Design
When you select Design, you can see a new ribbon. There are two options. They are as follows:
- Grid View - If you want data to be displayed as a grid, you can select this option.
- Chart View - If you want data to be displayed in a graphical form, you can select this option.
Grid View
The sections are explained below:
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Columns and Footers - You can customize your columns and footers. There are three icons and the details are explained as follows:
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Customize Tabs - It helps you to customize tabs. The image below shows the Customize Tab icon:
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Column Width - You can adjust the width of the column. You can select Best Fit, Fit to Screen, Fit to Columns, and Fit to Values.The image below shows the Column Width icon:
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Show/Hide All Footers - You can show or hide footer details by selecting this icon. You get two options, Show All Footers and Hide All Footers. The image below shows the Show/Hide All Footers icon:
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Grid Appearance - You can select the appearance of the grid by selecting this option. The check boxes are explained below:
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Group Panel - If you select this check box, you can drag the column header that can group by that column. The image below shows the Group Panel icon:
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Indicator - If you enable this check box, you can have an indicator column just below the column header. The image below shows the Indicator icon:
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Footer - If you enable this, it adds a footer. The image below shows the Footer icon:
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Filter Row - If you enable this, it adds a filter row, just below the group panel. The image below shows the Filter Row icon:
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Horizontal Line - If you enable this, a horizontal line gets added. The image below shows the Horizontal Line icon:
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Vertical Line - If you enable this, a vertical line gets added. The image below shows the Vertical Line icon:
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Presentation - This tab helps you to have your own presentation settings. The image below shows the Presentation Settings icon:
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It has three options. They are as follows:- Restore Default Settings – If you select this option, it restores default GUI settings.
- Save to User Default - If you select this option, GUI settings get stored in user default settings.
- Save to Configurations - If you select this option, GUI settings get saved in the current configuration. For details refer to Saving Settings option.
Chart View
The icons are explained below:
- Show As - This option helps you to configure your current chart. You can Switch to Grid view by selecting this option.
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Chart Palette - This option helps you to change the color of the selected chart. The image below shows the Chart Palette icon:
You can change the palette (colors) that a view displays by using the Palette Selector button on the tool bar. To change the palette:a. Select the Palette Selector button on the tool bar
b. Select a new palette.
Apply All - After selecting a chart palette, you have the option to apply it to all the views. The newly-created views will also have this selected chart palette. The image below shows the Apply All icon:
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Analyze - It helps you to analyze the graphical view. It has two options as below:
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Switch to 2D/Rotate - If you select this icon, it switches the current chart to two-dimensional view as shown in the below image:
If a chart displays in 3D, you can enable the chart to rotate on its axes to get a better view of the data.To allow a chart to rotate, select Rotated View on the tool bar.
You can also rotate the chart view around X axis, around Y axis, and you can also Reset Rotation.
If a chart displays in 3D and you select Rotated View on the tool bar, you can rotate the chart on its x- (vertical)or y- (horizontal) axis to get a better view of the data. To rotate a chart:
Select Rotate Around X Axis or Rotate Around Y Axis. Each time you select one of these buttons, StatViewer rotates the chart approximately 15 degrees. Enter the SHIFT key to change the direction of rotation. -
Zoom - You can enlarge your chart view when you select this following icon:
You can zoom in on a specific area of the graph to see the data in more detail. To zoom in:
Select Zoom on the tool bar.
Select and move to select the area of the graph that you want to zoom in on.
To zoom in closer, select an area of the graph again. Continue zooming in until the graph shows the amount of detail that you want.
To zoom out of the original view of the graph, select Zoom again.
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Properties - This tab also has two options as explained below:
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XY Delta - It will make a difference between two selected area margins. It will display time difference and value difference. The image below shows the XY Delta icon:
The X-Y Delta tool displays the difference between two points on the x-axis and two points on the y-axis. To display the x-y delta:
Select X-Y Delta on the tool bar.
Select the graph to establish the first point to measure.
Select the graph again to establish the second point to measure. StatViewer displays the delta (difference) between the two points on the x- and y-axis.
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Iteration Markers - The Iteration Markers tool is used to display the lines that mark the beginning and end of a result that is set in a real-time overlay chart. This icon is enabled by default to show the markers. The image below shows Iteration Markers icon:
To enable the show/hide iteration markers tool:
Select Show/Hide Iterations Markers on the tool bar.
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Interpolation - You can display a limited number of values in a view. When you zoom a statistic, a calculation is required for each zoom interval, so that the total number of values is the same. The Interpolation function defines an algorithm that is used for this calculation. For each interval, a maximum, minimum, or average value can be chosen for the computation. The image below shows the Interpolation icon:
To enable the interpolation function:
First run a test for more than five minutes.
Enable the zoom function by selecting Zoom on the tool bar.
Select Interpolation on the tool bar. Three options are available: Average, Max, and Min.
Select one of the options from the context menu.
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