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HP SPT/XL User's Manual: Analysis Software

Transaction List 

The Transaction List screen lists the transactions that HP SPT/XL found
in your program, based on your definitions--it is your starting point for
profiling an application.

If transactions were not defined when the logfile was restructured, the
only transaction will be the entire program and will represent all the
processing that occurred during the time HP SPT/XL was monitoring the
application.  If transactions were defined, the name of each transaction,
which may also be the name of the procedure defined as the beginning
event in the transaction, is listed next to the number used by HP SPT/XL
to easily identify the transaction.

The first transaction, if there are others than the entire program, is
called "initial processing" and includes all the processing from the time
HP SPT/XL started monitoring the application until the first defined
transaction was encountered.

An asterisk (*) flags the active transaction--all the information you see
from this point on relates to this transaction, until you  Choose Trans 
to choose another transaction to examine.

Access this screen by selecting  Trans List.


          Figure 5-27.  Transaction List 

Screen Definitions 

Transaction Name          Transaction name from monitored program, or
                          defined by HP SPT/XL.

                          The active transaction is flagged by an
                          asterisk (*).

Count                     Number of times this transaction was seen
                          during the monitored run.

Average                   Average processing time for this transaction
                          type.

Minimum                   Processing time for shortest instance of the
                          transaction.

Maximum                   Processing time for longest instance of the
                          transaction.

 Choose Trans             Choose another transaction to flag as active.

 Summary Info             Goes to Transaction Summary Information screen,
                          which shows information about the active
                          transaction.

 Intrinsic Profile        Goes to Transaction Intrinsic Profile screen,
                          which lists intrinsics called during the active
                          transaction.

Selecting  Compare on this screen allows you to compare the transactions
for two different HP SPT/XL logfiles.


          Figure 5-28.  Transaction List Compare 

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