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Tracking performance data for the Optimizer
To track performance data, you should ensure autotracking is enabled, specify the business data to track, and then send the tracking definitions to the Performance Data Warehouse.
Use autotracking
Autotracking is enabled by default. You can open the process diagram in the Designer in Lombardi Authoring Environment, click the Lombardi pool, and verify that the Enable Autotracking checkbox is set in the properties tab. Because you want to add variables to track so that you can analyze performance data according to particular business variable values, enter an autotracking name in the Properties tab as shown in the following image:
Lombardi uses the autotracking name to create a view in the Performance Data Warehouse database to hold the tracked data. For the preceding example, Lombardi creates a BillingDisputes view in the database that includes a column for each variable that you elect to track as described in the following section. (For more information about the Performance Data Warehouse database, see Performance Data Warehouse database architecture.)
Specify the business data to track
To specify the business data (variables) to track, go to the Variables tab for your process, right-click each variable that you want to track, and select Track this Variable as shown in the following image:
Lombardi creates a column in the BillingDisputes view for each tracked variable, using the variable name shown in the Tracked Short Name field.
At a minimum, you should track:
- The unique identifiers within the process that represent keys into your system of record data.
- The data that you will want to analyze later on such as customer name, customer segment, product type, or request type.
- Values that you expect to change during the course of a process. For example, in a financial dispute process, you might track the approved amount of the dispute as the dispute moves through the process.
Sending tracking definitions to the Performance Data Warehouse
After enabling autotracking and specifying the variables to track, save the process and then send your newly defined tracking requirements to the Performance Data Warehouse. From the Lombardi main menu, select File > Send Definitions to Performance Data Warehouse.
You should send definitions whenever you make changes to your process diagrams or when you change the tracking or business data in your processes, including creating or editing scenarios.
When you install process application snapshots in a runtime environment, the Process Server in that environment automatically sends tracking definitions to its corresponding Performance Data Warehouse. See Install process applications: online Process Servers to learn how to install snapshots and ensure that definitions are sent as expected. After definitions are sent and process instances are up and running, you can analyze data for those processes in that runtime environment
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