Repeating criteria

The Repeating Criteria dialog box allows you to select data for which the section will repeat.

To open the Repeating Criteria dialog box, do the following:

  • On the Section Wizard, SelectRepeating Criteria to open the Repeating Criteria dialog box.

If you select more than one property, the section repeats once for each combination of values.

Consider the following scenarios:

  • When the properties have a logical relationship
  • When the properties do not have a logical relationship

When the properties have a logical relationship

The section repeats just as many times, as if only one property was selected.

For example, if you select, [HTTP Client:Timestamp] and [HTTP Client:Throughput (kbps)], and if [HTTP Client:Timestamp] has 3 values.Then there always be 3 values for [HTTP Client:Throughput (kbps)] also. The section will be repeated 3 times.


When the properties do not have a logical relationship

The section repeats once for each possible combination of their values.

For example, if you select, [HTTP Client:Timestamp] and and [VoIP Peer:Simulted Users], and if [HTTP Client:Throughput (kbps)] has 3 valuesand [VoIP Peer:Simulted Users] has 5 values. The section repeats 3*5=15 times.


The section does not repeat identically each time, instead, each repetition of the section only shows data for the value of the repeating criteria that created this repetition.

For example, Consider the following values for [HTTP Client: Throughput] and [VoIP Peer:Simulted Users]:

  • [HTTP Client: Throughput]: {100 kbps, 110 kbps}
  • [VoIP Peer:Simulted Users]: {10, 11}

Consider the following as true:

  • At timestamps {1, 2}, [HTTP Client: Throughput] = 100 kbps
  • At timestamps {3,4}, [HTTP Client: Throughput] = 110 kbps
  • At timestamps {1,2,3}, [VoIP Peer:Simulted Users] = 10
  • At timestamp {4}, [VoIP Peer:Simulted Users] = 11.

When you generate a report based on this data, the section repeats 4 times, for the following combinations of values:

[HTTP Client: Throughput] = 100 kbps

[VoIP Peer:Simulted Users] = 10

[HTTP Client: Throughput] = 110 kbps

[VoIP Peer:Simulted Users] = 10

[HTTP Client: Throughput] = 100 kbps

[VoIP Peer:Simulted Users] = 11

[HTTP Client: Throughput] = 110 kbps

[VoIP Peer:Simulted Users] = 11

The tables inside the section will show the following data:

  • For [HTTP Client: Throughput] = 100 kbps and [VoIP Peer:Simulted Users] = 10, [HTTP Client:Timestamp] shows rows {1, 2} and [VoIP Peer:Timestamp] shows rows {1,2,3}
  • For [HTTP Client: Throughput] = 110 kbps and [VoIP Peer:Simulted Users] = 10,[HTTP Client:Timestamp] shows rows {3, 4} and [VoIP Peer:Timestamp] shows rows {1,2,3}
  • For [HTTP Client: Throughput] = 100 kbps and [VoIP Peer:Simulted Users] = 11,[HTTP Client:Timestamp] shows rows {1, 2} and [VoIP Peer:Timestamp] shows only one row, {4}
  • For [HTTP Client: Throughput] = 110 kbps and [VoIP Peer:Simulted Users] = 11,[HTTP Client:Timestamp] shows rows {3, 4} and [VoIP Peer:Timestamp] shows only one row, {4}

The fields and controls available in this dialog box are described in the following table:

Section Field Description

Available Properties

 

Select a property from an object.

The selected section repeats once for each value of that property.

 

Expand the list of filters.

 

Collapse the list of filters.

 

Manage Data Sources

 

Add the traffic tracking filter.

 

Data Source

The selected property name appears here.

 

Client

The selected object name appears here.