33 Edit Class Profile Dialog Box

Use the Edit Class Profile dialog box to modify the statistics related to a class. For example, you may be missing some data or want to change the number of transactions in a class.

To modify the data:

  1. Use the TAB key, the CTRL plus arrow keys, or the mouse to move to various fields.

  2. Use the left and right arrow keys to position the cursor within a field.

  3. Use the Delete key to remove information.

  4. Enter the new data in the field.

  5. On the File menu, click Apply to apply changes, or Close or Cancel as appropriate to remove the dialog box.

The statistics are shown in the table.

Table 1 Class Profile Statistics

Statistic  Description 
MPL  Multiprogramming level, or number of active processes per class 
Arrival Rate  Number of transactions per second 
CPU/Trans  The CPU service time, in milliseconds 
Think/Trans  Think time, in seconds, between two commands 
IO/Trans  Number of user I/Os per transaction 
SPF/Trans  Number of soft page faults per transaction 
HPF/Trans  Number of hard page faults per transaction 
Priority  Average process priority 
Working Set  Size and number of pages per class (OpenVMS) or Resident Set Size (UNIX) 
Lock/Trans  Number of software locks per transaction (OpenVMS) 
Lock Delay  Amount of time spent waiting for software locks (OpenVMS) 
NFS Ops  Number of NFS operations per second (UNIX) 
Bufcache Hit  Number of buffer cache hits per second (UNIX) 
Terminal Reads  Number of terminal reads per second (UNIX) 

You can change the color scheme in the spreadsheet by editing ecp.dat which is installed in system directories (for example, DECW$SYSTEM_DEFAULTS on OpenVMS systems).

See Also Workload What-If Editing Dialog Box Model What-If Editing Dialog Box

33.1 File Menu

Use the File menu to access these menu items:

See Also Edit Class Profile Dialog Box

33.1.1 Save Menu Item

Use the Save menu item to save the edit class profile table in a .CSV or .SLK file.

33.1.2 Print... Menu Item

Use the Print menu item to send the edit class profile table to a printer or postcript file.

See Also Print Postscript Dialog Box)

33.1.3 Apply Menu Item

Use the Apply menu item to apply the class profile changes without closing the window.

33.2 Modify Menu

Use the Modify menu to select nodes for editing the class profile.

To select nodes:

  1. Click on the Node menu item..

    The list of nodes for which you have read data is displayed.

  2. Click on a node name.

    The data will be displayed for the node you select.

See Also Edit Class Profile Dialog Box


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