BW Applications

These displays present process performance data for your BusinessWorks applications and AppSpaces across BusinessWorks Domains. Process metrics are totaled by application. Use these displays to monitor critical alerts for all your BusinessWorks applications, and investigate those alerts in lower-level displays. Clicking BW Applications from the left/navigation menu opens the TIBCO BusinessWorks Applications Table display, which shows all available utilization metrics for all BW applications. The options available under BW Applications are:

• BW Applications Heatmap: Opens the TIBCO BusinessWorks Applications Heatmap , which shows server and alert status for all BW5 applications.
• BW Application: Opens the TIBCO BusinessWorks Application Summary display, which shows information for a single application.

 

TIBCO BusinessWorks Applications Table

Investigate detailed utilization metrics for all BW applications. The TIBCO BusinessWorks Applications Table contains all metrics available for applications, including the number of active, failed, suspended, and created applications. Each row in the table contains data for a particular application. Choose a Domain and AppSpace from the drop-down menus to display activities for the selected Domain/AppSpace combination, or choose All from the drop downs to view all applications. Click a column header to sort column data in ascending or descending order. Double-click on a table row to drill-down to the TIBCO BusinessWorks Application Summary display and view metrics for that particular application. Toggle between the commonly accessed Table and Heatmap displays by clicking the drop down list on the display title.

 

 

 

Filter By:

The display might include these filtering options:

 

Domain:

Select the domain for which you want to view data in the display.

 

AppSpace

Select the AppSpace for which you want to view data in the display.

Fields and Data:

 

Applications:

The total number of applications in the AppSpace.

 

Running

The total number of applications currently running in the AppSpace.

Table:
Each row in the table is a different application.

 

Domain

The domain in which the application resides.

 

AppSpace

The AppSpace in which the application resides.

 

Name

The name of the application.

 

Alert Level

The most critical alert state for alerts in the row:

Red indicates that one or more metrics exceeded their ALARM LEVEL threshold.

Yellow indicates that one or more metrics exceeded their WARNING LEVEL threshold.

Green indicates that no metrics have exceeded their alert thresholds.

 

Alert Count

The total number of active alerts for the application.

 

State

The current status of the application. Valid values are Running and Stopped.

 

Deployment

The type of deployment.

 

AppNodes

The total number of AppNodes associated with the application.

 

Active Processes

The number of currently active application processes.

 

Active/s

The rate of processes becoming active per second.

 

Created Processes

The number of application processes that have been created.

 

Created/s

The number of application processes created per second.

 

Completed Processes

The number of completed application processes.

 

Completed/s

The rate of processes being completed.

 

Most Recent Exec Time ms

The number of milliseconds for the most recently executed process.

 

Rate Exec Time ms/s

The number of processes executed, in milliseconds per second.

 

Suspended Processes

The number of suspended application processes.

 

Failed Processes

The number of failed application processes.

 

Version

The application version.

 

Module

The application module.

 

Shared Module

The shared module, if any.

 

Expired

When checked, performance data has not been received within the time specified (in seconds) in the Expire Time field in the Duration region in the RTView Configuration Application > (Project Name) > Solution Package Configuration > TIBCO BusinessWorks > DATA STORAGE tab. The Delete Time field (also in the Duration region) allows you to define the amount of time (in seconds) in which the row will be removed from the table if there is no response.

 

Time Stamp

The date and time the row data was last updated.

 

TIBCO BusinessWorks Applications Heatmap

Clicking BW Applications Heatmap in the left/navigation menu opens the TIBCO BusinessWorks Applications Heatmap, which allows you to view the most critical BusinessWorks application alert states pertaining to process creation and execution for all nodes on which the applications are deployed. Use this display to quickly identify applications with critical alerts.

Each rectangle in the heatmap represents an application. The rectangle color indicates the most critical alert state associated with the application. The rectangle size represents process creation across applications; a larger size is a larger value.

Choose a domain and AppSpace from the drop-down menus. Choose a different metric to display from the Metric drop-down menu. Use the Show AppSpace check-box to include or exclude labels in the heatmap. Mouse over a rectangle to see additional metrics. By default, this display shows Alert Severity.

Drill-down and investigate an application by clicking a rectangle in the heatmap to view details in the TIBCO BusinessWorks Application Summary display.

