {
 		case schema.ColumnTypeEnumJSON:
+			// json is only supported for resource context as of now
+			if key.FieldContext != telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource {
+				return nil, nil, nil, 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.
-			switch key.FieldContext {
-			case telemetrytypes.FieldContextResource:
-				exprs = append(exprs, fmt.Sprintf("%s.`%s`::String", columnName, key.Name))
-				existExprs = append(existExprs, fmt.Sprintf("%s.`%s` IS NOT NULL", columnName, key.Name))
-			case telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope:
-				if isDeclaredScopePath(key.Name) {
-					// declared String paths on the scope column read '' for the missing case
-					exprs = append(exprs, fmt.Sprintf("%s::String", key.Name))
-					existExprs = append(existExprs, fmt.Sprintf("%s <> ''", key.Name))
-				} else {
-					exprs = append(exprs, fmt.Sprintf("%s.attributes.`%s`::String", columnName, key.Name))
-					existExprs = append(existExprs, fmt.Sprintf("%s.attributes.`%s` IS NOT NULL", columnName, key.Name))
-				}
-			default:
-				return nil, nil, nil, errors.Newf(errors.TypeInvalidInput, errors.CodeInvalidInput, "only resource and scope context fields are supported for json columns, got %s", key.FieldContext.String)
-			}
+			exprs = append(exprs, fmt.Sprintf("%s.`%s`::String", columnName, key.Name))
+			existExprs = append(existExprs, fmt.Sprintf("%s.`%s` IS NOT NULL", columnName, key.Name))
 		case schema.ColumnTypeEnumString,
 			schema.ColumnTypeEnumUInt64,
 			schema.ColumnTypeEnumUInt32,
@@ -352,9 +341,9 @@ func (m *fieldMapper) resolveColumnExprs(
 	return exprs, existExprs, columns, nil
 }
 
-// logicalForResolvedColumn returns the logical field for a directly-resolvable key: its
-// semantic-convention family when the metadata map proves membership, otherwise the
-// single-member field for the key as given.
+// logicalForResolvedColumn upgrades a directly-resolvable key (the FieldFor
+// probe succeeded) to its family when the metadata map proves membership;
+// otherwise the key stays a single-member logical field.
 func (m *fieldMapper) logicalForResolvedColumn(ctx context.Context, orgID valuer.UUID, field *telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey, keys map[string][]*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey) *telemetrytypes.LogicalField {
 	for _, logical := range querybuilder.MatchingLogicalFields(ctx, orgID, m.fl, field, keys) {
 		if logical.IsFamily() &&
@@ -428,38 +417,23 @@ func (m *fieldMapper) ColumnExpressionFor(
 
