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Configure Capture Levels

Each protocol that the DevTest Java Agent can capture has a capture level.

The following capture levels are available:

Counts

The agent collects only count information. This level has the least impact on the system under test.

Counts and Paths

The agent collects transaction frames, but not full requests or responses.

Full Data

The agent collects all data. This level has the most impact on the system under test.

The default capture level is Counts.

The following graphic shows the Adjust Captures for Protocol pane, which lists the protocols and their capture levels.

We recommend the following workflow:

1. Start with all the protocols in Counts mode.
2. Exercise the application and view the number of counts.
3. Decide which protocols you are interested in and increase the capture levels accordingly.

If you want to create tickets, ensure that the capture level for the HTTP Server protocol is set to Full Data.

If you want to create baselines or virtual services, ensure that the capture levels for the appropriate protocols are set to Full Data.

The information is updated once a minute.

A red badge displays the number of times that the agent has observed the protocol since the agent was started.

If the count is 0, the red badge does not appear.

If the count is more than one thousand, the red badge displays the text 999+. The tooltip for the icon shows the exact number.

Note: Setting different capture levels is not supported for queue-based client and server communication, for example, WebSphere MQ and JMS.

Follow these steps:

1. Select Settings, Agents in the left navigation menu.

   The Agents window opens.

2. From the Agents pane select an agent.
3. Select the check box for one or more protocols. Selecting more than one protocol lets you change to the same capture level for several protocols at once.
4. To select all protocols, click and select Select All.
5. Click the current capture level and select an option from the drop-down list.
6. To switch between displaying all protocols and displaying only the protocols whose count is greater than 0, click and select Show Protocols with Counts.
7. To reset all of the counts to 0, click and select Reset All Counts.
8. To refresh the counts and capture levels, click and select Enable Auto fresh.