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The table below describes the three tabs displayed in Precise for TPM.

Table 1-1 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 on page 12.

TransactionsDisplays the end to end transactions of the monitored application. See About the Transactions tab on page 15.
Infrastructure

Displays OS and virtualization. See About the Infrastructure tab on page 16.

AlertsLets you examine all generated alerts. See About the Alerts tab on page 16.

You can easily switch between the different tabs using the tab Selection bar. See Switching to a different tab on page 9.

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The figure below shows the common tab elements.

Figure 1- 1 Sample Applications Screen

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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 1- 2 Precise bar functions

IconNameDescription
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.

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

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For selected tabs 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 deterioration 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 1- 3 Information displayed in the Findings area

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For more information, refer to Examining Findings on page 17findings.

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The various Precise TPM tabs display information in tables. The way this information is viewed can be modified according to the user's needs, by clicking on the icon to the right of the column header. The following table describes the displays views available.

Table 1- 4 Column display modes in tables

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