 	// Resolve the candidate logical field(s).
 	var candidates []*telemetrytypes.LogicalField
-	switch field.FieldContext {
-	case telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope:
-		// FieldFor resolves any scope key to a single expression, so the probe below would skip
-		// the union. Resolve scope the way the filter path does: MatchingLogicalFields surfaces a
-		// same-named scope attribute (attribute-first) alongside the declared path, and
-		// CandidateKeys synthesizes when metadata knows neither.
-		matches := querybuilder.MatchingLogicalFields(ctx, orgID, m.fl, field, keys)
-		candidates, _ = querybuilder.ResolveLogicalFields(field, matches)
-		if len(candidates) == 0 {
-			candidates = querybuilder.WrapAsLogicalFields(field.Name, m.CandidateKeys(ctx, orgID, field, nil, keys))
-		}
-		if len(candidates) == 0 {
-			return "", errors.Wrapf(querybuilder.NewKeyNotFoundError(field.Name), errors.TypeInvalidInput, errors.CodeInvalidInput, "field `%s` not found", field.Name).WithSuggestions(errors.NewSuggestionsOnLevenshteinDistance(field.Name, errors.NounKeys, maps.Keys(keys))...)
+	switch _, err := m.FieldFor(ctx, orgID, startNs, endNs, field); {
+	case err == nil:
+		// A directly-resolvable key upgrades to its family when the metadata
+		// map proves membership; otherwise it stays single-member.
+		candidates = []*telemetrytypes.LogicalField{m.logicalForResolvedColumn(ctx, orgID, field, keys)}
+	case errors.Is(err, qbtypes.ErrColumnNotFound):
+		// The legacy candidate flow, unchanged: column (when the bare name is
+		// one) plus metadata matches, else synthesized type-variant keys. The
+		// family step below only swaps candidates for their family; it never
+		// changes candidate order or non-family behavior.
+		raw := m.CandidateKeys(ctx, orgID, field, nil, keys)
+		if len(raw) == 0 {
+			return "", errors.Wrapf(err, errors.TypeInvalidInput, errors.CodeInvalidInput, "field `%s` not found", field.Name).WithSuggestions(errors.NewSuggestionsOnLevenshteinDistance(field.Name, errors.NounKeys, maps.Keys(keys))...)
 		}
+		candidates = m.upgradeToFamilies(ctx, orgID, field, querybuilder.WrapAsLogicalFields(field.Name, raw), keys)
 	default:
-		switch _, err := m.FieldFor(ctx, orgID, startNs, endNs, field); {
-		case err == nil:
-			// A directly-resolvable key upgrades to its family when the metadata
-			// map proves membership; otherwise it stays single-member.
-			candidates = []*telemetrytypes.LogicalField{m.logicalForResolvedColumn(ctx, orgID, field, keys)}
-		case errors.Is(err, qbtypes.ErrColumnNotFound):
-			// The legacy candidate flow: column (when the bare name is one) plus metadata
-			// matches, else synthesized type-variant keys. The family step only swaps candidates
-			// for their family; it never changes candidate order or non-family behavior.
-			raw := m.CandidateKeys(ctx, orgID, field, nil, keys)
-			if len(raw) == 0 {
-				return "", errors.Wrapf(err, errors.TypeInvalidInput, errors.CodeInvalidInput, "field `%s` not found", field.Name).WithSuggestions(errors.NewSuggestionsOnLevenshteinDistance(field.Name, errors.NounKeys, maps.Keys(keys))...)
-			}
-			candidates = m.upgradeToFamilies(ctx, orgID, field, querybuilder.WrapAsLogicalFields(field.Name, raw), keys)
-		default:
-			return "", err
-		}
+		return "", err
 	}
 
 	// Group-by/order (String) and aggregation (String/Float64): every candidate is
@@ -625,51 +599,11 @@ func (m *fieldMapper) CandidateKeys(ctx context.Context, _ valuer.UUID, field *t
 		// strict context honored as-is: stripped interpretation first, literal spelling second
 		literal := telemetrytypes.NewTelemetryFieldKey(field.FieldContext.StringValue()+"."+field.Name, field.FieldContext, field.FieldDataType)
 		return append(querybuilder.SynthesizeKeys(field, value), querybuilder.SynthesizeKeys(literal, value)...)
-	case telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope:
-		// A short scope name that names a declared scope path (e.g. {name, scope} -> scope.name)
-		// resolves to that declared path, not an undeclared scope attribute.
-		if compound := field.FieldContext.StringValue() + "." + field.Name; isDeclaredScopePath(compound) {
-			return []*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{telemetrytypes.NewTelemetryFieldKey(compound, telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope, telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString)}
-		}
-		return []*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{synthScopeAttributeKey(field)}
 	}
-	// contexts that don't exist on spans (log, body, …) have nothing to synthesize
+	// contexts that don't exist on spans (log, body, scope, …) have nothing to synthesize
 	return nil
 }
 
-// synthScopeAttributeKey guesses a scope attribute (scope.attributes.<name>) for a name absent
-// from metadata — the scope analog of querybuilder.SynthesizeKeys.
-func synthScopeAttributeKey(field *telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey) *telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey {
-	return telemetrytypes.NewTelemetryFieldKey(field.Name, telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope, telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString)
-}
-
-func isDeclaredScopePath(name string) bool {
-	f, ok := IntrinsicFields[name]
-	return ok && f.FieldContext == telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope
-}
-
-// scopeJSONExistsExpression renders the existence predicate for the scope JSON column, the one
-// signal-specific case the generic querybuilder.ExistsExpression must not carry.
-func scopeJSONExistsExpression(key *telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey, fieldExpression string, exists bool) (string, bool) {
-	if key.FieldContext != telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope {
-		return "", false
-	}
-	// Declared String paths are non-Nullable (absent reads '' not NULL).
-	if isDeclaredScopePath(key.Name) {
-		if exists {
-			return fieldExpression + " <> ''", true
-		}
-		return fieldExpression + " = ''", true
-	}
-	// Scope attribute: the value expression casts the JSON path to String, which folds a missing
-	// key's NULL to '', so presence must test the raw path — drop the ::String cast.
-	path := strings.TrimSuffix(fieldExpression, "::String")
-	if exists {
-		return path + " IS NOT NULL", true
-	}
-	return path + " IS NULL", true
-}
-
 // ExistsFor implements the per-key existence primitive of qbtypes.FieldMapper.
 func (m *fieldMapper) ExistsFor(
 	ctx context.Context,
@@ -686,8 +620,5 @@ func (m *fieldMapper) ExistsFor(
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	if expr, ok := scopeJSONExistsExpression(key, fieldExpression, exists); ok {
-		return expr, nil
-	}
 	return querybuilder.ExistsExpression(columns, key, tsStart, tsEnd, fieldExpression, exists)
 }

