Get a full URL of a slow Transaction Snapshot

[Arsenii.Shub]

Hello, is there a way to see the full URL of a particular slow Transaction Snapshot? I believe that some of the slow search requests in our system could be caused by a specific user input that is a part of the dynamic URL. But in the Transaction Snapshot dashboard (or in the Transaction Snapshot overview), I only see the aggregated short URL without a user input.

Full URL example: https://host/Search/userInput

Transaction Snapshot dashboard:

Individual transaction overview:

Also, I don't think I have access to the Analytics dashboard.

[MARTINA.MELIANA]

Hi @Arsenii.Shub ,

Thank you for posting on community. I saw you raised a support case already for this. Hence, I would like to share what was the solution, result of my experimentation, and additional information.

Issue: The URLs shown in BT/Transaction Snapshots are incomplete.
Goal: Differentiate slow search requests in the system caused by specific user input.
Tests: I tested the URL behavior on a .NET MVC web app.

Solutions:

1. URL Display on URL Column:
   • While it’s not possible to show the full URL with http://host/, we can display the URL as /Search/userInput.
   • Reference: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/application-monitoring/configure-instrumentation/tr...
2. Complete URL Display on BT name Column:
   • It is possible to display the complete URL https://host/Search/userInput in the BT name.
   • Reference: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/application-monitoring/configure-instrumentation/tr...

Next Steps:

For Partial URL in URL column /Search/userInput:

1. Add App Server Agent Configuration.
2. Set the following .NET Agent Configuration properties to false:
   • aspdotnet-core-naming-controlleraction
   • aspdotnet-core-naming-controllerarea

      

     
3. Restart the AppDynamics.Agent.Coordinator_service and IIS in the same sequence. After that, apply loads and check the BT/Snapshot if necessary.

For Complete URL in BT name https://host/Search/userInput:

1. Navigate to Configuration > Instrumentation > Transaction Detection in your Application.
2. Add New Rules:
   • Choose Include, proper Agent type, and Current Entry Point.
   • Fill in the Name Field (it will be shown on your BT).
   • Set Priority higher than Default Automatic detection for prioritization.

      

3. Rule Configuration:
   • Matching condition: URL is not empty
   • Custom Expression:
     ${HttpRequest.Scheme}://${HttpRequest.Host}${HttpRequest.Path}${HttpRequest.QueryString}
   • 
4. Restart the AppDynamics.Agent.Coordinator_service and  IIS in the same sequence. After that, apply loads and check the BT/Snapshot if necessary.

Final Result:

Additional Information:

• You can also add the custom expression by modifying the default Auto detection rule instead off Add new one like how I did in the step above. Result from modifying the default auto detection below.