The Interval Bar Graph (or histogram) is produced by using the GRAPH TYPE=PLOT or WLMGRAPH TYPE=PLOT Analyzer control statement. The data in this graph can be used to pinpoint peaks and valleys in the performance of your system over time.

The Extractor control statements that are required for the Interval Bar Graph are dependent upon the information to be graphed. (See Numeric list of SMF record types for information about the record types generated by each Extractor control statement and a description of the specific type of data collected by each Extractor control statement.)

The Interval Bar Graph is scaled to the largest LIMIT value that is specified in the Analyzer GRAPH or WLMGRAPH statement. The default limit is 100. Up to 16 measures can be specified; each measure is represented on the graph by a different character.

One line on the graph is produced for each interval that is specified in the GRAPH or WLMGRAPH statement. When more than one measure is represented, the character representing the smallest measure value during a single interval is displayed first on the line. If the interval default is used, one line is produced for each record interval encountered in the data.

The Interval Bar Graph is read from left to right. The value of each measure on the graph is determined by locating the rightmost character representing that measure; the value shown at that point is the value of the measure. For measures that have exactly the same value during a single interval, the character O is issued to indicate an overlap.

An example of the Interval Bar Graph is shown in the following figure.

PRODUCED BY CMF ANALYZER (v.r.mm RSL yymm ) INTERVAL BAR GRAPH RPTSEQ 23 PAGE 58
BMC SOFTWARE, INC. XYZ COMPANY REPORT DATE: DD MMM YY 9.33
ACTL 10 JUN YY 06.45.01 10 JUN YY 07.45.00 WORLDWIDE HEADQUARTERS SYSTEM ID: SYSB Z v.rr.n * REPRESENTS PAGESEC + REPRESENTS PAGETIMEC = REPRESENTS CPU O REPRESENTS OVERLAP CPU ENVIRONMENT REQUESTED: ALL CPU'S DATE TIME GRAPHIC DISPLAY OF INTERVAL TOTAL TIME 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 +---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
23MAY YY 17.56.53 O=======================================. . . . . . . 18.00.00 +*======================================. . . . . . . 18.30.00 +*======================================= . . . . . . 18.45.00 O======================================== . . . . . . 19.00.00 O=======================================. . . . . . . +---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+

Interval Bar Graph field descriptions

The table below describes each field in the Interval Bar Graph.