pkg/telemetryschema/tracestelemetryschema/field_mapper_test.go

@@ -84,33 +84,6 @@ func TestGetFieldKeyName(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedResult: "multiIf(resource.`deployment.environment` IS NOT NULL, resource.`deployment.environment`::String, `resource_string_deployment$$environment_exists`, `resource_string_deployment$$environment`, NULL)",
 			expectedError:  nil,
 		},
-		{
-			name: "Scope field - scope.name",
-			key: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
-				Name:         "scope.name",
-				FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope,
-			},
-			expectedResult: "scope.name::String",
-			expectedError:  nil,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "Scope field - scope.version",
-			key: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
-				Name:         "scope.version",
-				FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope,
-			},
-			expectedResult: "scope.version::String",
-			expectedError:  nil,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "Scope field - custom attribute",
-			key: telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
-				Name:         "custom.attr",
-				FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope,
-			},
-			expectedResult: "scope.attributes.`custom.attr`::String",
-			expectedError:  nil,
-		},
 		{
 			// Query like `attribute.attribute_string:string` should resolve to `attributes_string['attribute_string']`.
 			name: "Attribute key whose name collides with contextual map column resolves as a map lookup",
@@ -331,78 +304,3 @@ func TestColumnExpressionForTimestampAttributeCollision(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Contains(t, result, "attributes_number['timestamp']")
 	})
 }
-
-// TestColumnExpressionForScopeUnion covers select-side resolution of scope names that
-// collide with a declared scope path. A short name under scope context (or the bare
-// `scope.<x>` spelling that normalizes to it) binds to the declared path, and unions a
-// same-named scope attribute when one is also in metadata. The full `scope.<x>` name under
-// explicit scope context addresses the declared path alone.
-func TestColumnExpressionForScopeUnion(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx := context.Background()
-
-	scopeKey := func(name string) *telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey {
-		return &telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
-			Name:          name,
-			Signal:        telemetrytypes.SignalTraces,
-			FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope,
-			FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
-		}
-	}
-	declaredOnly := map[string][]*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
-		"scope.name":    {scopeKey("scope.name")},
-		"scope.version": {scopeKey("scope.version")},
-	}
-	withAttr := map[string][]*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{
-		"scope.name":    {scopeKey("scope.name")},
-		"scope.version": {scopeKey("scope.version")},
-		"name":          {scopeKey("name")},
-		"version":       {scopeKey("version")},
-	}
-
-	testCases := []struct {
-		name           string
-		key            telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey
-		keys           map[string][]*telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey
-		expectedResult string
-	}{
-		{
-			name:           "short name under scope context binds to the declared path",
-			key:            telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{Name: "version", FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope},
-			keys:           declaredOnly,
-			expectedResult: "multiIf(scope.version::String <> '', scope.version::String, NULL)",
-		},
-		{
-			name:           "short name unions the declared path and a same-named scope attribute",
-			key:            telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{Name: "version", FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope},
-			keys:           withAttr,
-			expectedResult: "multiIf(scope.attributes.`version` IS NOT NULL, toString(scope.attributes.`version`::String), scope.version::String <> '', toString(scope.version::String), NULL)",
-		},
-		{
-			name:           "full scope.version name under scope context addresses the declared path alone",
-			key:            telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{Name: "scope.version", FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope},
-			keys:           withAttr,
-			expectedResult: "multiIf(scope.version::String <> '', scope.version::String, NULL)",
-		},
-		{
-			name:           "short scope name unions the declared scope.name and a same-named attribute",
-			key:            telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{Name: "name", FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope},
-			keys:           withAttr,
-			expectedResult: "multiIf(scope.attributes.`name` IS NOT NULL, toString(scope.attributes.`name`::String), scope.name::String <> '', toString(scope.name::String), NULL)",
-		},
-		{
-			name:           "full scope.name name under scope context addresses the declared path alone",
-			key:            telemetrytypes.TelemetryFieldKey{Name: "scope.name", FieldContext: telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope},
-			keys:           withAttr,
-			expectedResult: "multiIf(scope.name::String <> '', scope.name::String, NULL)",
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range testCases {
-		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			fm := NewFieldMapper(flaggertest.New(t))
-			result, err := fm.ColumnExpressionFor(ctx, valuer.UUID{}, 0, 0, &tc.key, telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeUnspecified, tc.keys)
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			assert.Equal(t, tc.expectedResult, result)
-		})
-	}
-}

