BT for Web Service that is not showing up as a web service

Can you post a sample PurePath of yours? This will make it easier to understand your exact scenario and we can help you define that BT

Andreas,
The handlesearch is the method. This is is the entrypoint into the code. The URI being passed is: /ecmservices/index.jsp. I tried to actually export the purepath and upload it but I couldn't figure out how to attach it. There is a support case. It's number is 00739035. There are several exported purepaths in the case documentation.

Any and all help is appreciated as I just learned springframesowrks 3.x will not be supported in current and future sensor packs so I have to come up with a viable workaround. I can't dictate to development on what versions to use.

Thanks,
Jim

Jim,

Are you looking specifically for this case only (the URI and the handleSearch method), or is this just an example - i.e. it could be that URI, and lots of different methods implementing your web services?

If it's specifically just this case, then I would think a BT with the URI filter applied, and returning as a result the TIME measure for the handleSearch method (it, and its subtree).

If this is just an example, then you would do that same thing (in new BTs) for the other methods that implement your web services.

Rob

Jim,

Andi and I just posted seconds apart, but with different interpretations of  your scenario. I was assuming the URI was "general" and different methods (services) could spawn from that. It looks like Andi is thinking that handleSearch can come from many URIs, and that you want all those URIs that invoke handleSearch. Could you clarify which situation it is?

Rob

Rob and/or Andreas,

As Rob mentioned, the URI is general. The SOAP message contains the service to run. There will be a "handleXXXXXX for each of the web services being invoked.

Would I do an invocation or a time for handlSearch method measure when I define it? I just want to use it as an identifier to separate the different service calls.

What I was hoping to get was time and count of the URI call when the call contains handleSearch in the Purepath. I assumed I would need a business transaction for each of the services in question. Do you think this is possible?

Weblogic is also doing some stuff around the class for the handleSearch method since it is an entrypoint. For example: com.cinfin.ecm.services.endpoint.SearchEndpoint$$EnhancerByCGLIB$$d8d31455 shows up in the purepath. The developers defined: com.cinfin.ecm.services.endpoint.SearchEndpoint

Would it be more efficent to use a regex on the class or a starts with? Please advise. Since this will be going in production I want as little overhead as possible.

Thanks,
Jim

So to be clear: the time that you would have wanted from your screenshot above is the top line: 2180.74?

If this is the case, then I think this is straightforward. You would create a BT for each "handleXXX" that you have. The BT would have two "Filter" measures. One would be a WebRequest measure "count" with a threshold of 1 for the URI, and the other would be a Method measure on "invocation" with a threshold of 1 for the handleXXX method. If the above time is the one  you are looking for (see your screenshot) then the default return values for the BT will be fine.

(NOTE: "sensors" are required for any method-based measures. There are many ways to organize and accomplish this. My recommendation: create a new sensor group called SpringWebServices (or something like that) and create a sensor in there for all of the handleXXX methods. Then make sure that sensor group is "placed" into the proper agent groups in your system profile. Then create the BTs as stated above.)

I'm worried I'm missing something with complication you add on the "SearchEndpoint$$Enhancer..." stuff. How is that relevant? Am I missing something?

Rob

hi Jim,

there's a way you can have the 'new' API

org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService()

handled the same way by the Web Service Sensor as the 'old' API

org.springframework.ws.transport.http.MessageDispatcherServlet.doService()

i just talked to our support and sent them the instructions, they will post it on your case.

the reason, i'm not posting it on this public forum is, that you should not do changes like that without consulting guys with dynatrace internal knowledge.

best,
Christian

Love all the suggestion and help. Let me speak about what I know so far. If you use just the method sensor you lose all overhead that weblogic uses to instantiate the service so you don't get a true picture of how long it took the service to run. That's why I'm trying to keep things at the top level URI call if possible.

Rob, I'm not sure I understand but I like the idea of one definition. Will I get differnt BT names based on the split? If I can't I'll define separare BT. There are currently 6 services. There will be more in the future. As an FYI I can attach a screen shot of the class explorer so you can get an idea of what weblogic is doing. Let me know if you want this.

To Christian's point - Support did have me modify the web services sensor pack and add a defintion to it to see if the web services would show up. I've attached the screen shot of the modified sensor pack definition. The call to the various services did not show up as web services and that's the whole point. That's when I went down the BT path so I can track the web service calls individually.

Thanks to all.

Chistian,

The fix worked perfectly. All out of the box dash boards work once configured and the services are now appearing as expected in the UI under web services. I like your response a lot better than what I saw in previous response to my case which was "it isn't supported". Our developers like you too since they want to keep current and the 3.x sring framework provides them with some functionality that makes their life easier.

Thank you so much.

Jim