You can analyze the file usage for one or more transaction IDs and display the output as a pie chart, a bar chart or a timeline chart.
Pie charts are displayed in the Transaction detail view and show detailed information about a single transaction ID.
To display a Transaction detail view, see the Pie charts section in the Analyzing data topic.
The following screen capture shows the Transaction detail view with the File usage pie chart selected, and showing detailed file request information for the selected transaction ID.
By selecting one or more of the check boxes in the view you can choose to hide irrelevant data from the table.
Bar charts show summary information for multiple transaction IDs. The transaction IDs are displayed in the order in which they are shown in the selection.
To display a File usage bar chart, see the Bar charts section in the Analyzing data topic.
The following screen capture shows a File usage bar chart view containing six different transaction IDs.
You can use the zoom bar at the left side of the chart to change the time scale on the Y-axis to show more detail.
You can perform further analysis on a single transaction ID by selecting a stacked bar, right-clicking and clicking Performance history > Detail breakdown in the pop-up menu. The new information displays as a pie chart in the Transaction detail view.
Alternatively, you can select multiple transaction IDs using the shift or Ctrl keys. Right-click the selection and click one of the options in the pop-up menu. .
Timeline charts show all instances of a transaction ID in the selected application ID across the whole data file, or a range of dates specified using the Date dialog when selecting the data.
To display a File usage timeline chart, see the Timeline charts section in the Analyzing data topic.
You can use the zoom bar at the left side of the chart to change the time scale on the Y-axis to show more detail.
You can perform further analysis on a single transaction ID by selecting a stacked bar, right-clicking and clicking Performance history > Detail breakdown in the pop-up menu. The new information displays as a pie chart in the Transaction detail view.
Alternatively, you can select multiple transaction IDs using the shift or Ctrl keys. Right-click the selection and click one of the options in the pop-up menu.