HP NonStop G-Series - Manual (Page 5)

Contents
Measure User’s Guide — 520560-003
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4. Formatting Reports and Plots
4. Formatting Reports and Plots
Controlling Content and Format of Reports 4-1
REPORT Attributes 4-1
Controlling the Report Window 4-6
Displaying Interpreted and Uninterpreted Values 4-8
Plotting Measurement Data 4-10
The Plot Definition 4-11
PLOT Attributes 4-13
Generating Plots 4-16
Changing the Scale 4-22
Changing the Orientation 4-23
Changing the Density 4-26
Changing the Plot Window 4-27
Plotting Execution Modes 4-28
Producing Structured Files of Measurement Data 4-31
Step 1: Produce Structured Report Files 4-31
Step 2: Load the Structured Files 4-32
Step 3: Build the Data Dictionary 4-33
Generating Reports Using Enform and SQL/MP Products 4-34
Loading Data From Different Systems to Common Files 4-34
5. Defining Custom Counters
Task 1: Instrument an Application 5-1
Step 1: Source in the MEASDECS File 5-2
Step 2: Declare Integer Variable, Array, and Offset 5-2
Step 3: Initialize the Counter (Call MEASCOUNTERBUMPINIT) 5-2
Step 4: Bump the Counter (Call MEASCOUNTERBUMP) 5-2
Sample TAL Program 5-3
Task 2: Measure the Application 5-6
Step 1: Specify the Processes Running the Application 5-6
Step 2: Specify the User-Defined Counters in the Application to Measure 5-6
Considerations 5-7
Sample COBOL Application 5-9
6. Creating a Custom Measurement Application
Preparing Your Program and Defining the Configuration 6-1
Reading Declaration Files 6-3
Allocating Space for the Measure Control Block 6-3
Defining Entities 6-4