pkg/telemetryschema/tracestelemetryschema/test_data.go

@@ -113,20 +113,6 @@ func BuildCompleteFieldKeyMap(releaseTime time.Time) map[string][]*telemetrytype
 				FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeBool,
 			},
 		},
-		"scope.name": {
-			{
-				Name:          "scope.name",
-				FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope,
-				FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
-			},
-		},
-		"scope.version": {
-			{
-				Name:          "scope.version",
-				FieldContext:  telemetrytypes.FieldContextScope,
-				FieldDataType: telemetrytypes.FieldDataTypeString,
-			},
-		},
 		// both spellings of an enabled semantic-convention family
 		"deployment.environment.name": {
 			{

pkg/types/telemetrytypes/field_context.go

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 // - Use `scope.` prefix to explicitly indicate and enforce scope context. Example
 //   - `scope.name`
 //   - `scope.version`
-//   - `scope.my.custom.attribute` resolves to the `my.custom.attribute` scope attribute
+//   - `scope.my.custom.attribute` and `scope.attribute.my.custom.attribute` resolve to same attribute
 //
 // - Use `attribute.` to explicitly indicate and enforce attribute context. Example
 //   - `attribute.http.method`
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func (FieldContext) Enum() []any {
 		FieldContextSpan,
 		FieldContextTrace,
 		FieldContextResource,
-		FieldContextScope,
+		// FieldContextScope,
 		FieldContextAttribute,
 		// FieldContextEvent,
 		FieldContextBody,

pkg/types/telemetrytypes/field_test.go

@@ -294,17 +294,6 @@ func TestNormalize(t *testing.T) {
 				FieldDataType: FieldDataTypeString,
 			},
 		},
-		{
-			name: "Normalize keeps a prefix that does not match the set context",
-			input: TelemetryFieldKey{
-				Name:         "scope.name",
-				FieldContext: FieldContextAttribute,
-			},
-			expected: TelemetryFieldKey{
-				Name:         "scope.name",
-				FieldContext: FieldContextAttribute,
-			},
-		},
 		{
 			name: "Normalize body field",
 			input: TelemetryFieldKey{

