Problem determination in distributed enterprise applications

A system for problem determination for enterprise applications running in a distributed environment, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• computer hardware configured for:
• prompting a user to enter an exclude list of class names of applications not to be monitored;
• prompting the user to enter an exclude override list of class names to be monitored;
• and
• upon receiving the an exclude override list defining a subset of class names in the exclude list, monitoring all classes other than the classes identified in the exclude list and not identified in the exclude override list.

A computer program for problem determination for enterprise applications running in a distributed environment, said program consisting of instructions stored on a non-transitory medium, said instructions, when executed on a processor, cause the processor to execute:

• prompting the user to enter an exclude list of class names of applications not to be monitored;
• prompting the user to enter an exclude override list of class names to be monitored;
• and
• upon receiving the an exclude override list defining a subset of class names in the exclude list, monitoring all classes other than the classes identified in the exclude list and not identified in the exclude override list.