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Introducing Transaction Analytics without an Analytics Agent Getting started with AppDynamics Application Analytics is about to get much easier. In an upcoming release, we’re introducing Analytics without a dedicated Analytics Agent. You’ll be able to extract Transaction Analytics data from the Java Agent directly to the Events Service,  with no extra agent configuration required. We’re also introducing a new, intuitive UI design for Analytics that reduces configuration time.     How does it work? Traditionally, AppDynamics receives Analytics data through the Analytics Agent, which is configured separately from your app agents. The Analytics Agents send your data to the Events Service, which is then sent to the Controller for you to analyze.    In the new deployment model, data still goes through the Events Services to the Controller. However, the data comes directly from your app agent instead of an Analytics Agent.    What do I need to get started? You can deploy Analytics without an Analytics Agent if you have:   Application Analytics licenses The latest Java Agent and Controller versions    If you meet these requirements, you don’t need an Analytics Agent to use Transaction Analytics. For log analytics and other app agents, you need to install the Analytics Agent to receive Analytics data.    UI Update for Analytics Configuration Along with the new, frictionless Analytics deployment, we’re also updating the Controller UI for Analytics Configuration.    You will select your apps and business transactions on a separate tab from data collectors. Enable apps for Analytics quickly with the new select all feature.       The new Controller UI also includes an option to turn on Analytics for all incoming apps. This feature automatically selects all of your apps, as well as each app’s business transactions, significantly decreasing the work required to enable Transaction Analytics.    Coming Soon The first release of Transaction Analytics without a dedicated Analytics Agent is compatible with the Java Agent. We’ll continue to expand our offerings for this feature to include other app agents. ... View more

In Controller release 4.5.13, we’ll roll out a dedicated home page for Application Analytics. The new Analytics Home page gives you a holistic view of your Analytics data, consolidating data from backend to end-user sessions in one, out-of-the-box screen. The Analytics Home page summarizes data for applications configured for Transaction, Browser, and Mobile Analytics.   Table of Contents Take Action on Your Insights Key Data Points Transaction Summary Panel End User Session Summary Panel Future Enhancements   Take Action on Your Insights With the Analytics Home page, you can stay on top of event performance with dynamic widgets that automatically update every two minutes. The Home page brings small, independent pieces of data together to gain greater insight into your app performance.   The Home page shows you general trends, as well as the specific behavior of your top events.     Key Data Points The Analytics Home page will contain data from Transaction Analytics and Browser and Mobile Real User Monitoring sessions. AppDynamics Query Language (ADQL) queries generate the data for each home page widget.   Transaction Summary Panel The Transaction Summary panel consolidates Analytics data from applications and business transactions.   See your top business transactions and applications, broken down by transaction health. You’ll also get an overall health score trend of transactions for all of your applications.   The Transaction Summary panel contains six widgets. Three numerical widgets: Total Transactions Problematic Transactions Normal Transactions And three chart widgets: Top 10 Applications by Transaction Volume Top 10 Business Transactions by Transaction Volume Transaction Score Trend   End User Session Summary Panel The End User Session Summary panel displays Browser and Mobile Analytics sessions data.   See your bounce rate percentage, your top browser referrers, and the trend of total sessions for browser and mobile events.   The End User Session Summary panel contains six widgets. Three numerical widgets: Browser Sessions Mobile Sessions Browser & Mobile Users And three chart widgets: Browser Session Bounce Rate Top Page Referrers by Session Volume Session Trend   Future Enhancements We’ll continue to improve the Analytics Home page to give our users the best possible experience. Here are a few features you can look forward to:   One-click drill-down to the query data of each event Filter options so you can customize which applications appear on each panel   If we’re missing anything, let us know! Contact us with your wishlist of features so we can incorporate your feedback into future enhancements. ... View more