To view the Standard Deviation that AppDynamics has calculated for any metric, all you need to do is: 1. Open the metric you are interested in within the Metric Browser and, from the top right menu, select a Baseline to view: 2. Once selected, a new tick-box will be displayed under the time series graph called "Shade". Tick that. 3. From the Configure menu near the top left, simply select the Standard Deviation range you are interested in from the options available:  The selected Standard Deviation range will now be displayed on the time series graph: ... View more

When investigating application issues, often-times certain parts of a Snapshot's Call Graph can look a little suspicious.  "Does that class always time that long?" "Is that Async Activity happening at the same time we're seeing messaging loads increase?" An easy way to keep an eye on these area's is to simply: 1. Right-Click the line in the Call Graph and select Configure Instrumentation for this Class/Method 2. Leave the type as Information Point and click OK 3. The configuration for the Information Point will be displayed, pre-configured with the selected Class/Method so all you need to do is to give the Information Point a name 4. Click Save 5. Done.  Now you can view the activity of this Class and Method within the Information Points page of the Controller ... View more