Records

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A Record is a detailed representation of all data collected by Catchpoint relative to a single Test RUN or RUM pageview.

Accessing Records

  • In the Analysis module you can select Records and then select a Source and choose a specific record to view.
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  • In a Test's properties page you can click the down-arrow at the top next to Smartboard, select Records, and then select a specific record from the timeline.
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  • When viewing your list of Tests or Real User Apps in Control Center, you can click the three-dot menu next to any of them and select Records.

  • In Smartboard you can view a scatterplot and then click an individual data point to view the corresponding record.

Record Sections:

The information displayed in a Record depends on the data source. The sections listed in this article apply to common test types including Web, API, Playwright, Puppeteer, and HTTP

  • Header - information identifying the Test run including its Run Time, Node, Node IP, and Monitor.
  • Test Summary: a series of Tiles displaying summary metrics for the Test.
  • Step Selection: For multi-step tests, you can select which step to view.
  • Activity Timeline: a simple timeline spanning the range of the Test run with color-coded bars indicating the number of simultaneous file transfers happening at each instant.
  • Gantt Chart: a filterable timeline depicting all activity within a given timeframe using color-coded horizontal bars.

Analysis Workflow

Open the desired record using one of the procedures detailed above in the Accessing Records section.
Once the page has drawn a waterfall chart, you can search, filter, or customize the chart using the various options on the toolbar above the Details table.

  • To change the columns displayed in the Waterfall table, click the Columns button and then check the boxes next to the desired columns and click Apply.
  • To search for a specific host or file, enter a value in the Search field and press Enter.
  • To filter the table to display a single type of element, click one of the Filter Type options.
    • Use the Requests drop-down to filter by request type or status
    • Use the Zones drop-down to filter by zones
  • To download the Record, click the Download button, then select the desired file format. The record is downloaded with a file name containing the date and time interval used to generate the chart. Header details are included along with a row for each element, and columns describing the file and each step of the communication involved in loading the webpage.