Understanding the Profiler Rule Execution Report

After you enable the Web profiler and perform activity within PolicyCenter, the profiler Profiler Analysis screen displays zero, one, or multiple stack traces. The following list describes the meaning these stack traces.

Stack trace        

Profiler displays...

None

A message stating that the Profiler did not find any stack traces. This happens if the actions in the PolicyCenter interface did not trigger any rules.

One

A single expanded stack trace. This stack trace lists, among other information, each rule set and rule that PolicyCenter executed as a result of user actions within the PolicyCenter interface. The Profiler identifies each stack trace with the user action that created the stack trace. For example, if you create a new user within PolicyCenter, you see NewUser -> UserDetailPage for its stack name.

Multiple

A single expanded stack trace and multiple stack trace expansion buttons. There are multiple stack trace buttons if you perform multiple tasks in the interface. Click a stack trace button to access that particular stack trace and expand its details.

Each stack trace lists the following information about the profiled code:
  • Time
  • Name
  • Frame (ms)
  • Elapsed (ms)
  • Properties and Counters
Within the stack trace, it is possible to:
  • Expand a stack trace completely by clicking Expand All.
  • Collapse a stack trace completely by clicking Collapse All.
  • Partially expand or collapse a stack trace by clicking the + (plus) or – (minus) next a stack node.

The profiler lists the rule sets and rules that PolicyCenter executed in the Properties and Counters column in the order in which they occurred.