tests/fixtures/querier.py

@@ -999,8 +999,6 @@ def generate_traces_with_corrupt_metadata() -> list[Traces]:
                 "cloud.provider": "integration",
                 "cloud.account.id": "000",
                 "trace_id": "corrupt_data",
-                "scope_name": "corrupt_data",
-                "scope.scope.name": "corrupt_data",
             },
             attributes={
                 "net.transport": "IP.TCP",
@@ -1009,10 +1007,7 @@ def generate_traces_with_corrupt_metadata() -> list[Traces]:
                 "http.request.method": "POST",
                 "http.response.status_code": "200",
                 "timestamp": "corrupt_data",
-                "version": "1.0.0",
-                "scope.scope.version": "1.0.0",
             },
-            scope={"name": "io.signoz.http.server", "version": "2.0.0"},
         ),
         Traces(
             timestamp=now - timedelta(seconds=3.5),
@@ -1032,24 +1027,12 @@ def generate_traces_with_corrupt_metadata() -> list[Traces]:
                 "cloud.provider": "integration",
                 "cloud.account.id": "000",
                 "timestamp": "corrupt_data",
-                "scope.attributes.name": "corrupt_data",
             },
             attributes={
                 "db.name": "integration",
                 "db.operation": "SELECT",
                 "db.statement": "SELECT * FROM integration",
                 "trace_d": "corrupt_data",
-                "scope.attributes.version": "corrupt_data",
-            },
-            scope={
-                "name": "io.opentelemetry.contrib.http",
-                "version": "1.0.0",
-                "attributes": {
-                    "telemetry.sdk.language": "cpp",
-                    "name": "not-the-real-name",
-                    "version": "not-the-real-version",
-                    "attributes": "literally-a-key-named-attributes",
-                },
             },
         ),
         Traces(
@@ -1070,15 +1053,12 @@ def generate_traces_with_corrupt_metadata() -> list[Traces]:
                 "cloud.provider": "integration",
                 "cloud.account.id": "000",
                 "duration_nano": "corrupt_data",
-                "scope.scope.attributes.version": "corrupt_data",
             },
             attributes={
                 "http.request.method": "PATCH",
                 "http.status_code": "404",
                 "id": "1",
-                "scope.scope.version": "corrupt_data",
             },
-            scope={"name": "io.signoz.http.client", "version": "2.0.0"},
         ),
         Traces(
             timestamp=now - timedelta(seconds=1),
@@ -1097,7 +1077,6 @@ def generate_traces_with_corrupt_metadata() -> list[Traces]:
                 "host.name": "linux-001",
                 "cloud.provider": "integration",
                 "cloud.account.id": "001",
-                "scope.scope.version": "corrupt_data",
             },
             attributes={
                 "message.type": "SENT",
@@ -1105,10 +1084,7 @@ def generate_traces_with_corrupt_metadata() -> list[Traces]:
                 "messaging.message.id": "001",
                 "duration_nano": "corrupt_data",
                 "id": 1,
-                "scope": "corrupt_data",
-                "scope.attributes.name": "corrupt_data",
             },
-            scope={"name": "io.signoz.messaging", "version": "3.0.0"},
         ),
     ]
 

tests/fixtures/traces.py

@@ -302,7 +302,6 @@ class Traces(ABC):
     db_operation: str
     has_error: bool
     is_remote: str
-    scope_json: dict[str, Any]
 
     resource: list[TracesResource]
     tag_attributes: list[TracesTagAttributes]
@@ -328,7 +327,6 @@ class Traces(ABC):
         links: list[TracesLink] = [],
         trace_state: str = "",
         flags: np.uint32 = 0,
-        scope: dict[str, Any] = {},
         resource_write_mode: Literal["legacy_only", "dual_write"] = "dual_write",
     ) -> None:
         if timestamp is None:
@@ -410,33 +408,6 @@ class Traces(ABC):
         # Calculate resource fingerprint
         self.resource_fingerprint = LogsOrTracesFingerprint(self.resources_string).calculate()
 
-        # Process scope mirroring the InstrumentationScope on the OTLP span.
-        scope_name = scope.get("name", "")
-        scope_version = scope.get("version", "")
-        scope_string = {k: str(v) for k, v in scope.get("attributes", {}).items()}
-        self.scope_json = {
-            "name": scope_name,
-            "version": scope_version,
-            "attributes": scope_string,
-        }
-
-        scope_keys = {"scope.name": scope_name, "scope.version": scope_version}
-        scope_keys.update(scope_string)
-        for k, v in scope_keys.items():
-            if v == "":
-                continue
-            self.tag_attributes.append(
-                TracesTagAttributes(
-                    timestamp=timestamp,
-                    tag_key=k,
-                    tag_type="scope",
-                    tag_data_type="string",
-                    string_value=v,
-                    number_value=None,
-                )
-            )
-            self.attribute_keys.append(TracesResourceOrAttributeKeys(name=k, datatype="string", tag_type="scope"))
-
         # Process attributes by type and populate custom fields
         self.attribute_string = {}
         self.attributes_number = {}
@@ -688,7 +659,6 @@ class Traces(ABC):
                 self.has_error,
                 self.is_remote,
                 self.resource_json,
-                self.scope_json,
             ],
             dtype=object,
         )
@@ -719,7 +689,6 @@ class Traces(ABC):
             attributes=data.get("attributes", {}),
             trace_state=data.get("trace_state", ""),
             flags=data.get("flags", 0),
-            scope=data.get("scope", {}),
         )
 
