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The following tasks are commonly performed in most tabs:
- Switching to a different tab
- Selecting a time frame
- Selecting an entity
- Filtering data
- Associating entities with data that meets specific criteria
- Focusing on information in overtime graphs
- Sending an email message
- Determining which table columns to display
- Copying data to the clipboard
- Exporting to Precise Custom Portal
- Exporting to Precise Custom Portal
- Adding, viewing, and deleting Favorites
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You can easily switch between the different tabs using the Tab Selection bar. When you start your Precise product, the Dashboard tab opens by default. The tab of the selected tab is displayed in blue.
To select a tab, click a tab on the Tab Selection bar to display information on the selected entity in a different tab.
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You can configure Precise for DB2 to display transaction performance data for a specific time frame using the predefined time frame options or calendar icons.
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- Click the calendar icon. In the dialog box that is displayed perform one of the following:
- To define a time frame independent from the current time, select the ‘Time Range’ option and select the Start and End dates and times.
- To define a time frame up to the current time, select the ‘Last’ option and enter the desired time frame.
- To use one of the three previously used time frames, select the ‘Recently used’ option and from the drop- down menu select the desired time frame.
- To use a previously saved time frame, select Use a previously saved time frame and from the drop-down menu select the desired time frame.
- To save your settings for future access, select Save these definitions for future use as: and enter a name in the corresponding field.
- Click OK.
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You can select the entity that you want to examine in more detail. To select an entity, on the Main area of the tab, select the entity you want to examine.
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You can focus on specific contents of the Activity tab by showing a subset of the information. This shows the contribution of entities such as programs and users.
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- Click Filter is Off/Filter is On.
- In the Filter dialog box, do the following for each entity you want to filter:
- From the left drop-down list, select an entity.
- From the middle drop-down list, select an operator such as Like, < >, Not Like, In, or Not In.
- In the text box, type the criteria (case-sensitive) for the selected entity. If you select the operator Like or Not Like, you can use the % wildcard character to represent 0 or more characters and the _ wildcard character to represent exactly one character. If you select the operator In or Not In, type a comma to separate values.
- Click OK.
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You can associate the displayed entity with specific data to focus your analysis.
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- Click the arrow located to the left of the Association controls and select More... (applies to Current and Objects tabs only).
- In the Associate With dialog box, on the Entries tab, select the entity you want to associate data with from the Populate table with list.
- In the Sort entries by list, determine according to which criteria you want the information to be sorted and in which order.
- From the Display top list, select the number of rows to display.
- On the Criteria tab, do the following for each entity you want to associate data with:
From the left drop-down list, select an entity.
From the middle drop-down list, select an operator, such as, Like, < >, Not Like, In, or Not In.
In the text box, type the criteria (case-sensitive) for the selected entity. If you select the operator Like or Not Like, you can use the % wildcard character to represent 0 or more characters, and the _ wildcard character to represent exactly one character. If you select the operator In or Not In, type a comma to separate values.
- Click OK.
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Some entities display an overtime graph. The overtime graph displays entity statistics over a specified time period. Depending on the number of points displayed in the graph, you may need to zoom in or out. The text displayed on the x-axis varies according to the time frame. If there is a year or day change, x-axis labels will display accordingly.
To focus on information in overtime graphs, select the desired time frame on the overtime graph, click and drag the left or right handle to increase or decrease the time range. The small zoom (spyglass) icon will display on the upper right of the selected time range, and above the overtime graph legend. Click the zoom icon to zoom in according to the selected time frame.
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You can send an email message to one or more recipients from the Precise toolbar. The default subject for the message will be “Link to a Precise application”.
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- Click the email icon on the Precise toolbar. The default email program opens.
- Fill in the required fields and click Send.
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Tables are used to display information about a set of related entities in the Main and Association areas. It is possible to determine which columns to display in the Association area tables.
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- Click the Table icon on the upper right-hand side of a table and select Column Chooser.
- In the Table columns dialog box, click the arrows to move the names of the columns that you want to display to the Visible box and the ones that you do not want to display to the Invisible box.
- Click OK.
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At times you may want to save data displayed in the table area in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet for further analysis or save an image of a graph to the clipboard.
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You can now paste the image into any application that works with the clipboard.
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The Export to Precise Custom Portal Portlet feature enables you to export the view of the chosen table or graph and generate a portlet with that view in Precise Custom Portal, so that it will provide you with another way of monitoring your application.
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- Right-click the graph.
- Select Export to Precise Custom Portal Portlet.
- Insert a name in the name field that clearly describes the graph view.
- Click OK.
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The Favorites feature allows you to save a specific location in your application and to retrieve the same location later without having to navigate to it.
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