Inspecting a solution timeline

Select a solution from a list of recorded solutions in Insight Inspector. Use the event timeline under each entity type to examine recorded events and entities more closely.

About this task

The following diagram provides an overview of the steps you follow to examine and analyze a recorded solution.

1. Open Insight Inspector in a browser window, then select a solution recording by clicking the solution name.
2. Using the solution and event timelines in the Insight Inspector window, look at the number of processed events, the number of emitted events, and the event processing errors. The following diagram shows an example of the Insight Inspector window.
   

   Solution name and help icon

   The solution name in the banner area indicates the recording that you are currently reviewing. To learn more about Insight Inspector, click the help icon.

   Solution timeline

   By default, the last event in the recording is selected in the timeline. Click and drag the timeline to scroll back in time and see the beginning of the recorded solution.

   Entity

   Agents and events in the solution timeline are organized by entity type. In the example, there are two agents in the Account entity section.

   Agent

   Event icons appear on a timeline next to the agent or agents that process the events.

   Time flag

   The time flag appears above and behind the event icons in the timeline. The flag provides a marker to indicate the precise date and time when events are processed and emitted.

   Selected event

   You click an event icon to select a specific event in the timeline. The icon appears in a solid color to indicate that the event is selected. Details about the entities that are associated with the event are provided in the Data section.

   Selected event navigation

   When you select a single event in the timeline, the event name is displayed in the horizontal bar between the timeline and the Data section. If multiple events occur at the same time, then event icons are stacked and you can click the event at the top of the stack. To navigate to other events in the stack, click navigation arrows in the area above the Data section. For example:

   

   Event attributes and entity attributes

   You can see detailed information about the attributes of the selected event in the Data section. In addition, the Data section shows entity attributes, including the initial value of an entity before the selected event is processed, and the final value of an entity after the event is processed.

3. Click an event icon to select the event and examine the associated entity data. You can see which agent processed the event, and the entity that is bound to the event.
4. Analyze the processed and emitted events to make sure that they are processed and emitted in the expected order.
5. Use the Data section to compare the value of entities before and after an event is processed. As you click to select various events, the Data section is refreshed to show the event attributes and the entity attributes that are related to the selected event. In addition, you can use the Rules section to validate the list of the rules that are fired during processing.
6. Look for event icons with a slashed center to identify and investigate the cause of processing errors.