Testing monitor models in the test environment

After you create a monitor model, you must test it on a running monitor model in the Business Monitor test environment. In the test environment, results of the tests are displayed in a Monitor dashboard space, where you can quickly verify that the metrics are being collected correctly and that your calculations are correct.

Before you begin

Before testing your monitor model, determine your test scenarios, the set of events to emit, and the expected results. Then complete each of the following steps.
  1. Setting preferences for generating Monitor Java EE projects
    In the Business Monitoring preferences window, you can set a preference that enables you to specify the templates that you want to use to automatically populate the text fields in the Generate Monitor Java EE Projects window with default project names.
  2. Generating Monitor Java EE projects
    Before you can publish your monitor model to the Business Monitor test environment, you must first generate Java™ 6 Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) projects from the model.
  3. Starting the Monitor test environment server
    After you generate the projects from the monitor model, you must start a Monitor test environment server so that you can publish and test the monitor model.
  4. Adding projects to the Monitor test environment server
    After generating Java EE projects from the monitor model and starting the Monitor test environment server, you must add your monitor model project to the server before testing.
  5. Emitting test events
    After your Java 6 Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) projects and your test environment server are ready, the next step in the testing process is to send events. You can use numerous tools, such as the Integrated Test Client that is provided as part of the Business Monitor development toolkit.
  6. Verifying the test results
    You can examine the results either in the Business Monitor dashboard space or in the database to verify the correctness of your monitor model logic and that you are capturing the information that you want in the best format. Using the dashboard space for this purpose is typically the easier method.
  7. Optional: Removing the monitor model
    After you have completed testing, you can remove a monitor model from the test server.
Parent topic: Developing monitor models