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8.1 Preparation for measurement and configuration
Before measuring the real-time performance of any e-business application, it is
very import to consider whether or not a business transaction is a candidate for
being monitored, and carefully decide which data to gather. Depending on what
data is of interest (User Experienced Time, Execution Time of a specific
subtransaction, or total Back End Service Time are but a few examples), you will
have to select monitoring tools and configure monitoring policies according to
your requirements. In addition, factors related to the nature and implementation
of the e-business application and your local procedures and policies may prevent