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Table 3-11 Display Applications table displayed columns

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nameDescription
ApplicationName of the application. In the Agents table, AdminPoint displays all of the applications that an instance belongs to, according to the AppTiers it is part of.
Node

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Name of the node.
AppTiers

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Name of the AppTiers.
Technologies

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Name of the technologies within the application.
SmartLink

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ApplicationIf available, the name of the SmartLink application.

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Managing applications

Using the applications command buttons, you can perform the following actions on one or more applications in the Display applications table:•    Click

  • Click Add to add a new application.

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  • Click Edit to change the members of an existing application.

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  • Click Remove to delete the selected application from the Display applications table.

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  • Click Customize Columns to customize the display of columns on the table.
Adding a new application

On the applications view, you can add a new application to the Precise system.

To add a new application1.    On

  1. On the applications view, click Add.

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  1. In the Add application dialog box, enter the application name and select a node from the list.

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  1. Click OK to apply your settings, or Cancel to close and not save the settings.
Editing an existing application

Existing Environments can be edited via the Edit Environment dialog box. In the Edit Environment dialog box, you can perform any of the following editing options:•    Rename

  • Rename a selected Environment.

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  • Change the order of all AppTiers that are part of the selected environment.

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  • Change the data flow between AppTiers.

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  • Mark the front-end AppTier

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  • Configure the SmartLink correlation for the AppTier.

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    In the Edit Environment dialog box, the node for the selected environment is displayed.

To edit an existing Environment•    To

  • To edit an existing AppTier in the table, on the Environments view select the Environment you want to edit and click Edit.

To rename an existing Environment1.    To

  1. To rename an AppTier, in the Edit Environment dialog box, click Rename.

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  1. In the Rename Environment dialog box, enter the new name for the Environment.

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  1. Click OK to save the new name, or Cancel to close and not save.

To change the AppTier order in the AppTiers table1.    In

  1. In the Edit Environment dialog box, select the AppTier to be moved in the AppTiers table.

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  1. Click the appropriate up/down arrow to change where the selected AppTier appears in the table.

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  1. Click OK to save the changes, or Cancel to close and not save the change(s).

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  1. Any AppTier change performed on an instance which is part of a cluster, is automatically applied to all instances of that cluster.

Changing the data flow between AppTiers

The Environment map displays the data flow between AppTiers and displays the front-end AppTier.

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To change the data flow between AppTiers1.    On

  1. On the Environment map, click an AppTier to select it.

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  1. To define a new data flow, drag the plus sign (from the previously selected AppTier) to another AppTier.

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Marking a Front-end AppTier for an environment

It is important that you indicate which AppTier is to the front-end. On the Environment map, a Front-end AppTier is marked with an arrow. You can change the Front-end AppTier whenever needed by unmarking a current Front-end AppTier and marking another AppTier as Front-end.

To change the Front-end AppTier for an environment1.    In

  1. In the Edit Environment dialog box, right-click an AppTier on the Environment map.

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  1. To remove a Front-end indication, right-click on the AppTier and click

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  1. UnMark as Front-end

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  1. AppTier.

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  1. To assign an AppTier as Front-end, right-click on the AppTier and click

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  1. Mark as Front-end

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  1. AppTier.

Configuring an AppTier's application

An AppTier's application can be configured via the Environments view. This enables related application associations in the related Precise product tab.

To configure an AppTier's application1.    On

  1. On the Setup tab menu, click Environments.

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  1. In the relevant environment, click the AppTier.

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  1. Click Edit and set the application to required application

About configuring Insight SmartLink correlation

Insight SmartLink correlates end-to-end activities across multiple tiers, and provides information on the environment’s performance, from the user’s perspective by tracking individual transactions. To use Insight SmartLink, you need to specify the SmartLink mode (application) to be applied to the selected environment.

There are two SmartLink modes for two types of applications:•    PeopleSoft

  • PeopleSoft application

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  • Web, MS .NET and J2EE applications. (This includes any application that has some or all of these AppTiers in any combination, including any database AppTier that is invoked by the .NET or J2EE AppTiers.)

For more information on Insight SmartLink, see the Precise Insight User’s Guide.

Configuring Insight SmartLink correlation

You can configure the Insight SmartLink correlation via the Edit Environment dialog box.

To configure Insight SmartLink correlation1.    On

  1. On the Setup tab menu, click Environments.

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  1. In the Edit Environment dialog box, click SmartLink.

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  1. Select a mode: PeopleSoft or Web, MS .NET and J2EE application.

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        1. PeopleSoft configuration

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              1. The PeopleSoft configuration dialog contains a table with all AppTiers to correlate data from. The Web, J2EE and Tuxedo AppTiers are mandatory; the Oracle AppTier is optional.

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              1. Once configuration is finished, you must restart: Insight, Web, J2EE, Oracle FocalPoints and agents.

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                Only one SmartLink for PeopleSoft environment can be configured per specific PeopleSoft application.

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            1. Web, MS .NET and J2EE configuration

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                  1. In Web, MS .NET and J2EE mode, there is no need to select specific AppTiers. The SmartLink correlation engine correlates data from all Web, MS .NET and J2EE AppTiers in the environment.

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                  1. Once configuration is finished, and if configuration was changed from PeopleSoft to Web, MS .NET and J2EE mode, you must restart the FocalPoints and agents.

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              1. Click OK to save, or Cancel to not save this configuration.

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              CustomizingCustomColumns
              Customizing custom columns in the environment

              You can customize the environment’s column headers and their contents as displayed on the environment's table in both AdminPoint and StartPoint.

              To customize column headers on a table1.    Click

              1. Click AdminPoint>Environments view.

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              1. Select one or more environments and click Customize Columns.

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              1. Click OK to save the customized columns setting, or Cancel to close the dialog box without saving.

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              Warehouse
              About the Warehouse tab

              Through the Warehouse tab, you can view and manage PMDB statuses and processes. See “About the PMDB” on page 68.

               

               

               

               

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