Visualizing transaction traces as flows through a map of logical subsystems
US8516301B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 8, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/323
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for diagnosing problems in a computer system by visualizing flows through subsystems of the computer system. Diagnostic tools include a user interface which includes a triage map which graphically depicts subsystems, such as applications, through which a Business Transaction flows, and the calling relationship between the subsystems. The subsystems can be depicted by nodes which include alerts and performance information. The user can run a command to find transactions of a specific Business Transaction and/or front end subsystem which meet filter criterion such as response time and user identifier. Each captured transaction can be listed with information such as response time and reporting agent. Details of a particular transaction instance, such as its invoked components, can also be viewed in a transaction trace.
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