BT Tracking Data Decode Service Test

This test reveals the processing power of the TDDS by reporting the number of batches, events, and records it processes, and also sheds light on failures experienced by the TDDS while processing.

Target of the test : A BizTalk Server 2010

Agent deploying the test : An internal agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for the BizTalk server being monitored

Configurable parameters for the test

Parameters	Description
Test period	This indicates how often should the test be executed.
Host	The host for which this test is to be configured.
Port	The port at which the host listens to.
Ispassive	If this parameter is set to Yes, then it means that, by default, all BizTalk servers being monitored by the eG system are the passive servers of a BizTalk cluster. No alerts will be generated if the servers are not running. Measures will be reported as "Not applicable" by the agent if the servers are not up.

Measurements made by the test

Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
Total Failed Batches	Indicates the total number of batches that the TDDS has failed to process on this host instance.	Number
Total Failed Events	Indicates the total number of batches that the TDDS has failed to process on this host instance.	Number	Ideally, this value should be 0.
Total Events	Indicates the total number of events that are processed by the TDDS since you started it on this host instance.	Number
Total Records	Indicates the total number of records that are processed by the TDDS since you started it on this host instance.	Number

The BAM Event Bus Service, also known as the Tracking Data Decode Service (TDDS), processes tracking data (streams) stored in a source database and persists that data in such a way that it is easy to query it at a later date. The BAM Event Bus service moves Business intelligence data to the BAM Primary Import database and BizTalk Health Monitoring data to the DTA database.