Slow events log record detail

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As an administrator, you can use Slow Events logs to gain insight into how events are affecting platform performance. To aid in debugging, you can filter slow event log detail by application scope, limiting events to only those events originating in specific scopes.

Field

Description

Event name

Name of the event for this record.

Queue

Event queue containing this event.

Event application

Application scope the slow event originated in. Global appears if the slow event originated in the global scope.

Execution count

Number of similar occurrences that are aggregated.

Average execution time (ms)

Average duration to execute the event in a single occurrence, in milliseconds.

Day moving average (ms)

Average of the moving average values of execution time, calculated over periods of one day.

Last sighting

Time and date the last occurrence was noted.

First sighting

Time and date the first occurrence was noted.

Hash

Hash value for this record.

Month moving average (ms)

Average of the moving average values of execution time, calculated over periods of one month.

Label

Label for the event.

Example URL

URL for an individual event.

Example stack trace

Example stack trace for an individual event.

Total execution time

Total sum of the event execution times for the aggregated occurrences.

Event Execution Time / Event Count Trend graphs

Event Execution Time Trend graphs show the total execution time of these events over the most recent period of two hours, one day, or one month. Event Count Trend graphs show the event counts over the most recent period of two hours, one day, or one month.

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