Discover the Power of Enhanced API Error Analysis and Improved Performance in the Latest Release.

Are you maximizing the value of your DataPower Gateways? You're likely already familiar with the IBM DataPower Operations Dashboard (DPOD), but if not, it's time to get acquainted! DPOD is a game-changing tool that offers centralized self-service, profiling, troubleshooting, and management capabilities across all your IBM DataPower Gateways. With DPOD, you can analyze DataPower services transactions and API Connect API invocations in near real-time, down to the individual message level. This exceptional visibility and control can transform the way you manage your DataPower estate, making it easier to identify and resolve issues, optimize performance, and boost overall efficiency.

In the meanwhile, we're also constantly evolving DPOD to help you get the most out of your DataPower investment. With a focus on empowering your success, we're pleased to introduce the latest advancements in DPOD version 1.0.23.0! This update brings significant enhancements to API Connect error analysis, performance, and reporting. With this release, you'll gain even deeper insights into your DataPower operations, enabling you to identify and resolve issues faster, and optimize performance. Let's dive into the details! Here are the new features and enhancements you can expect in this release.

Enhanced API Connect Error Analysis

The latest update to DataPower Operations Dashboard significantly enhances its error analysis capabilities, providing users with a more comprehensive understanding of errors and actionable suggestions for investigation and remediation. With in-depth analysis and guided remediation, users can now troubleshoot and resolve issues with greater speed and confidence. This update is particularly beneficial for individuals with less experience, enabling them to resolve errors more effectively.

Expanded Error Detection

The error analysis feature now detects a broader range of errors, including:

• Property validation errors
• Parsing errors
• Mapping errors
• GatewayScript errors
• OAuth token errors

Intuitive Error Display

Errors are displayed in two convenient locations:

• Per policy, alongside the policy's log messages
• At the transaction level, providing a comprehensive view of the error

Easy Error Identification

Policies containing errors are clearly marked with a distinctive icon in the transaction flow diagram, allowing users to quickly identify and address issues.

Detailed Insights and Practical Advice

Once an error is detected, our tool provides actionable insights to guide users towards faster resolution. Each error entry includes:

• Detailed description of the error: A clear and concise explanation of the error, helping users to understand the problem and its impact
• Investigation suggestions: Practical advice on how to further investigate the error, helping users to identify the root cause
• Remediation actions: Concrete steps to take to resolve the issue, reducing the time and effort required to fix errors.

Performance Improvements

• Syslog message processing performance has been significantly improved, achieving up to 8X higher TPS on a single virtual machine
• The DPOD Health dashboards now feature new metrics and internal alerts to monitor the DPOD agent performance
• DPOD now collects fewer log messages per transaction, enhancing throughput and extending the retention period

New Reports and Alerts

• A new report and alert have been introduced to track the percentage of failed gateway service transactions

Learn More

For more details about this release, see the release notes and visit our documentation page at https://ibm.biz/dpod-docs.