How to Display Complete and Partial URLs in AppDynamics BT/Transaction Snapshots

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Configuring URL Display in AppDynamics BT/Transaction Snapshots for .NET MVC Web Apps

Issue: The URLs shown in BT/Transaction Snapshots are incomplete.
Goal:Need full URL to differentiate slow search requests in the system caused by specific user input.
             Full URL example: https://host/Search/userInput
Tests: I tested the URL behavior on a .NET MVC web app.

Solutions:

1. URL Display on URL Column:
   • While it’s not possible to show the full URL with http://host/, we can display the URL as /Search/userInput.
   • Reference: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/application-monitoring/configure-instrumentation/tr...
2. Complete URL Display on BT name Column:
   • It is possible to display the complete URL https://host/Search/userInput in the BT name.
   • Reference: https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/application-monitoring/configure-instrumentation/tr...

Next Steps:

For Partial URL in URL column /Search/userInput:

1. Add App Server Agent Configuration.
2. Set the following .NET Agent Configuration properties to false:
   • aspdotnet-core-naming-controlleraction
   • aspdotnet-core-naming-controllerarea

      

     
3. Restart the AppDynamics.Agent.Coordinator_service and IIS in the same sequence. After that, apply loads and check the BT/Snapshot if necessary.

For Complete URL in BT name https://host/Search/userInput:

1. Navigate to Configuration > Instrumentation > Transaction Detection in your Application.
2. Add New Rules:
   • Choose Include, proper Agent type, and Current Entry Point.
   • Fill in the Name Field (it will be shown on your BT).
   • Set Priority higher than Default Automatic detection for prioritization.

      

3. Rule Configuration:
   • Matching condition: URL is not empty
   • Custom Expression:
     ${HttpRequest.Scheme}://${HttpRequest.Host}${HttpRequest.Path}${HttpRequest.QueryString}
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4. Restart the AppDynamics.Agent.Coordinator_service and  IIS in the same sequence. After that, apply loads and check the BT/Snapshot if necessary.

Final Result:

Additional Information:

• You can also add the custom expression by modifying the default Auto detection rule instead off Add new one like how I did in the step above. Result from modifying the default auto detection below.