eG Monitoring
 

Measures reported by BobiMDASrvcTest

The Multi-Dimensional Analysis Service (MDAS) runs on the Adaptive Processing Server, provides access to multi-dimensional Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) data, and converts the raw data into XML, so it can be rendered into Excel, PDF, or SAP BusinessObjects Analysis (formerly Voyager) crosstabs and charts. By monitoring the session load on this service, administrators can assess the load-handling ability of the service and also determine whether/not the server and service attributes need to be fine-tuned to maximize performance. This is exactly what the BobiMDASrvcTest test helps administrators achieve.

This test tracks the MDAS sessions to the service and reports the number of OLAP data requests received through those sessions that are yet to be processed by the service. In the process, the test reveals how well the service is handling the requests it receives and quickly leads administrators to processing bottlenecks that the service may be experiencing.

The measures made by this test are as follows:

Measurement Description Measurement Unit Interpretation
sessionCount Indicates the number of connections from MDAS clients to the server. Number This is a good indicator of the current session load on the service.
cubeCount Indicates the number of data sources that are being used to supply data to the connections that have not timed out. Number  
queryCount Indicates the number of data requests that are open between the MDS clients and the server. Number Ideally, the value of this measure should be low. A consistent rise in this value could indicate that the service is not processing data requests as quickly as they are received. This could be owing to a processing bottleneck on the APS hosting the service, and hence requires further investigation.