     @classmethod
@@ -859,7 +828,6 @@ def insert_traces_to_clickhouse(conn, traces: list[Traces]) -> None:
             "has_error",
             "is_remote",
             "resource",
-            "scope",
         ],
         data=[trace.np_arr() for trace in traces],
     )

tests/integration/tests/queriertraces/01_list.py

@@ -1240,13 +1240,6 @@ def test_traces_list_span_scope(
             lambda x: {"duration_nano": int(x[1].duration_nano), "span_id": x[1].span_id, "timestamp": format_timestamp(x[1].timestamp), "trace_id": x[1].trace_id},
             id="select_attribute_duration_order_intrinsic",
         ),
-        # Case 9: filter on the intrinsic scope.version. Only x[1] should match.
-        pytest.param(
-            BuilderQuery(signal="traces", name="A", select_fields=[TelemetryFieldKey("timestamp")], filter_expression="scope.version = '1.0.0'", limit=1),
-            HTTPStatus.OK,
-            lambda x: {"span_id": x[1].span_id, "timestamp": format_timestamp(x[1].timestamp), "trace_id": x[1].trace_id},
-            id="filter_scope_version",
-        ),
     ],
 )
 def test_traces_list_with_corrupt_data(
@@ -1290,161 +1283,6 @@ def test_traces_list_with_corrupt_data(
         assert get_rows(response)[0]["data"] == expected(traces)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "filter_expression,expected_indices",
-    [
-        # Intrinsic scope.name / scope.version resolve to the JSON sub-columns.
-        pytest.param("scope.name = 'io.signoz.payment'", [1], id="intrinsic_scope_name"),
-        pytest.param("scope.version = '2.3.1'", [0], id="intrinsic_scope_version"),
-        # A scope attribute resolves against the scope JSON column's attributes.
-        pytest.param("scope.telemetry.sdk.language = 'python'", [1], id="scope_attribute"),
-        # A scope attribute whose own name carries a `scope.` prefix. `scope.prefixed`
-        # normalizes to {prefixed, scope} and must still resolve to the attribute.
-        pytest.param("scope.prefixed = 'prefixed-val'", [0], id="scope_prefixed_attribute"),
-        # `env.tier` is a span attribute on span 0 and a scope attribute on
-        # span 1. Unprefixed -> no explicit context, so it is checked in every
-        # applicable context (attribute OR scope) and both spans match.
-        pytest.param("env.tier = 'gold'", [0, 1], id="bare_cross_context"),
-        # The explicit `scope.` prefix forces scope context only, so span 0's
-        # span attribute is ignored — only span 1 matches.
-        pytest.param("scope.env.tier = 'gold'", [1], id="scope_prefixed_cross_context"),
-        # `scope.name` matches BOTH the intrinsic scope.name field (span 0) and a
-        # scope attribute literally named `name` (span 1's scope attribute
-        # name='io.signoz.checkout').
-        pytest.param("scope.name = 'io.signoz.checkout'", [0, 1], id="scope_name_collision"),
-        # `scope.name` also matches a span attribute literally named `scope.name`
-        # (attribute context) — span 2 carries attribute scope.name='attr-scope-name'.
-        pytest.param("scope.name = 'attr-scope-name'", [2], id="scope_name_attribute_collision"),
-        # An unprefixed `name` resolves to the intrinsic span `name` column and a
-        # `name` scope attribute, but NOT the scope.name field. Span 2's span
-        # name and span 1's scope attribute `name` both equal 'io.signoz.checkout';
-        # span 0's scope.name field equals it too but is NOT matched.
-        pytest.param("name = 'io.signoz.checkout'", [1, 2], id="bare_name_excludes_scope_name_field"),
-        # A value that no resolvable key holds (scope.name/scope.version field,
-        # a `name`/`version` scope attribute, or a same-named attribute/resource)
-        # returns nothing.
-        pytest.param("scope.version = 'corrupt_data'", [], id="scope_version_no_match"),
-        pytest.param("scope.name = 'corrupt_data'", [], id="scope_name_no_match"),
-    ],
-)
-def test_traces_list_with_scope_filter(
-    signoz: types.SigNoz,
-    create_user_admin: None,  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
-    get_token: Callable[[str, str], str],
-    insert_traces: Callable[[list[Traces]], None],
-    filter_expression: str,
-    expected_indices: list[int],
-) -> None:
-    """
-    Setup three spans with different scope key resolution:
-    - x[0]: scope.name/version 'io.signoz.checkout'/'2.3.1'; span attribute
-      env.tier='gold'.
-    - x[1]: scope.name/version 'io.signoz.payment'/'4.5.6'; scope attributes
