Profiler Reference

The table in this section explains each of the columns in the Profiler report. Data is grouped by RTC_Stats_Type and Description. (Description contains information about the specific RTC.) All data collected for conditions and actions performed during each RTC is listed within each RTC grouping.

Three rows of column headers for the RTC, condition and action are listed at the beginning of the file:

  • One for statistics relating to the overall RTC
  • One for statistics relating to conditions
  • One for statistics relating to actions.

The first column of each data line is always the statistic type, which begins with one of RTC-, CONDITION-, or ACTION-.

Data is also grouped, one row for the overall RTC, and zero or more rows for different conditions or actions or both, as appropriate.

Profiler Column Heading Reference (Sheet of )
Column Heading Notes
Statistics Relating to the Overall RTC
RTC_Stats_Type Type of rule evaluation cycle (RTC)

There are 10 different types of RTC:

  • RTC-Object-Asserted
  • RTC-Object-Modified
  • RTC-Object-Deleted
  • RTC-Event-Expired
  • RTC-Execute-Rule
  • RTC-Invoke-Action
  • RTC-Invoke-Function
  • RTC-Post-Process
  • RTC-Repeat-TimeEvent
  • RTC-Reevaluate-Element

Timestamp The time at which the first RTC begins.
Description Information relating to the current RTC_Stats_Type. For example, the description of type RTC-Object-Asserted is the name of the object being asserted.
NumExecuted Total number of times the same RTC has been executed.
TotalRtcTime Total time in milliseconds spent on the total number of executions of the same RTC.
AvgRtcTime TotalRtcTime / NumExecuted
MaxRtcTime The maximum time in milliseconds spent on a single RTC.
MinRtcTime The minimum time in milliseconds spent on a single RTC.
MaxResolvedTime The maximum time in milliseconds spent to resolve a single RTC, including condition evaluation and action execution, but excluding operations related to object management (OM).
MinResolvedTime The minimum time in milliseconds spent to resolve a single RTC, including condition evaluation and action execution, but excluding operations related to object management (OM).
Statistics Relating to Conditions
CONDITION_Stats_Type Type of rule Condition. One of the following:
  • CONDITION-Filter
  • Condition-Join
Timestamp The timestamp of the first time the RTC begins.
RuleDescription Name of the rule containing the condition, or name of state machine transition rule containing the condition.
ConditionDescription Condition statement of a rule or a state machine transition rule for user-defined condition, or predefined condition name for internal conditions.

When a user-defined rule condition has a commented-out line, the ConditionDescription of the next condition is

//… Only applies to CONDITION_Stats_Type
NumEvaluated Total number of times this condition is evaluated in the same RTC.
NumEvalTrue Total number of times the Join condition is evaluated to true.

This value is the sum of NumEvalTruePropagatedLeft and NumEvalTruePropagatedRight.

TotalTime Total time in milliseconds spent on the total number of condition evaluations.
AvgTime TotalTime / (NumLeftSearch + NumRightSearch)
MaxTime The maximum time in milliseconds spent on a single condition evaluation.
MinTime The minimum time in milliseconds spent on a single condition evaluation.
NumEvalPropagatedLeft Number of times the join condition evaluation is triggered by object assertion propagated from the left side of the condition.
NumEvalTruePropagatedLeft Number of times the join condition evaluates to true and evaluation is triggered by object assertion propagated from the left side of the condition.
AvgRateEvalTruePropagatedLeft Average rate that the condition evaluates to true and evaluation is triggered by object assertion propagated from the left side of the condition.
MaxNumEvalTruePropagatedLeft Maximum number of times the join condition evaluates to true and evaluation is triggered by object assertion propagated from the left side of the condition.
MinNumEvalTruePropagatedLeft Minimum number of times the join condition evaluate to true and evaluation is triggered by object assertion propagated from the left side of the condition.
NumEvalPropagatedRight Number of times the join condition evaluation is triggered by object assertion propagated from the right side of the condition.
NumEvalTruePropagatedRight Number of times the join condition evaluates to true and evaluation is triggered by object assertion propagated from the right side of the condition.
AvgRateEvalTruePropagatedRight Average rate that the condition evaluates to true and evaluation is triggered by object assertion propagated from the right side of the condition.
MaxNumEvalTruePropagatedRight Maximum number of times the join condition evaluates to true and evaluation is triggered by object assertion propagated from the right side of the condition.
MinNumEvalTruePropagatedRight Minimum number of times the join condition evaluate to true and evaluation is triggered by object assertion propagated from the right side of the condition.
Statistics Relating to Actions
ACTION_Stats_Type Type of Actions.

There are 10 RTC types and four action types. The four action types are:

  • ACTION-Rule-Action
  • ACTION-Event-Expiry
  • ACTION-Invoke-Action
  • ACTION-Invoke-Function
Timestamp The timestamp of first time the action execution begins.
Description Information about the action corresponding to current action type.

For example, description of type ACTION-Rule-Action is the name of the rule.

NumExecuted Total number of times the same action has been executed.

A complete action has two phases, action execution and operation.

TotalActionTime Total time in milliseconds spent on the total number of actions.
TotalActionTime = TotalExecutionTime + TotalOperationTime
AvgActionTime TotalActionTime / NumExecuted.
MaxActionTime The maximum time in milliseconds spent on a single action.
MinActionTime The minimum time in milliseconds spent on a single action.
TotalExecutionTime Total time in milliseconds spent on the total number of action execution phases. Action execution time is the time Rete network spends on executing the action, for example, time spent in creating new objects, deleting existing objects, and so on.
AvgExecutionTime TotalExecutionTime / NumExecuted.
MaxExecutionTime The maximum time in milliseconds spent on a single action execution.
MinExecutionTime The minimum time in milliseconds spent on a single action execution.
TotalOperationTime Total time in milliseconds spent on the total number of action operation phases. Action operation time is the time TIBCO BusinessEvents spends on applying changes to the Rete network, for example, time spent asserting newly created objects, or retracting deleted objects.
AvgOperationTime TotalOperationTime / NumExecuted.
MaxOperationTime The maximum time in milliseconds spent on a single action operation.
MinOperationTime The minimum time in milliseconds spent on a single action operation.
MaxAgenda The maximum size of rule agenda as a result of all action operations.
MinAgenda The minimum size of rule agenda as a result of all action operations.