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This section describes the process of generating dashboards for SAP systems and importing them to the AppDynamics controller.
To access SAP Dashboard Generator, click the Dashboards toolbar button in t-code /DVD/APPD_DI_CON, or call t-code /DVD/APPD_DASHBOARD directly.
Before you generate, upload, or import any dashboard, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:
If SSL connection to the controller is used, the SSL identity must be maintained in ABAP Agent customizing screen, see step 3 in ABAP agent setup for details. When SSL connection to the controller is not used, the controller can sometimes redirect HTTP requests to HTTPS resources automatically and the connection is switched to SSL mode in the background. In this case, SSL identity must also be maintained for direct upload to work correctly, see step 3 in ABAP agent setup for details. |
To generate and upload the dashboards directly to the controller, follow these steps:
Enter valid controller user login credentials.
The controller user must have sufficient authorizations to create and modify dashboards. As of release 21.2.0, the user name needs to be entered in the following format: <username>@<controller account> |
To manually export the dashboards:
To manually import dashboards to the controller:
To view the imported dashboards in the controller UI:
To view any data in the dashboards, SNP CrystalBridge® Monitoring and AppDynamics Connector need to run for a couple of minutes for all dashboard metrics to fully register. If no data is displayed, wait for 10-15 minutes until the controller finalizes the metric registration process. |
Dashboard upload fails
Make sure you are using the correct login details according to this guide. If your login name is not username but email, then use the format “<email>@<controller account>”.
If you are getting an SSL error - make sure that STRUST identity used in transaction /DVD/APPD_CUST contains the correct controller certificate.
Dashboard is empty
The metric definition must be on the controller sooner than the dashboard. Dashboards use metrics from Insights collectors which means these collectors have to run at least once before the dashboard is uploaded, otherwise it will not work properly. These collectors can be easily started from transaction /DVD/APPD_DI_CON by following this guide.
If you uploaded dashboards sooner than you started collectors
Make sure collectors are running and are executed at least once.
Navigate to transaction /DVD/APPD_DASHBOARD and upload dashboards again.
New dashboards with correct functionality should be registered on the controller with the naming “<dashboard_name> 2” (2 considering it is your second upload).