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Table 1 Precise for TPM tabs

TabDescription
Applications

Lets you quickly visualize the overall health and status of all instrumented application server instances. The Dashboard tab provides support for detailed views of individual application servers, as well as top-level summary views of multiple application servers.

See About the Precise TPM Applications screen.

TransactionsDisplays the end to end transactions of the monitored application. See About the Transactions tab.
Infrastructure

Displays OS and virtualization. See About the Infrastructure tab.

AlertsLets you examine all generated alerts. See About the Alerts tab.

You can easily switch between the different tabs using the tab Selection bar. See Switching to a different tab.

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Table 2 Precise bar functions

IconNameDescription
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Back

During a work session, keeps track of where you have navigated to. The Back and History buttons enable you to navigate between previously visited views.

The Back control displays your previous view.

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ForwardEnables you to navigate to the next view. This button is only enabled if you clicked Back or if you chose a history option.
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AdminPointLaunches Precise AdminPoint.
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HomeNavigates to the highest level entity, usually the instance or Tier (all instances). The time frame settings remain the same.
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StopStops a request for information from the server.
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RefreshUpdates the data currently displayed.
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FavoritesEnables you to add or remove favorites in your Favorites list.
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SendOpens a new email message in your email program with the link to the current application in context.
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SettingsOpens the General Settings, Transactions & Users Settings, and Time Frame Settings dialog boxes.
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HelpOpens the online help in context.

About the Main area

In most tabs, the left or top area is the Main area. This area displays an overview of all instances monitored by your Precise product. This information can be displayed in either graph, table, or tree format. The time frame that the information is displayed for can be seen in the tab toolbar, alongside the selected instance name (and drop-down menu) and auto-refresh status. The times displayed are the local times on the FocalPoint server where the page was generated.

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Table 3 Information displayed in the Findings area

ColumnDescription
Severity

The severity of the finding is calculated using a formula. The position of the finding in the list is determined by an internal scoring system that is based on the knowledge of Precise product experts. The severity is indicated by the following colors:

  • Red. High severity
  • Orange. Medium severity
  • Yellow. Low severity
  • Blue. No severity - the finding is strictly informative

By default, findings are displayed according to severity.

FindingA short name of the Finding.
Context

Entity/Method name (unless specified for the whole application).

Some of the findings are identified in specific Methods while others are relevant for the entire application. In the latter case, a finding is specified as an application-related finding.

Info

Rows are aggregated by finding and the URI/method/SQL name and not by ID.

Finding Overview

Displays specific details regarding the finding in context.

Info

This is displayed in the expanded view only.

Learn More (Advice)

Provides recommendations for solving the selected finding. For each finding, it lists all relevant pieces of advice and all applicable solutions. You should carefully review all data for the finding and then choose the advice that best suits your needs.

Info

This is displayed in the expanded view only.

Proceed with the Following (Bullets)

Provides expert knowledge about the selected finding. The information displayed will direct you if you have difficulties deciding which advice to take or which solution to implement.

Info

This is displayed in the expanded view only.

Investigating a finding

Perform the following steps to investigate a finding.

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Table 4 Column display modes in tables

Display Mode (Icon)Description
Normalized Graph (Image Modified)
This mode displays the breakdown bar in full size for each entity. In this mode you can clearly see the relative breakdown per type for each entity in the table.
Sacked Bar Graph (Image Modified)
This mode displays a normalized view of the breakdown bar for each entity in relative size to the entity with the highest value. In this mode, you can see the actual breakdown per type (in seconds) for each entity.
Numerical (Image Modified)
This mode displays the numerical value in the relevant unit size.
Bar Graph (Image Modified)
This mode displays a solid bar graph for each entity in relative size to the entity with the highest value.

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Tasks common to most tabs

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  1. Click the Export icon.
  2. Select Export to ASD.
  3. Insert a name in the name field that clearly describes the graph view.
  4. Click OK.


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