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Though each tab is structured differently, most tabs consist of two different areas. Each area can include different control elements, such as tabs and view controls, and displays information in various formats, such as tables, graphs, or charts. The various areas are related to each other in that performing an action in one area affects the information displayed in other areas on the page. For example, the Current tab contains an upper and a lower area. The lower area (Association area) shows information in a table format. Each row in the table represents an application. The upper area (Main area) displays general information on the selected entity as well as related applications.
The entities displayed in the Association area are associated with the selected entity or related application displayed in the Main area. At times, the relationship between the entity displayed in the Main area and those displayed in the Association area is that of parent to child, and sometimes it merely represents that there is a relationship between the selected entity and the entities displayed in the Association area (such as when a statement is the selected entity displayed in the Main area and the list of programs associated with the selected statement is displayed in the Association area).
It is possible to click a row and drill down to an additional level below the selected level or use the filter feature to determine which information is displayed in the table. When you perform an action on an element in the lower area (in this case the Association area), the information displayed in the upper area (in this case the Main area) changes to reflect the action you requested.
You can control the tab by doing any of the following:■ Keeping
- Keeping the selected entity but changing the associated entities—by selecting a different entity from the
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- Association controls in the Association area.
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- Changing the selected entity—by selecting a row in the Association area.
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- Changing the view for the selected entity—by selecting a different view in the Main area.
For example, when you want to view information on a specific application in the Current tab, choose Active Applications from the Association controls. The Association area changes to display applications-related information. The Tab heading and the Main area remain unchanged.
In the Association area, click the row of the application you want to view detailed information for. The Tab heading indicates the newly selected entity; the Main area displays information on the application you drilled down to, and the Association area shows information on statements executed by this application.
About the Precise bar
The Precise bar enables you to keep track of where you have been and provides various controls. The following table describes the function of each of the toolbar buttons
Table 2-1 Precise 1 Precise bar functions
Icon Name Description
Back During
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 | Back | During a work session, Precise products keep track of where you have navigated to. The |
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| Back button enables you to navigate between previously visited views. The Back control displays your previous view. |
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 | Forward | Enables you to navigate to the next view. This button is only enabled if you clicked Back or if you chose a history option. |
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 | AdminPoint | Opens Precise AdminPoint. |
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 | Home | Navigates to the highest level entity, usually the instance or Tier (all instances). The time frame settings remain the same. |
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 | Stop | Stops a request for information from the server. |
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 | Refresh | Updates the data currently displayed. |
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 | Favorites | Enables you to add or remove favorites in your Favorites list. |
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 | Send | Opens a new email message in your email program with the link to the current application in context. |
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 | Settings | Opens the General Settings and Time Frame Settings dialog boxes. |
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 | Help | Opens the online help in context. |
About the Main area
The Main area displays general information on the selected entity. The structure of this area depends on the selected entity and tab.
Information can be displayed as follows:■ As
- As two over-time graphs that are displayed side-by-side and describe two data series.
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- As a pie chart and a table that are displayed side-by-side. The table displays more details regarding a specific slice in the pie chart.
The View Control drop-down menu allows you to choose different view options. You can access this menu by clicking the arrow icon.
In some tabs, you can filter the contents of the view by clicking the Filter button. See “Filtering data” on page 19.
About the Association area
The Association area lists entities that have similar attributes and that are related to the selected entity named in the Tab heading. Besides the Tab bar, the Association area is the main navigation tool. It enables you to drill down from one entity to related entities (usually of a different type).
The entities displayed in this area depend on the selected tab and the selected entity. The same entity may be displayed in several tabs, with different data displayed for each one (for example, a DB2 table will be displayed in the Objects tab with data from the DB2 data dictionary, and in the Activity tab with data sampled by the Collector).
The Association control, accessed by the arrow icon, allows you to associate with different entities. The last option, More..., opens a dialog box that lets you carry out additional operations, such as to view additional associations, change the sort order, or control the number of returned rows.
The information displayed in the Association area is arranged in a tabular format. Each row in the table represents an entity, and each column describes an attribute of the entity, such as text or a graph. It is possible to change the sort order of the entities in the table by clicking a column title.
The Association tabs located above the table let you display different sets of attributes for the entities displayed in the table. The Association tabs are entity-dependent. For some entities, no tabs are displayed.
A numeric column can optionally display a graph, and at times, it can display a stacked bar graph as well. Switching to a graph view in these columns offers some level of breakdown to the information displayed in the column.
The following icons are used to indicate which format information is displayed.
| Icon | Description |
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Displays the information in numerical format. Displays the information in a bar graph.
Displays the information as a stacked bar graph.
Displays the information in percentage format
The Association area lets you drill down to another entity by clicking a row. The information displayed in both the Main area and the Association area will change to reflect your selection.
See “Filtering data” on page 19.
See “Associating entities with data that meets specific criteria” on page 19.
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