5.5 Create and Maintain Error and Exception Configurations APPDYNAMICS-ASSOCIATE-ADMINISTRATOR Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16foundation · easy

   What is the primary basis for an exception detection rule in AppDynamics?

   • AThe number of threads in the application server.
   • BThe response time of the business transaction.
   • CThe class name or message pattern of the exception thrown by the application.
   • DThe HTTP status code returned by the web server.
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2. 17foundation · easy

   What is the recommended approach when an error detection rule is no longer relevant?

   • ADelete the rule to remove it from the configuration.
   • BLeave the rule as is; it will not affect performance.
   • CModify the rule to match a different error.
   • DDisable the rule and never re-enable it.
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4. 18application · medium

   You have created an exception detection rule to capture `ValidationException` for the `Checkout` business transaction. After deploying the rule, you notice that the exception is not appearing in the exception dashboard. The exception is definitely being thrown. What is the first thing you should check?

   • AVerify that the rule is enabled and correctly scoped to the Checkout business transaction.
   • BEnsure that the business transaction is active and receiving traffic.
   • CConfirm that the exception class name is spelled correctly in the rule.
   • DCheck if the exception is being caught and handled before it reaches the AppDynamics agent.
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5. 19expert · hard

   You have an exception detection rule that captures `ValidationException` for the `Checkout` business transaction. After a code change, the exception is now thrown from a different method, but the class name is the same. The exception is no longer being captured. What is the most likely cause?

   • AThe exception is now being caught and handled before it propagates.
   • BThe rule was disabled during the code change.
   • CThe rule is scoped to a specific method that no longer throws the exception.
   • DThe business transaction name changed after the code change.
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6. 20application · medium

   A web application uses a custom error handling mechanism that returns HTTP 500 with a JSON body containing an error code. You want AppDynamics to mark these responses as errors for the `API` business transaction. What is the best way to configure this?

   • AModify the application to throw an exception instead of returning HTTP 500.
   • BCreate an exception detection rule for the JSON error code.
   • CCreate an error detection rule that matches HTTP 500 responses for the API business transaction.
   • DEnable automatic error detection for HTTP 500 responses.
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