Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and computer program product are presented for decomposing a transaction pipeline by capturing metric data about the completion of transactions within the transaction pipeline, such as an elapsed time that is required to complete a transaction at each stage of the transaction pipeline. A set of agents are among a set of servers that respond to transaction requests for resources. Two or more servers can be substantially logically grouped into a transaction pipeline in which an upstream server precedes a downstream server if the upstream server initiates a subsequent transaction to the downstream server so as to complete a previous transaction at the upstream server. Each agent is associated with a server in the transaction pipeline. An agent gathers metric data about transactions that are initiated by the agent, which are directed to a downstream server of the server with which each agent is associated.

Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and computer program product are presented for processing Web page documents to determine the availability or unavailability of in-line resources within a Web page. A transaction monitor receives an indication from a Web browser that a Web page has been retrieved, after which the transaction monitor examiners a document object model maintained by the Web browser for the retrieved Web page. The transaction monitor determines whether the document object model indicates that a set of one or more in-line resources in the retrieved Web page is unavailable, and in response, the transaction monitor generates an unavailability indicator for an unavailable in-line resource. The unavailability indicator may be signaled through an appropriate software event, placed in a statistical database, or presented on a display as graphical information for a user of the transaction monitor.

Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and computer program product are presented for recordation and playback of transactions within a web browser or similar client application. A transaction recordation and playback utility captures dynamic information upon recordation and/or playback of a web-browser-based transaction. The dynamic information is derived from the DOM-related (Document Object Model) information that is maintained within the web browser application. Using information from a previously recorded transaction, the transaction recordation and playback utility searches the current DOM-related information for current values of dynamic parameters, thereby allowing generation of a complete and appropriate HTTP request on every subsequent playback of a recorded transaction.

Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and computer program product are presented for recordation and playback of transactions within a web browser or similar client application. A transaction recordation and playback utility captures dynamic information upon recordation and/or playback of a web-browser-based transaction. The dynamic information is derived from the DOM-related (Document Object Model) information that is maintained within the web browser application. Using information from a previously recorded transaction, the transaction recordation and playback utility searches the current DOM-related information for current values of dynamic parameters, thereby allowing generation of a complete and appropriate HTTP request on every subsequent playback of a recorded transaction.

Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and computer program product are presented for decomposing a transaction pipeline by capturing metric data about the completion of transactions within the transaction pipeline, such as an elapsed time that is required to complete a transaction at each stage of the transaction pipeline. A set of agents are among a set of servers that respond to transaction requests for resources. Two or more servers can be substantially logically grouped into a transaction pipeline in which an upstream server precedes a downstream server if the upstream server initiates a subsequent transaction to the downstream server so as to complete a previous transaction at the upstream server. Each agent is associated with a server in the transaction pipeline. An agent gathers metric data about transactions that are initiated by the agent, which are directed to a downstream server of the server with which each agent is associated.

Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and computer program product are presented for processing Web page documents to determine the availability or unavailability of in-line resources within a Web page. A transaction monitor receives an indication from a Web browser that a Web page has been retrieved, after which the transaction monitor examiners a document object model maintained by the Web browser for the retrieved Web page. The transaction monitor determines whether the document object model indicates that a set of one or more in-line resources in the retrieved Web page is unavailable, and in response, the transaction monitor generates an unavailability indicator for an unavailable in-line resource. The unavailability indicator may be signaled through an appropriate software event, placed in a statistical database, or presented on a display as graphical information for a user of the transaction monitor.

Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and computer program product are presented for collecting time-on-page statistics. When a server receives a request for a Web page, the server generates or retrieves the Web page and then instruments the Web page to collect time-on-page metrics by inserting a script into the Web page, after which the Web page is returned to the requesting client. The browser processes the Web page and interprets the embedded script; the script defines a function that is evaluated when the browser determines to load a different Web page. The browser then presents the Web page, but when the Web page is unloaded, the function is invoked; the function computes a time value that represents the amount of time that the browser has presented the Web page. The function then returns to the server the computed time value as a time-on-page metric value.