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Foglight APM for Real User Experience 5.9.11 - User Guide

Getting started with Foglight APM Monitoring Transactions Viewing Real User Activity from a Geographical Perspective Assessing real user experiences during key sequences Monitoring the performance of web sites and endpoints Searching APM data Replaying sessions, hits, and sequences Visualizing search results Creating Custom Drag-and-Drop Dashboards APM Tile and View Reference

Searching and investigating sequences

If your APM Administrator configured sequence analyzers, you can search for sequences created by a selected analyzer. You can also specify a time range, sequence state (active or completed), session identifier, sequence status (OK, warning, error), or some combination of these search parameters. You can define match conditions to create very specific searches.

 
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NOTE: If you want a high-level, graphical view of aggregated sequence data, start from the Sequence Explorer dashboard. From there, you can navigate to the Search Sequences dashboard described in this section. For more information, see Assessing real user experiences during key sequences.

In the Search Sequences dashboard, you can run a simple search or an expert search to find sequences. You can also rerun the last search, save a search, load and run a saved search, or clear search results.

For more information, see the following topics:

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Defining simple searches for sequences
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Defining expert searches for sequences
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Understanding search sequences results
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Investigating sequence results
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Replaying sessions, hits, and sequences
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Viewing search results in pivot charts
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Repeating the last search
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Saving searches
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Running saved searches
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Clearing search results

Defining simple searches for sequences

A simple search returns sequences that were active at the time period you specify. If you are not the designer of the sequence analyzers, you should find out the names of the sequence analyzers that track the sequences you are interested in. APM Administrators define sequence analyzers.

To define and run an simple sequence search:
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In the navigation panel, under Dashboards, click APM > Search > Sequences.
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Click Simple Search.
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Select a sequence analyzer that captures the sequences you want to find.
The options for the sequence analyzer appear.
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Under Find sequences that, select the time criteria for the sequences.
 
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TIP: An APM Administrator can increase or decrease the maximum time range displayed in the time range list through the Configure Advanced Options > Settings dashboard. See the Search Time Range Limit option under the Archiver Query Settings.
Figure 35. Simple Search (sequences) dialog box
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Click Search.
The Search Sequences table contains all sequences occurring within the specified time range.
Related Topics
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Defining expert searches for sequences
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Understanding search sequences results
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Investigating sequence results

Defining expert searches for sequences

You can run an expert search using the same options as a simple search. You can also specify whether the sequence was active or completed. You can further refine the search by specifying a particular user session, sequence status, or match conditions.

If you are not the designer of the sequence analyzers, you should find out the names of the sequence analyzers that track the sequences you are interested in. APM Administrators define sequence analyzers.

To define and run an expert sequence search:
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In the navigation panel, under Dashboards, click APM > Search > Sequences.
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Click Expert Search.
If you defined a simple search before switching to an expert search, the Expert Search dialog box displays the same sequence analyzer and the same time criteria you selected in the Simple Search dialog box. Advanced options are also displayed.
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Select a sequence analyzer, and then specify the search criteria.
 
Table 16. Expert sequence search criteria
Sequence Analyzer

Specify the name of the sequence analyzer that captures the sequences you want to find.

Find sequences that...

In the first list, select the start condition for the search. In the second list, select the time range for the search. The search returns all sequences occurring within the specified time range.

TIP: An APM Administrator can increase or decrease the maximum time range displayed in the time range list through the Configure Advanced Options > Settings dashboard. See the Search Time Range Limit option under the Archiver Query Settings.
are currently

Optional—specify whether you want active or completed sequences. Select this check box and select the state from the list.

Session ID

Optional—search for sequences by session identifier. Specify the session identifier you that you want to match.

Status

Optional—search for sequences by status (OK, Warning, Error). Select the status from the list.

Match Conditions

Optional—specify one or more conditions to match. Click Add. You can define a condition based on any detail or metric listed in the Source list. For help creating match conditions, see Defining match conditions for expert searches.

Figure 36. Expert Search (sequence) dialog box
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Click Search.
The Search Sequences table contains the results of the search.
Related Topics
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Defining simple searches for sequences
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Understanding search sequences results
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Investigating sequence results

Understanding search sequences results

When the search ends, the results are displayed in the Search Sequences table. The search parameters appear above the table. If no sequences matched the search parameters, the table is empty. Events are summarized by name and include the number of users who reached each step.

 
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TIP: By default, a sequence search returns a maximum of 200 sequences. An APM Administrator can change this limit using the Sequence Search Result Limit setting in the Configure Advanced Options > Settings dashboard.
Figure 37. Search Sequences dashboard

The Search Sequences table may contain some or all of the following columns. To hide/show columns, click the Customizer icon (beside the Search field) and select the columns to show.

 
Table 17. Search Sequences table
Column
Description
Session

When a sequence belongs to a session, the Session Explorer and Session Detail View icons appear in this column. You can view session details by clicking these icons.

Status

Indicates the sequence status using the standard severity icons:

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Normal
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Warning
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Critical
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Fatal
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Not available (sequence is still in progress)
Custom Fields

Displays the custom fields updated by analyzers that matched a sequence.

NOTE: For a custom field to appear in search results, the custom field’s Storage option must be set to Show in search results or First column in search results. See “Defining custom fields” in the online help.
Start Time

Corresponds to the time the first hit in the sequence was initiated.

Stop Time

Corresponds to the end time of the last hit in the sequence.

Duration

Displays the length of the sequence since the Start Time.

Events

Events that occurred within a sequence.

Related Topics
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Defining simple searches for sequences
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Defining expert searches for sequences
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Investigating sequence results
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Replaying sessions, hits, and sequences
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Repeating the last search
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Saving searches
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Running saved searches
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Clearing search results
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