# ECS task observability, a redesigned time picker, and steadier logs

> A new Discover page for ECS task-level metrics, a rebuilt time picker across the app, and fixes that keep Logs usable on large queries.

Source: https://last9.io/changelog/ecs-task-observability-a-redesigned-time-picker-and-steadier-logs/

### Discover ECS

Discover now has a dedicated ECS page built on `ecs_task_*` metrics collected via the ECS Task Metadata Endpoint, giving you task-level observability over AWS ECS workloads without a CloudWatch Container Insights dependency.

### Time picker redesign

The time picker used across Last9 has been redesigned. You can type shorthand values like `15m`, `1h`, `2d`, `today`, or `yesterday` directly into the trigger, navigate with the keyboard, and pick ranges from a streamlined single-column dropdown.

### Improvements

- **Logs**
  - Sort logs by date ascending or descending on the main Logs screen
  - Log Builder operators are grouped into sections (Word search, Presence, Equality, Numerical, and String matching) with slower operators clearly marked
  - Equality operators are back in the first section to match existing muscle memory
- **Traces**
  - Related Logs from Traces now uses the simple service-based filter UI and queries by `trace_id` only when opened from span context
  - Added timestamp sort for Related Logs in Traces

### Fixes

- **Discover**
  - Stacktrace expand icon in the Exceptions view did nothing
  - Dark mode tooltip for change event mark lines had readability issues
- **Dashboards**
  - Calendar dates could not be selected in the custom dashboard time picker due to a z-index issue