Performance Tuning Guide - EMC Community Network

Table of Contents
Designing the process object model (using structured datatypes)......................... 37
Creating composite indexes........................................................................... 38
Minimizing fetch operations.......................................................................... 39
Hiding unused variables ............................................................................... 39
Converting simple process variables to SDTs...................................................... 40
Minimizing form size........................................................................................ 40
Designing search forms..................................................................................... 42
Using searchable attributes ........................................................................... 42
Using search criteria ..................................................................................... 43
Using search restrictions ............................................................................... 45
Using advanced searches .............................................................................. 45
Restricting advanced search results................................................................ 46
Designing task lists (work queues)..................................................................... 47
Designing skill-set matching ......................................................................... 48
Rendering task lists .......................................................................................... 49
Filtering a task list and partitioning a work queue .......................................... 49
Troubleshooting the get next task function ..................................................... 49
Constraining query results for large result sets ............................................... 49
Avoiding unnecessary preconditions ............................................................. 50
Changing the default date attribute for sorting a task list................................. 51
Using task history (audit trail)........................................................................... 51
Embedding documents (document viewing) ...................................................... 51
Using adaptors................................................................................................. 52
Designing adaptors....................................................................................... 52
Managing group memberships.......................................................................... 53
Working around the 250 group threshold....................................................... 53
Chapter 5 Designing Reports ....................................................................................... 55
Understanding BAM reporting.......................................................................... 55
Planning and testing......................................................................................... 57
Reporting on intra-activity events...................................................................... 57
Synchronizing the BAM database ...................................................................... 57
Using the gap filler ....................................................................................... 58
Configuring data transfer latency .................................................................. 58
Increasing the BAM server step size............................................................... 59
Understanding server clock synchronization .................................................. 59
Updating business data (SDTs and package objects)........................................ 60
Designing high performance reports.................................................................. 60
Defining report entities and filters ................................................................. 60
Modifying the number of records returned in a results set............................... 61
Working across large data sets....................................................................... 61
Using aggregation ........................................................................................ 61
Aggregating high volume data tables......................................................... 61
Refreshing the dashboard.............................................................................. 62
Chapter 6 Configuring System Components ............................................................... 63
Configuring the TaskSpace application............................................................... 63
Disabling drag and drop ............................................................................... 63
Disabling data-grid resizing .......................................................................... 63
Increasing cache time.................................................................................... 64
Turning off Java annotations.......................................................................... 66
Turning on page serving ................................................................................... 66
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