 

 

Filter By:

The display might include these filtering options:

 

Domain:

Select the domain for which you want to view data in the display.

 

AppSpace

Select the AppSpace for which you want to view data in the display.

Fields and Data:

 

Applications:

The total number of Applications.

 

Running

The total number of Applications currently running.

 

Show AppSpace

Displays the name of the associated AppSpace in the heatmap when selected.

 

Log Scale

Select to enable a logarithmic scale. Use Log Scale to see usage correlations for data with a wide range of values. For example, if a minority of your data is on a scale of tens, and a majority of your data is on a scale of thousands, the minority of your data is typically not visible in non-log scale graphs. Log Scale makes data on both scales visible by applying logarithmic values rather than actual values to the data.

 

Auto Scale

Select to enable auto-scaling. When auto-scaling is activated, the color gradient bar's maximum range displays the highest value. NOTE: Some metrics auto-scale automatically, even when Auto is not selected.

 

Metric

Select the metric driving the heatmap display. The default is Alert Severity. Each Metric has a color gradient bar that maps values to colors. The heatmap organizes the servers by domain, where each rectangle represents an application. Mouse-over any rectangle to display the current values of the metrics for the application. Click on a rectangle to drill-down to the associated TIBCO BusinessWorks Application Summary display for a detailed view of metrics for that particular application.

 

 

Alert Severity

The maximum level of alerts in the heatmap rectangle. Values range from 0 - 2, as indicated in the color gradient bar, where 2 is the highest Alert Severity:

Red indicates that one or more metrics exceeded their ALARM LEVEL threshold.

Yellow indicates that one or more metrics exceeded their WARNING LEVEL threshold.

Green indicates that no metrics have exceeded their alert thresholds.

 

 

Alert Count

The total number of critical and warning alerts in the heatmap rectangle. The color gradient bar, populated by the current heatmap, shows the value/color mapping. The numerical values in the gradient bar range from 0 to the maximum count of alerts in the heatmap. The middle value in the gradient bar indicates the average alert count.

 

 

Active Count

The total number of active processes in the heatmap rectangle. The color gradient bar, populated by the current heatmap, shows the value/color mapping. The numerical values in the gradient bar range from 0 to the maximum count of alerts in the heatmap. The middle value in the gradient bar indicates the average count.

 

 

Completed Count

The total number of completed processes in the heatmap rectangle. The color gradient bar, populated by the current heatmap, shows the value/color mapping. The numerical values in the gradient bar range from 0 to the maximum count of alerts in the heatmap. The middle value in the gradient bar indicates the average count.

 

 

Suspended Count

The total number of suspended processes in the heatmap rectangle. The color gradient bar, populated by the current heatmap, shows the value/color mapping. The numerical values in the gradient bar range from 0 to the maximum count of alerts in the heatmap. The middle value in the gradient bar indicates the average count.

 

 

Failed Count

The total number of failed processes in the heatmap rectangle. The color gradient bar, populated by the current heatmap, shows the value/color mapping. The numerical values in the gradient bar range from 0 to the maximum count of alerts in the heatmap. The middle value in the gradient bar indicates the average count.

 

 

Created / sec

The number of processes created per second in the heatmap rectangle. The color gradient bar, populated by the current heatmap, shows the value/color mapping. The numerical values in the gradient bar range from 0 to the maximum count of alerts in the heatmap. The middle value in the gradient bar indicates the average count.

 

 

 

Suspended / sec

The number of suspended processes per second in the heatmap rectangle. The color gradient bar, populated by the current heatmap, shows the value/color mapping. The numerical values in the gradient bar range from 0 to the maximum count of alerts in the heatmap. The middle value in the gradient bar indicates the average count.

 

 

Failed / sec

The number of failed processes per second in the heatmap rectangle. The color gradient bar, populated by the current heatmap, shows the value/color mapping. The numerical values in the gradient bar range from 0 to the maximum count of alerts in the heatmap. The middle value in the gradient bar indicates the average count.

 

 

Exec Time / sec

The process execution time per second in the heatmap rectangle. The color gradient bar, populated by the current heatmap, shows the value/color mapping. The numerical values in the gradient bar range from 0 to the maximum count of alerts in the heatmap. The middle value in the gradient bar indicates the average count.

