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Policy Server Profiler--Data Tab

The Data tab is where you specify the Policy Server data fields--actual pieces of data used by the Policy Server to complete its tasks--that the Profiler should trace.

Available Data Fields list

List of all components available for tracing.

Selected Data Fields list

List of all the currently selected components.

Right Arrow button

Adds a data field selected from the Available Data Fields list to the Selected Data Fields list.

Left Arrow button

Removes a data field selected from the Selected Data Fields list and returns it to the Available Data Fields list.

Up Arrow button

Moves selected data field up the Selected Data Fields list.

Down Arrow button

Moves selected data field down the Selected Data Fields list.

The following provides a brief explanation of the data the Policy Server can use to complete its tasks:

SearchKey

Displays the Searchkey in the form of string variable. The Searchkey indicates the key used during any searching operation done.

ErrorString

Displays the error string in the form of string variable. The error message is set in the ErrorString during the occurrence of error conditions in the code.

ErrorValue

Displays the error code returned by various functions as an integer value.

ObjectOID

Displays the object identifier (OID) of an object in the form of string variable.

Group

Displays the type of group to which the object belongs in form of string variable. The group can be rule, response or agent group.

Domain

Displays the domain of the object in form of string variable.

AgentType

Displays an agent type in form of string variable.

TransactionID

Displays the transaction ID in form of string variable.

ObjectClass

Displays the object classes for organizations in form of string variable. The object class defines the types of attributes that an entry can contain.

DomainOID

Displays the Siteminder domain OID in form of string variable pertaining to the domain in which the user is authenticated.

Property

Displays the name of the property of an object in form of string variable.

AuthStatus

Displays the Authenticating status can be redirection, error message and user message in form of string variable.

AuthReason

Displays authreason as an integer value. Authreason are the tokencodes transferred.

AuthScheme

Displays the authentication scheme used in form of string variable.

SessionSpec

Displays the server side session spec in form of string variable. Session spec provides the specification of the whole session and is encrypted and decrypted at the Policy Server side.

SessionID

Displays the server side session specification identifiers in form of string variable.

CertDistPt

Displays the distribution point of the certificate.

Action

Displays the requested action in form of string variable. It is generally of 3 types GET,POST and PUT.

RealmOID

Displays the Realm OID of the Realm in form of string variable pertaining to the realm in which the user is authenticated.

State

Displays the server state in form of string variable. It can be "INIT", "INACTIVE", "ACTIVE", "DISABLED", "INTER", "FAILED".

ClusterID

Displays the cluster identifier as an integer value. Every cluster is assigned a unique integer identifier. This id is mainly used for logging purposes.

HandleCount

Displays the handle count as an integer value. Handle count is the connection count.

Note: For SiteMinder r6.0 SP6, the BusyHandleCount and FreeHandleCount attributes are not used.

ResponseTime

Displays the average response time in milliseconds of the Policy Servers associated with a CA Web Agent or SDK Agent and API application.

Note: The ResponseTime data field cannot be enabled through the Policy Server Management Console. To output the ResponseTime to a trace log, edit the Web Agent Trace Configuration file, WebAgentTrace.conf, or other file specified in the Policy Server Configuration Object (ACO) and restart the Policy Server. For more information, see the Web Agent Guide.

Throughput

Displays the throughput as an integer value. Throughput is transactions per seconds.

MaxThroughput

Displays the maximum throughput (transactions per seconds) as an integer value.

MinThroughput

Displays the minimum throughput (transactions per seconds) as an integer value.

Threshold

Displays the active servers threshold number as an integer value.

TransactionName

Displays the Transaction Name in form of string variable. Transaction name is extracted from the request packet.

Data

Displays the data transferred (in response packet) in form of string variable.

HexadecimalData

Displays the hexadecimal data transferred (in response packet) in form of string variable.

Query

Displays the database access query, in form of string variable.

ActiveExpr

Displays the Active Expressions in form of string variable.

CallDetail

Displays the details of the call provided in form of string variable.