Data

When you select Data, you can see a new ribbon. It has the following options:

  1. Custom Graph - This option helps you choose the Maximum Number of Stats per Custom Graph.

    Custom Graph has two options:

    1. Add to New- This is enabled if you select a statistics on a grid. It has further two options, Time Series Custom Graph and Non-Time Series Custom Graph.
    2. Add to Existing - This option is the same as the previous one. But in here you have an existing Custom Graph.

      The image below shows the Take Snapshot icon:

  2. Snap Shot has two options as follows:

    Take Snapshot - You can see the snapshot of the views. This has further three options, as given below:

    1. Current View - Takes snapshot of the current view.
    2. All Views - It takes a snapshot of all the views.
    3. Snapshot CSV Configuration - If you select this, it will open the Snapshot Configuration dialog box.

      The image below shows the Take Snapshot icon:

      More Actions - You can perform the following actions by selecting this option. You can select from the options given below.

      1. Save to Disc - This option is enabled only if you select the custom view. You can choose the path where you can save the selected custom view. You must choose the path in Custom View Wizard and select Save in.
      2. Export Data - This option helps you to export data. This has the following options as given below:

        1. For grid views, it creates document that contains the current view column headers and data. The document can be an HTML file, an XML file, TEXT, and EXCEL.
        2. For graph views, it creates an image file with a snapshot of the graph. The images are saved as, BMP, WMF, EMF, GIF, JPEG, PNG, and TIFF.
      3. Export to Test Results – When you select this option, it creates a PNG image file with the image from the Export to Test Results dialog box (the current graph view). The file is automatically saved to (User Documents)\Ixia\IxLoad\(IxLoad Version)\(Config Name)\ds folder. Give the name as per your need.
      4. Print – It displays the options under the Print Preview. It can be a grid view or a graph view. You can print the pages, add watermark, set margins or header and footer, select page orientation, page size, and export the pages to different file formats (html, pdf, etc).

        The image below is showing the More Action icon:

  3. View Sets - The statistic views are presented in sets that are either associated to each configuration section or user defined. It has two views, IxLoad View and New View Set. It will have IxLoad as the default option.

    You can see the image below, that shows you when you select IxLoad View:

    The image below shows you that the Remove button gets enabled when you select any other view:

    You will have following options under View Sets:

    New - You can add a view set.

    Edit - You can edit the existing view set.

    Delete - You can delete any view set. This is applicable only for the other views and not IxLoad which is there by default.

    For more details on it, you can refer to View Sets.

  4. Views Layout - This command helps you to organize visible views in several regions. For details, you can refer to the Views Layout section. The image below is showing the View Layout icon:

  5. New View - This option has three buttons that can help you select the type of view you want. They are shown in the following image and are explained below that:

    1. Custom View Wizard - You can customize the view as per need with the help of this option.The image below is showing the Custom View Wizard icon:


    2. The Legacy Setup Views is an important tool for managing groups, views, and statistics. The image below is showing the Legacy Setup Views icon:

    3. Test Results Picker - This function helps to load and replay previous test results as long as it is accessible from the disk. This can be done even when the current test is running. The image below is showing the Test Results Picker icon:

  6. Data - You can select any one of the check boxes. This helps you to configure the type of data you want. The options are given below:

    1. Data Collection - This option helps you to update the statistics at group level.The image below is showing the Data Collection icon:
    2. CSV Logging - This option allows you to enable or disable CSV logging. The image below is showing the CSV Logging icon:
    3. Data Store - Data Store allows the ongoing test to save data on the disk for future replay or query. You can save data as per your needs. The image below is showing the Data Store icon:
    4. Autoscroll - You can go to back to the master iteration view by clicking the Switch to Real-Time mode button on the StatViewer tool bar or the Autoscroll button on the view tool bar. The image below is showing the Autoscroll icon:
    5. Autoupdate - This button helps you to automatically update the data. The image below is showing the Autoupdate icon:
    6. Data Collection - This option helps you to update the statistics at group level. The image below is showing the Data Collection icon:

  7. StatViewer Options -When you select this, the Statistics Options dialog box appears. The image below is showing the Stat Viewer Options icon:

  8. Stat View Profiles - This option helps you to manage application profiles. If you select this, you get certain options that can help you customize your profile. The options are - Favorites, Add to Favorites, Rename Profile, Save Profile, Load Profile, and Delete Profile. The image below is showing the Stat Viewer Profile icon: This icon is available only in Grid View.

  9. Show Object Panel -When you select this,it makes visible or hides the panel that provides quick access to the objectives configured for the test. The image below is showing the Show Object Panel icon:

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