This chapter provides an overview of performance monitoring using the Siebel Application Response Measurement (Siebel ARM) feature. It contains the following topics:

• About Siebel Application Response Measurement
• About Siebel ARM Parameters and Variables
• Enabling and Configuring Siebel ARM
• Best Practices for Siebel ARM

For information on how to analyze the data that the Siebel ARM feature collects, see Analyzing Siebel ARM Data.

NOTE:  Additional diagnostic and monitoring tools are available using the Siebel Management Framework. The deployment of the Siebel Management Framework in your Siebel environment is optional. For more detailed information about the Siebel Management Framework, see the Siebel System Monitoring and Diagnostics Guide.