Added new datadog metric to track ITFs initiated excluding retries

app/controllers/v0/in_progress_forms_controller.rb

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ def update
 
       if Flipper.enabled?(:intent_to_file_lighthouse_enabled, @current_user) && form.id_previously_changed? &&
          Lighthouse::CreateIntentToFileJob::ITF_FORMS.include?(form.form_id)
+        BenefitsClaims::IntentToFile::Monitor.new.track_create_itf_initiated(form.form_id, form.created_at,
+                                                                             @current_user.uuid, form.id)
         Lighthouse::CreateIntentToFileJob.perform_async(form.id, @current_user.icn,
                                                         @current_user.participant_id)
       end

lib/lighthouse/benefits_claims/intent_to_file/monitor.rb

@@ -11,6 +11,19 @@ def initialize
         super('pension-itf')
       end
 
+      # This metric does not include retries from failed attempts
+      def track_create_itf_initiated(itf_type, form_start_date, user_account_uuid, form_id)
+        StatsD.increment("#{STATSD_KEY_PREFIX}.#{itf_type}.initiated")
+        context = {
+          itf_type:,
+          form_start_date:,
+          user_account_uuid:
+        }
+        Rails.logger.info("Lighthouse::CreateIntentToFileJob create #{itf_type} ITF initiated for form ##{form_id}",
+                          context)
+      end
+
+      # This metric includes retries from failed attempts
       def track_create_itf_begun(itf_type, form_start_date, user_account_uuid)
         StatsD.increment("#{STATSD_KEY_PREFIX}.#{itf_type}.begun")
         context = {

spec/lib/lighthouse/benefits_claims/intent_to_file/monitor_spec.rb

@@ -13,6 +13,21 @@
     let(:current_user) { create(:user) }
     let(:monitor_error) { create(:monitor_error) }
 
+    describe '#track_create_itf_initiated' do
+      it 'logs a create ITF initiated' do
+        log = "Lighthouse::CreateIntentToFileJob create pension ITF initiated for form ##{ipf.id}"
+        payload = {
+          itf_type: 'pension',
+          form_start_date: ipf.created_at,
+          user_account_uuid: current_user.user_account_uuid
+        }
+        expect(StatsD).to receive(:increment).with("#{itf_stats_key}.pension.initiated")
+        expect(Rails.logger).to receive(:info).with(log, payload)
+
+        monitor.track_create_itf_initiated('pension', ipf.created_at, current_user.user_account_uuid, ipf.id)
+      end
+    end
+
     describe '#track_create_itf_begun' do
       it 'logs a create ITF begun' do
         log = 'Lighthouse::CreateIntentToFileJob create pension ITF begun'