 

 

Most Recent Exec Time

The execution time for the most recently executed process in the heatmap rectangle. The color gradient bar, populated by the current heatmap, shows the value/color mapping. The numerical values in the gradient bar range from 0 to the maximum count of alerts in the heatmap. The middle value in the gradient bar indicates the average count.

 

 

Average Elapsed Time

The average elapsed time for all processes in the heatmap rectangle, calculated by dividing the delta elapsed time for the interval by the delta completed, or the number of process instances that completed in the interval. The color gradient bar, populated by the current heatmap, shows the value/color mapping. The numerical values in the gradient bar range from 0 to the maximum count of alerts in the heatmap. The middle value in the gradient bar indicates the average count.

 

TIBCO BusinessWorks Application Summary

Clicking BW Application in the left/navigation menu opens the TIBCO BusinessWorks Application Summary display, which allows you to view current and historical metrics for a single BusinessWorks application across multiple nodes. Use this display to investigate performance issues of application AppNodes within an AppSpace. Use this display to view all available data for each AppNode by Domain and AppSpace.

Clicking on the information boxes at the top of the display takes you to the TIBCO BusinessWorks Application Nodes Table display or the TIBCO BusinessWorks Processes Table display, where you can view additional AppNode and Processes data. You can select from two different trend graphs: Process Status and Process Performance. In the Process Status trend graph region, you can view the created processes rate and number of active processes over a selected time range. In the Process Performance trend graph region, you can view the elapsed time rate and execution time rate over a selected time range. Clicking the Critical/Warning link at the bottom of the display opens the Alerts Table by Component display.

 

 

Filter By:

The display might include these filtering options:

 

Domain:

Select the domain for which you want to view data in the display.

 

AppSpace

Choose the AppSpace for which you want to view data in the display.

 

AppName:

Choose the AppName for which you want to view data in the display.

Fields and Data:

 

AppNodes

The number of AppNodes running on this application.

 

Active Processes

The number of active processes for this application.

 

Completed Processes/s

The rate of completed processes, per second, for this application.

 

Created Processes/s

The rate of processes being created, per second, on this application.

 

Rate Exec Time ms/s

The rate at which the application is accumulating process execution time, in milliseconds per second.

 

Rate Elapsed Time ms/s

The rate at which the application accumulates process elapsed time, in milliseconds per second.

 

Trend Graphs

Process Status

Traces the sum of process metrics across all processes in all slices of the selected application.

Active Processes -- Traces the number of currently active application processes.

Created Processes/s -- Traces the rate of created application processes.

Process Performance

Traces the sum of process metrics across all processes in all slices of the selected application.

Rate Exec Time ms/s -- Traces the rate at which the application is accumulating process execution time, in milliseconds per second.

Rate Elapsed Time ms/s -- Traces the rate at which the application accumulates process elapsed time, in milliseconds per second.

 

 

Log Scale

Select to enable a logarithmic scale. Use Log Scale to see usage correlations for data with a wide range of values. For example, if a minority of your data is on a scale of tens, and a majority of your data is on a scale of thousands, the minority of your data is typically not visible in non-log scale graphs. Log Scale makes data on both scales visible by applying logarithmic values rather than actual values to the data.

 

 

Time Settings

Select a time range from the drop down menu varying from 5 Minutes to Last 7 Days. By default, the time range end point is the current time.

 

To change the time range, deselect the now toggle, which displays some additional date fields. You can click the left and right arrow buttons to decrease the end time by one time period (the time selected in the Time range drop down) per click, or you can choose the date and time from the associated calendar and clock icons. You can also enter the date and time in the text field using the following format: MMM dd, YYYY HH:MM:ss. For example, Aug 21, 2018 12:24 PM. Click the now toggle to reset the time range end point to the current time.

 

 

 

State

The current status of the application. Valid values are Running and Stopped.

 

Suspended Processes

The number of suspended application processes.

 

Suspended Processes/s

The rate of processes being suspended.

 

Completed Processes

The number of completed processes.

 

Critical/ Warning

The number of critical and warning alerts.

 

Failed Processes

The number of failed processes.

 

Most Recent Exec Time ms

The number of milliseconds for the most recently executed process.

 

Version

The application version.

 

Most Recent Elapsed Time ms

The most recent elapsed time for a process, in milliseconds.

 

Avg Exec Time ms

The average number of milliseconds for processes to execute for the selected application.

 

Last Update

The date and time of the last data update.