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The table below describes the various tabs available in Precise for Microsoft .NET.
Table 2- 1 Microsoft .NET tabs
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| Dashboard | Lets you quickly visualize the overall health and status of all monitored .NET instances. |
| Activity | Lets you examine the applications performance over time and helps locate performance bottlenecks in its behavior. |
| Memory & Statistics | Lets you examine detailed Performance Monitor information on the instances comprising your .NET instance and their variation over time. It is primarily used for instance tuning. |
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The Precise bar enables you to keep track of where you have been and provides various controls. The following table describes the function of each of the toolbar buttons.
Table 2- 2 Precise bar functions
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 | Back | During a work session, keeps track of where you have navigated to. The Back button enables you to navigate between previously visited views. The Back control displays your previous view. |
 | Forward | Enables you to navigate to the next view. This button is only enabled if you clicked Back or if you chose a history option. |
 | AdminPoint | Opens Precise AdminPoint. |
 | Home | Navigates to the highest level entity, usually the instance or Tier (all instances). The time frame settings remain the same. |
 | Stop | Stops a request for information from the server. |
 | Refresh | Updates the data currently displayed. |
 | Favorites | Enables you to add or remove favorites in your Favorites list. |
 | Send | Opens a new email message in your email program with the link to the current application in context. |
 | Settings | Opens the General Settings and Time Frame Settings dialog boxes. |
 | Help | Opens the online help in context. |
About the Main area
In most workspaces, 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 workspace 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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For example, the following analysis tabs are available in the Dashboard workspace:
- Overview
- Memory & CPU
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For selected workspaces in Precise products, the association area includes the Findings area, displaying problematic findings for the application. The findings feature is a high level tool, designed to provide the user with an overview of performance issues within the monitored application and enable quick and efficient navigation to the relevant tab for further analysis and handling. The displayed performance findings may indicate performance deteriorations as well as incorrect methods usage. Each finding appears as a row in the displayed table of findings. Hover the mouse indicator over the single-line displayed finding to expand the finding. When expanded, the finding details area provides important guidelines as to what may be the root cause for the reported problem, and what the recommended steps are to resolve this problem.
The table below describes the information that is displayed in the Findings area.
Table 2- 3 Information displayed in the Findings area
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| 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:
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| Finding | A short name of the Finding. | ||
| Context | Entity/Method name (unless specified for the whole instance). The entity/method name is a short name but the long name is displayed in the ToolTip. Some of the findings are identified in specific Methods while others are relevant for the entire instance. In the latter case, a finding is specified as an instance-related finding.
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| Finding overview | Displays specific details regarding the finding in context.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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Investigating a finding
Perform the following steps to investigate a finding.
To investigate a finding
- In the Time Frame list, select the period of time you want to analyze.
- In the All .NET Instances table, select the instance you want to investigate.
- In the Finding Findings area, review the top Findings for the selected instance displayed in the Findings table. The findings displayed in this table are sorted by severity.
- In the Findings table, select the finding you want to analyze further.
- In the selected finding (the expanded view), read the data displayed for the finding and follow any links provided to view additional information (advice) or next steps (bullets) to resolve the problem.
For more information, see “Examining findings” on page 37 Examining findings.
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The term '"in-context' " means that you can display additional information on a selected item by drilling down to another tab or view. The filter settings you defined (for example, the selected time frame you chose) and the entity you selected are carried over to the other view or tab, to allow you to continue analyzing your subject from a different perspective. This concept takes on slightly different meanings depending upon where you are attempting to drill down in context from.
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In short, the information displayed when drilling down in context is always related to your original selection’s selection's settings.
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You can determine the resolution of the data that is displayed in the overtime graphs using the Time Frame Settings dialog box. By using this dialog box you can define the default time frame to display.
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The Tree View Settings dialog allows you to define the parameters controlling the Tree View display. You can select:
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Selecting a predefined time frame from the toolbar displays transaction performance data for the selected time period up to the current time.See “Selecting See Selecting a predefined time frame from the Precise for Microsoft .NET toolbar” on page 14toolbar.
Selecting the time frame using the calendar icon, you can choose to define a time range independent of the current time, or to define a time range up to the current time.See “Selecting See Selecting a time frame using the calendar icon” on page 14icon.
The predefined time frame options are:
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The time frame selected affects all information displayed in Precise for Microsoft .NET. Only data that falls within the selected time frame is shown in these areas.
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To select a predefined time frame, from the Precise for Microsoft .NET toolbar, select one of the predefined time frames.
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To select a time frame
- Click the calendar icon. In the dialog box that is displayed perform one of the following:
- To define a time frame independent from the current time, select the ‘Time Range’ option and , select Time Range, and then select the Start and End dates and times.
- To define a time frame up to the current time, select the ‘Last’ option and select Last, and then enter the desired time frame.
- To use one of the three previously-used time frames, select the ‘Recently used’ option and from the drop- down menu Recently used, and then select the desired time frame.
- To use a previously saved time frame, select Use a previously saved time frame and from the drop-down menu , and then select the desired time frame.
- To save your settings for future access, select Save these definitions for future use as:, and then enter a name in the corresponding field.
- Click OK.
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You can send an email message to one or more recipients from the Precise toolbar. The default subject for the message will be “Link is Link to a Precise application”application.
The email will include includes a link to the Precise product in the current context (time frame and selected entries).
To send an email message
- Click the email icon on the Precise toolbar. The default email program opens.
- Fill in the required fields and click Send.
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- Relative Time Frame. Saving relative time frame instead of static date. For example, saving the last 7 seven days will always display the last 7 seven days, depending on the day entered.
- One click to specific location. Once you open Precise by opening a saved Favorite item, you will not have to enter a login credential nor click the login button.
- IE Favorites support. Adding a new Favorite item in Precise will also add it to the IE Favorites menu.
- Auto Complete. The Favorites dialog includes a new combo box which supports Auto Complete.
- Auto Naming. The Favorites dialog generates item names based on the current location.
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- On the Add/Delete Favorites dialog box, enter the name of the new Favorites entry.
- Click Add. The dialog box is closed and the new Favorite is added to the list.
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- On the Precise bar, click Favorites.
- Select the Favorites location you want to view.
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- On the Add/Delete Favorites dialog box, select the Favorite location to be deleted.
- Click Delete. The dialog box closes and the selected Favorite is deleted from the list.
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The favorite address is displayed in the Address field and cannot be edited. |
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To determine which columns to display in the Association area
- Click the Table icon on the upper right-hand side of a table, and then select Column Chooser.
- In the Table columns dialog box, click the arrows to move the names of the columns that you want to display to the Visible box and the ones that you do not want to display to the Invisible box.
- Click OK.
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To export a table view
- Click the Column Chooser icon.
- Select Export to the Precise Custom Portal Portlet.
- Insert a name in the name field that clearly describes the table view.
- Click OK.
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- Right-click the graph.
- Select Export to the Precise Custom Portal Portlet.
- Insert a name in the name field that clearly describes the graph view.
- Click OK.
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