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Viewing accounting and statistics data in the WebSphere Message Broker Explorer
You can use the Broker Statistics and Broker Statistics Graph views in the WebSphere® Message Broker Explorer to view snapshot accounting and statistics data as it is produced by the broker.
Before you start:
Use the accounting and statistics data displayed in the Broker Statistics and Broker Statistics Graph views to monitor the performance and resource usage of your broker or execution group at the message flow, node or terminal level. The WebSphere Message Broker Explorer displays snapshot accounting and statistics data.
When you open the Broker Statistics and Broker Statistics Graph views, the WebSphere Message Broker Explorer connects to all the brokers that you have in your workspace and attempts to collect statistics data from the brokers. The message Waiting for Data is displayed in the title bar is displayed until accounting and statistics data are received from the selected broker, execution group or message flow. When data is received from the broker it is displayed in numeric form in the Broker Statistics view, and a visual representation of this data is shown in the Broker Statistics Graph view.
To view message flow accounting and statistics data using the WebSphere Message Broker Explorer:
- Click These two views are displayed together. If you close one of the views, the other view is also be closed. to open the Broker Statistics and Broker Statistics Graph view.
- In the WebSphere MQ Explorer - Navigator view select the broker, execution group or message flow for which you want to view accounting and statistics data.
Accounting and statistics data for the selected broker, execution group, or message flow is displayed in the Broker Statistics and Broker Statistics Graph views. It can take up to thirty seconds for accounting and statistics data to be received from the broker and displayed in the Broker Statistics Graph view. Select individual or multiple items in the Broker Statistics view to change the information displayed in the Broker Statistics Graph view.
If you want to examine the current data in the two views, click the Pause button in the Broker Statistics Graph view to prevent the current data from being overwritten with new data. Click the Play button to resume displaying new accounting and statistics data. You can change the visual representation of the data by clicking on the Linear, Logarithmic, and Stacked buttons.
You can also select the metrics that are displayed in the graph view, see Filtering message flow accounting and statistics data in the WebSphere Message Broker Explorer.