Handling processing statistics

Processing statistics

Processing statistics contain information about the usage of StreamServer and data on key objects, such as:

•	Connectors, for example Email, Spool, FTP.

•	Processes, for example PageOUT.

•	Drivers, for example PDF, PCL, AFP.

•	Total number of physical pages produced as output.

Defining custom counters

In the Design Center Project, you can also use custom counters in scripts to count other objects and transactions that are significant for your solution.

You can use the IncProcStatCounter script function to define counters for objects and to increase the value of the counters. For example, you can count specific XML elements, specific StreamOUT fields, and information retrieval from databases. For more information about the IncProcStatCounter function, see the OpenText StreamServe Scripting Reference.

When using custom counters, the name of the object to be counted must not exceed 255 characters.

Statistics stored in the runtime repository

Processing statistics are by default stored in the runtime repository of an application domain. Only StreamServer applications that belong to the same domain store statistics in the same runtime repository.

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Statistics stored in the runtime repositories

Statistics stored in a central statistics repository

As an alternative to the default statistics storage in the runtime repository, a central statistics repository can be used. This statistics repository can be linked to several application domains and can consolidate processing statistics from StreamServer applications in all those domains.

When a statistics repository is linked to a domain, the StreamServer applications in this domain are automatically disconnected from the default statistics storage in the runtime repository and instead connected to the statistics repository.

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Statistics stored in a central statistics repository

Access statistics using web service SDK

You access the processing statistics in the repository using web services, included in the OpenText StreamServe Web Service SDK. All web service requests and responses are sent through the service gateway.

In this section

•	Creating a statistics repository

•	Connecting application domains to the statistics repository

Related topics

•	For information about how to access the statistics, see the programming guide included in the OpenText StreamServe Web Service SDK.

•	For information about how to export processing statistics from one runtime repository and import it to another runtime repository, see the OpenText StreamServe Database Administration Tool User Guide.