How the Profiler Locates and Manages Source

This section describes how the Profiler looks up and manages the source for the following Identity Manager objects:

• For Forms, Rules, Workflows, and XPRESS Objects

• For Java Source

In Call Tree view or Hotspots view, you can double-click any node that corresponds to a Java method, workflow, form, rule, or XPRESS to view the source for that node.

For Forms, Rules, Workflows, and XPRESS Objects

When you take a snapshot with the Profiler, the server evaluates all of the profiling data and discovers on which sources the data depends. The server then fetches all of these sources from the repository and includes them in the snapshot. Consequently, you can be sure that the Identity Manager objects displayed in the snapshot are accurately reflecting the point at which the snapshot was captured.

This process adds to the size of the snapshot, but the source size is actually a relatively small fraction of the total size. As a result, you can send a snapshot to Sun’s Customer Support without having to send your source files separately.

For Java Source

When you take a snapshot of Java source, the client downloads the snapshot and then goes through the snapshot to capture all referenced Java sources from the project. When you save the snapshot, the client zips the sources and attaches them to the end of the snapshot.

Then, when you view the snapshot and go to the Java source, the client first checks the content of the snapshot. If the client cannot find the content there, it checks the project’s content. This process allows you to send a snapshot containing profiling data from both your custom Java code and Identity Manager code.

In a Java source snapshot, do not assume the source is up-to-date with the server or always available.