39 User Load Graph Dialog Box

Use the User Load Graph dialog box to change the workload after you create a model. You can add users to or subtract users from a class, distribute users among classes and nodes, and balance the user workload.

You can also perform user load operations from the User Load Table dialog box which is accessed from the graph window by selecting View Table. The graph and table work together so that changes made in the graph are seen in the table, and vice versa.

See Also Performing Tasks in the User Load Windows

39.1 Performing Tasks in the User Load Windows

The tasks you can perform in the User Load windows include:

39.1.1 Adding/Subtracting Users

To add/subtract users for a class, you can use either the User Load Graph window or the User Load Table. The changes you make in the graph are also shown in the table, and vice versa.

See Also Adding/Subtracting Users from the Graph Window Adding/Subtracting Users from the Table

39.1.2 Adding/Subtracting Users from the Graph Window

  1. Select the nodes and classes for which you want to add /subtract users by pressing Shift or Ctrl and clicking or dragging MB1 on your selections.

  2. Update the graph by clicking Draw Graph.

  3. Select Add/Sub by Value or Add/Sub by Percent.

  4. Point to a target class, press MB1, and drag the column higher (add) or lower (subtract).

    The column height and graph scale are updated to show the change. The change is also shown at the left as a percentage.

See Also Adding/Subtracting Users from the Table

39.1.3 Adding/Subtracting Users from the Table

  1. In the User Load Graph window, click on View Table to display the User Load Table.

  2. Click on the fields that you want to modify by pressing Shift or Ctrl and clicking and dragging MB1 on your selections.

    The fields are highlighted.

  3. Choose Add Percent..., Add Value..., Sub Percent..., or Sub Value... from the Modify menu depending on whether you want to add or subtract a value or a percentage.

    The Add/Subtract Amount dialog box is displayed.

  4. Enter a number in the Amount field.

  5. Click on OK to apply the change and remove the dialog box.

See Also Adding/Subtracting Users from the Graph Window

39.2 Distributing Users

You can distribute users in a class to another node using the User Load Graph window as follows:

  1. Select the nodes and classes for which you want to distribute users by pressing Shift or Ctrl and clicking or dragging MB1 on your selections.

  2. Update the graph by clicking Draw Graph.

  3. Select Distribute from the menu at left.

  4. Point to a target class, press MB1, and drag the column higher or lower.

    Users are distributed from one node to another for the selected class. The column height and graph scale are updated to show the change. The change is also shown at the left as a percentage.

39.3 Balancing Users

To balance users for a class across nodes, you can use either the User Load Graph window or the User Load Table. The changes you make in the graph are also shown in the table, and vice versa.

See Also Balancing Users from the Graph Window Balancing Users from the Table

39.3.1 Balancing Users from the Graph Window

  1. Select the nodes and classes for which you want to balance users by pressing Shift or Ctrl and clicking or dragging MB1 on your selections.

  2. Update the graph by clicking Draw Graph.

  3. Select Balance from the menu at left.

  4. Point to a target class, press MB1, and drag the column higher or lower.

    Users are balance across nodes for the selected class. The column height and graph scale are updated to show the change. The change is also shown at the left as a percentage.

See Also Balancing Users from the Table

39.3.2 Balancing Users from the Table

  1. In the User Load Graph window, click on View Table to display the User Load Table.

  2. Click on the fields that you want to modify by pressing Shift or Ctrl and clicking and dragging MB1 on your selections.

    The fields are highlighted.

  3. Choose Balance from the Modify menu.

  4. Click on the class in the User Graph window.

    The user load is balanced for the class.

See Also Balancing Users from the Graph Window

39.4 File Menu

Use the File menu in the User Load Graph window to access these menu items:

39.4.1 Print... Menu Item

Use the Print menu item to send the user load graph to a printer or file.

See Also Print Graph Dialog Box

39.4.2 Apply Menu Item

Use the Apply menu item to apply the user load changes without closing the window.

39.4.3 Cancel Menu Item

Use the Cancel menu item to cancel any user load changes and exit the window.

39.4.4 Close Menu Item

Use the Close menu item to apply the user load changes and exit the window.

39.5 Options Menu

Use the Options menu to access these menu items:

39.5.1 Write Actions Menu Item

Use the Write Actions toggle button to display load changes in the Session Messages window. When Write Actions is enabled, messages are displayed.

39.6 Update menu

Use the Update menu item to select Draw Graph which updates the graph after you select nodes and workloads.

39.7 Nodes Field

Use the Nodes field to select one or more nodes whose data will be displayed in the User Load window. To select more than one node, press Ctrl and click MB1 on each node. Or click and drag MB1 to select a number of consecutive nodes.

39.8 Workloads Field

Use the Workloads field to select one or more workloads for display in the User Load window. To select more than one workload, press Ctrl and click MB1 on each workload. Or click and drag MB1 to select a number of consecutive workloads.

39.9 Workload Operations

You can select a workload operation from the following:

You can also see the percentage value of the last change made.

39.10 Transpose Data

This toggle button allows you change the graph display. You can view classes by node, or nodes by class.

39.11 View Table

This toggle button brings up the table display.

39.12 Draw Graph Push Button

Use the Draw Graph push button to update the graph after selecting nodes or classes or making other changes.


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