Customize Automatic Transaction Discovery Rules

You can customize automatic transaction discovery rules as follows:

  • Add an automatic transaction discovery rule for an agent type.
  • Enable or disable different types of automatically discovered entry points.
  • Customize transaction naming for some entry points, such as most URI-based entry points.

To access the Rule Editor, perform one of the following: Alternatively, you can create a new automatic transaction discovery rule for the agent type by clickingAdd. Clicking the Rule Configuration tab displays the entry points for the automatic discovery rule.

If you are using the Java Agent you can preview the effects of your customizations before you apply them in production. See "Edit and Preview Transaction Discovery Rules" on Business Transaction Discovery Sessions.

  • Double-click an Automatic Transaction Discovery rule for an app agent.
  • Alternatively, you can create a new automatic transaction discovery rule for the agent type:
    1. Click Add.
    2. Select the Rule Configuration tab.
      It displays the entry points for the automatic discovery rule.

When you edit, delete, or change the scope for an automatic transaction discovery rule, the Controller UI performs validation to ensure each tier has the correct automatic discovery rule available for its agent type.