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Fast, complete reports of all components of end-user response time

BC wrote the book on Oracle database response time monitoring.  Don Burleson's bestselling Oracle Press books Oracle High-Performance SQL Tuning, Oracle9i High-Performance Tuning with STATSPACK, and Oracle9i UNIX Administration Handbook sets the standard for Oracle response time monitoring and exception reporting.

Oracle FormsPack is an  inexpensive and accurate way to measure end-to-end Oracle response time for Oracle end-user applications using SQL*Forms (Forms Server 6i) and Oracle 9iAS (Oracle9i Internet Application Server)for use on Oracle 6i.  Oracle FormsPack is designed for use on Oracle 6i only.  Using our copyrighted technology, FormsPack for Oracle extracts from the Forms Server response time performance collector and gives you a complete breakdown of Oracle response time, including client response time, network response time, database response time and forms server response time. 

 

Why FormsPack for Oracle?

More than ever before, IT managers are required to enter into binding service level agreements (SLA) with their end-users.  These SLA contracts specify a guaranteed Oracle response time for their systems.  Prior to FormsPack, it was nearly impossible to capture an accurate elapsed response time because no single tool could measure each component of total Oracle response time.  A separate tool was required to measure client response time, Oracle database response time, and response time within the Oracle Forms Server.  Today, FormsPack delivers all of these metrics in one automated package.  Oracle FormsPack is designed specifically for Oracle 6i databases.

The FormsPack total Response time Architecture

 

Complete response time monitoring

For every transaction in your application, FormsPack for Oracle monitors all the components of Oracle response time:

  1. Network response time - FormsPack will monitor the time in the network and in the client processing information, but not interacting with the user..
     

  2. Database response time - FormsPack will monitor the total time the transaction spent inside the Oracle9i database.
     

  3. Client response time - FormsPack will monitor the response time within the client layer
     

  4. Forms server response time - FormsPack will monitor the response time within the Forms Server.

 

Plotting of total response time

FormsPack response time data is easily plotted to produce valuable trend reports.

Response Time Breakdown Reporting

Here is an example report from FormsPack showing average total response time and the components of total response time for the Oracle application. FormsPack works with any application that uses SQL*Forms or Oracle 9iAS, making it the perfect choice for web-based Oracle applications.

             Form,Database,        Form,Dbase,
              Network,Client        Network              Form,Dbase
Seconds       Events    %           Events    %          Events    %
 
 < 01         63,318  56.68%        91,088  81.54%       109,580  98.09%
 < 02         79,244  70.93%        99,264  88.85%       110,798  99.18%
 < 03         88,512  79.23%       103,028  92.22%       111,364  99.68%
 < 04         93,640  83.82%       104,994  93.98%       111,556  99.86%
 < 05         96,900  86.74%       106,184  95.05%       111,630  99.92%
 < 06         99,036  88.65%       106,950  95.73%       111,660  99.95%
 < 07        100,740  90.18%       107,484  96.21%       111,676  99.96%
 < 08        101,954  91.26%       107,902  96.59%       111,682  99.97%
 < 09        103,016  92.21%       108,240  96.89%       111,690  99.98%
 < 10        103,778  92.89%       108,490  97.11%       111,698  99.98%
 < 15        106,074  94.95%       109,226  97.77%       111,708  99.99%
 < 20        107,216  95.97%       109,604  98.11%       111,708  99.99%
 < 30        108,432  97.06%       110,000  98.46%       111,708  99.99%
 < 60        109,834  98.32%       110,552  98.96%       111,710  99.99%
 
Total Events:  111,716             111,716               111,716
 
 

FormsPack Top-10 Lists

Top 10 Forms and Events that use the most Average Form Server Time with a minimum of 10 executions and greater than 2 seconds for execution.
 
1. Form:   d:\prod\forms\F_END_USER_GENERATED_LETTERS.fmx
   Event:  CLICK F_END_USER_GENERATED_LETTERS BUTTONS SAVE_BTN 1 MOUSE
   Avg Tm: 5.00 Seconds.  Number of Executions: 62
 
2. Form:   d:\prod\forms\F_PC_PICK_RETURNS.fmx
   Event:  CLICK F_PC_PICK_RETURNS BUTTONS PROCESS 1 MOUSE
   Avg Tm: 4.00 Seconds.  Number of Executions: 13
 
 
Top 10 Forms and Events that use the most Average Database Time
with a minimum of 2 executions and greater than 5 seconds for execution.
 
1. Form:   d:\prod\forms\f_pc_case_maint.fmx
   Event:  CLICK F_DIARY DIARY_TAB_ALLOUT DATE_OF_INCIDENT 9
   Avg Tm: 472.00 Seconds.  Number of Executions: 2
 
         

Response Time by Component Report

 Total
 Response Time

 Response         # of
 Time       Trans
 =======    ======
 <01  secs 177,013
 1-2  secs  48,851
 2-3  secs  34,033
 3-4  secs  21,974
 4-5  secs  15,894
 5-6  secs  10,084
 6-7  secs   7,608
 7-8  secs   5,366
 8-9  secs   4,087
 9-10 secs   3,160

 Database
 Response Time

 Response        # of
 Time       Trans
 =======    ======
 <01  secs 346,528
 1-2  secs   2,037
 2-3  secs   3,853
 3-4  secs   2,982
 4-5  secs     486
 5-6  secs     366
 6-7  secs     321
 7-8  secs     234
 8-9  secs     160
 9-10 secs     163
 

 FormServer
 Response Time

 Response       # of
 Time       Trans
 =======    ======
 <01  secs 345,934
 1-2  secs   8,116
 2-3  secs   2,857
 3-4  secs     648
 4-5  secs     240
 5-6  secs     133
 6-7  secs      50
 7-8  secs      39
 8-9  secs      30
 9-10 secs       2

Because Oracle FormsPack tracks elapsed response time over long periods, you can quickly plot and predict the degradations to response time as system usage increases. 

Guaranteed Oracle Response Time Reports Fast!

Even though FormsPack software is extremely sophisticated, our staff of senior Oracle DBAs will take your FormsServer log files and create all of the reports that you see on this page.  If we cannot get your report, you receive a full refund.  Getting your FormsPack reports is fast and simple

1 - Extract your FormsServer Log file

2 - Determine the size of the log file

3 - Choose the appropriate option from the menu below

4 - Call us at 800-766-1884 or email us at to make payment and to FTP your log file to us.

Within 72 hours your completed reports will be mailed to you, guaranteed!

If your require technical assistance in interpreting your results, we offer Oracle Certified DBAs for $150/hour who can assist you in locating the sources of response time latency.

Cost

FormsServer Log file Size

  $99

 Up to 100 meg

  $199

101 Meg to 500 meg

  $299

 501 meg to 1 gig          

  $399

1.1 gig to 1.5 gig

 

 

 

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