-      telemetry.sdk.language='python', env.tier='gold', and a `name` scope
-      attribute colliding with x[0]'s scope.name value.
-    - x[2]: span name 'io.signoz.checkout' (colliding with x[0]'s scope.name
-      value) and a span attribute literally named `scope.name`.
-
-    Tests:
-    - Filtering on scope.name / scope.version / a scope attribute.
-    - An unprefixed key is resolved across contexts (scope checked alongside
-      attribute / intrinsic), while a `scope.`-prefixed key is scope-only.
-    - `scope.name` hits the intrinsic field, a `name` scope attribute, and a
-      span attribute `scope.name` (cross-context), while a bare `name` hits
-      the span name column (and a `name` scope attribute) but never the
-      scope.name field.
-    """
-    now = datetime.now(tz=UTC).replace(microsecond=0)
-    trace_id = TraceIdGenerator.trace_id()
-    span_ids = [TraceIdGenerator.span_id() for _ in range(3)]
-
-    traces = [
-        Traces(
-            timestamp=now - timedelta(seconds=4),
-            duration=timedelta(seconds=2),
-            trace_id=trace_id,
-            span_id=span_ids[0],
-            parent_span_id="",
-            name="GET /checkout",
-            kind=TracesKind.SPAN_KIND_SERVER,
-            status_code=TracesStatusCode.STATUS_CODE_OK,
-            resources={"service.name": "checkout"},
-            attributes={"http.request.method": "GET", "env.tier": "gold"},
-            scope={
-                "name": "io.signoz.checkout",
-                "version": "2.3.1",
-                # a scope attribute whose own name carries a `scope.` prefix
-                "attributes": {"telemetry.sdk.language": "go", "scope.prefixed": "prefixed-val"},
-            },
-        ),
-        Traces(
-            timestamp=now - timedelta(seconds=2),
-            duration=timedelta(seconds=1),
-            trace_id=trace_id,
-            span_id=span_ids[1],
-            parent_span_id="",
-            name="POST /pay",
-            kind=TracesKind.SPAN_KIND_SERVER,
-            status_code=TracesStatusCode.STATUS_CODE_OK,
-            resources={"service.name": "payment"},
-            attributes={"http.request.method": "POST"},
-            # env.tier is a scope attribute here (cross-context with span 0);
-            # `name` is a scope attribute colliding with span 0's scope.name.
-            scope={
-                "name": "io.signoz.payment",
-                "version": "4.5.6",
-                "attributes": {
-                    "telemetry.sdk.language": "python",
-                    "env.tier": "gold",
-                    "name": "io.signoz.checkout",
-                },
-            },
-        ),
-        Traces(
-            timestamp=now - timedelta(seconds=1),
-            duration=timedelta(seconds=1),
-            trace_id=trace_id,
-            span_id=span_ids[2],
-            parent_span_id="",
-            # span name collides with span 0's scope.name value
-            name="io.signoz.checkout",
-            kind=TracesKind.SPAN_KIND_SERVER,
-            status_code=TracesStatusCode.STATUS_CODE_OK,
-            resources={"service.name": "probe"},
-            # a span attribute named `scope.name`
-            attributes={"scope.name": "attr-scope-name"},
-            scope={"name": "span-gamma", "version": "9.9.9"},
-        ),
-    ]
-    insert_traces(traces)
-
-    token = get_token(USER_ADMIN_EMAIL, USER_ADMIN_PASSWORD)
-    start_ms = int((now - timedelta(minutes=1)).timestamp() * 1000)
-    end_ms = int((now + timedelta(seconds=1)).timestamp() * 1000)
-
-    response = make_query_request(
-        signoz,
-        token,
-        start_ms=start_ms,
-        end_ms=end_ms,
-        request_type=RequestType.RAW,
-        queries=[
-            BuilderQuery(
-                signal="traces",
-                name="A",
-                select_fields=[TelemetryFieldKey("timestamp")],
-                filter_expression=filter_expression,
-                limit=10,
-            ).to_dict()
-        ],
-    )
-
-    assert response.status_code == HTTPStatus.OK, response.text
-    got_span_ids = {row["data"]["span_id"] for row in get_rows(response)}
-    expected_span_ids = {traces[i].span_id for i in expected_indices}
-    assert got_span_ids == expected_span_ids
-
-
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("surface", ["filter", "select", "order"])
 def test_traces_list_unknown_span_context_synthesizes(
     signoz: types.SigNoz,