diff --git a/corehq/apps/cloudcare/static/cloudcare/js/formplayer/constants.js b/corehq/apps/cloudcare/static/cloudcare/js/formplayer/constants.js
index 8f33a2b790c9..ba05ba5989f0 100644
--- a/corehq/apps/cloudcare/static/cloudcare/js/formplayer/constants.js
+++ b/corehq/apps/cloudcare/static/cloudcare/js/formplayer/constants.js
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ hqDefine("cloudcare/js/formplayer/constants", function () {
         ENTITIES: "entities",
         QUERY: "query",
 
+        // values are snake case as recommended for Datadog tags
+        queryInitiatedBy: {
+            DYNAMIC_SEARCH: 'dynamic_search',
+            FIELD_CHANGE: "field_change",
+        },
+
         SMALL_SCREEN_WIDTH_PX: 992,
 
         BREADCRUMB_HEIGHT_PX: 46.125,
diff --git a/corehq/apps/cloudcare/static/cloudcare/js/formplayer/menus/api.js b/corehq/apps/cloudcare/static/cloudcare/js/formplayer/menus/api.js
index 437235349281..05344ea9219c 100644
--- a/corehq/apps/cloudcare/static/cloudcare/js/formplayer/menus/api.js
+++ b/corehq/apps/cloudcare/static/cloudcare/js/formplayer/menus/api.js
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ hqDefine("cloudcare/js/formplayer/menus/api", function () {
 
                 var callStartTime = performance.now();
                 menus.fetch($.extend(true, {}, options)).always(function () {
-                    if (data.query_data && data.query_data.results && data.query_data.results.initiatedBy === "dynamicSearch") {
+                    if (data.query_data && data.query_data.results && data.query_data.results.initiatedBy === constants.queryInitiatedBy.DYNAMIC_SEARCH) {
                         var callEndTime = performance.now();
                         var callResponseTime = callEndTime - callStartTime;
                         $.ajax(initialPageData.reverse('api_histogram_metrics'), {
diff --git a/corehq/apps/cloudcare/static/cloudcare/js/formplayer/menus/views/query.js b/corehq/apps/cloudcare/static/cloudcare/js/formplayer/menus/views/query.js
index a5a268627276..c83de350b53e 100644
--- a/corehq/apps/cloudcare/static/cloudcare/js/formplayer/menus/views/query.js
+++ b/corehq/apps/cloudcare/static/cloudcare/js/formplayer/menus/views/query.js
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ hqDefine("cloudcare/js/formplayer/menus/views/query", function () {
     var kissmetrics = hqImport("analytix/js/kissmetrix"),
         cloudcareUtils = hqImport("cloudcare/js/utils"),
         markdown = hqImport("cloudcare/js/markdown"),
-        constants = hqImport("cloudcare/js/form_entry/const"),
+        formEntryConstants = hqImport("cloudcare/js/form_entry/const"),
+        formplayerConstants = hqImport("cloudcare/js/formplayer/constants"),
         formEntryUtils = hqImport("cloudcare/js/form_entry/utils"),
         FormplayerFrontend = hqImport("cloudcare/js/formplayer/app"),
         formplayerUtils = hqImport("cloudcare/js/formplayer/utils/utils"),
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ hqDefine("cloudcare/js/formplayer/menus/views/query", function () {
         geocoderOnClearCallback = function (addressTopic) {
             return function () {
                 kissmetrics.track.event("Accessibility Tracking - Geocoder Interaction in Case Search");
-                $.publish(addressTopic, constants.NO_ANSWER);
+                $.publish(addressTopic, formEntryConstants.NO_ANSWER);
             };
         },
         updateReceiver = function (element) {
@@ -137,8 +138,8 @@ hqDefine("cloudcare/js/formplayer/menus/views/query", function () {
                 var receiveExpression = element.data().receive;
                 var receiveField = receiveExpression.split("-")[1];
                 var value = null;
-                if (broadcastObj === undefined || broadcastObj === constants.NO_ANSWER) {
-                    value = constants.NO_ANSWER;
+                if (broadcastObj === undefined || broadcastObj === formEntryConstants.NO_ANSWER) {
+                    value = formEntryConstants.NO_ANSWER;
                 } else if (broadcastObj[receiveField]) {
                     value = broadcastObj[receiveField];
                 } else {
@@ -400,7 +401,7 @@ hqDefine("cloudcare/js/formplayer/menus/views/query", function () {
                 // Geocoder doesn't have a real value, doesn't need to be sent to formplayer
                 return;
             }
-            this.parentView.notifyFieldChange(e, this, useDynamicSearch);
+            this.parentView.notifyFieldChange(e, this, useDynamicSearch, formplayerConstants.queryInitiatedBy.FIELD_CHANGE);
         },
 
         toggleBlankSearch: function (e) {
@@ -664,10 +665,10 @@ hqDefine("cloudcare/js/formplayer/menus/views/query", function () {
             return answers;
         },
 
-        notifyFieldChange: function (e, changedChildView, useDynamicSearch) {
+        notifyFieldChange: function (e, changedChildView, useDynamicSearch, initiatedBy) {
             e.preventDefault();
             var self = this;
-            self.validateFieldChange(changedChildView).always(function (response) {
+            self.validateFieldChange(changedChildView, initiatedBy).always(function (response) {
                 var $fields = $(".query-field");
                 for (var i = 0; i < response.models.length; i++) {
                     var choices = response.models[i].get('itemsetChoices');
@@ -742,15 +743,15 @@ hqDefine("cloudcare/js/formplayer/menus/views/query", function () {
                 }
             });
             if (invalidRequiredFields.length === 0) {
-                self.performSubmit("dynamicSearch");
+                self.performSubmit(formplayerConstants.queryInitiatedBy.DYNAMIC_SEARCH);
             }
         },
 
-        validateFieldChange: function (changedChildView) {
+        validateFieldChange: function (changedChildView, initiatedBy) {
             var self = this;
             var promise = $.Deferred();
 
-            self._updateModelsForValidation().done(function (response) {
+            self._updateModelsForValidation(initiatedBy).done(function (response) {
                 //Gather error messages
                 self._getChildren().forEach(function (childView) {
                     //Filter out empty required fields and check for validity
@@ -800,7 +801,7 @@ hqDefine("cloudcare/js/formplayer/menus/views/query", function () {
             return promise;
         },
 
-        _updateModelsForValidation: function () {
+        _updateModelsForValidation: function (initiatedBy) {
             var self = this;
             var promise = $.Deferred();
             self.updateModelsForValidation = promise;
@@ -810,7 +811,7 @@ hqDefine("cloudcare/js/formplayer/menus/views/query", function () {
                 inputs: self.getAnswers(),
                 execute: false,
                 forceManualSearch: true,
-
+                initiatedBy: initiatedBy,
             });
             var fetchingPrompts = FormplayerFrontend.getChannel().request("app:select:menus", urlObject);
             $.when(fetchingPrompts).done(function (response) {