Configuring Automatic Transaction Naming in AppDynamics

  1. In the leftmost AppDynamics navigation pane, click Configure > Instrumentation.
  2. Select the Use Custom Configuration for this tier option button.
  3. Scroll down to the custom rules section of the page.
  4. Click + to add a custom match rule.
  5. On the Transaction Match Criteria page, select Servlet from the drop-down list.
  6. Specify the name of the custom rule. This name will become the first part of the generated transaction name. For URI select Is Not Empty. Select Check for parameter existence and type AppDynamicsTag, to match what as you configured in Silk Performer, into the Parameter Name field.
  7. Select the Split Transactions using Request Data page and check the Split Transactions using Request Data check box.
  8. In the Apply a custom expression on HTTPServletRequest and use the result in Transaction names field, add the following string:

    ${getHeader(AppDynamicsTag).substring(Int/3)}

  9. Click Save.