Glossary
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ABAP Profiler |
Name of the complete toolset ABAP Profiler lets you analyze the runtime of ABAP programs. |
| (ABAP) Profiler Wizard |
Component of the ABAP Profiler Using this wizard, you can launch the ABAP Profiler for various object types. Independently of any context, you can select an arbitrary development object to be profiled. |
| ABAP Profiling Perspective |
Eclipse perspective that mainly includes tools that focus on profiling activities, such as ABAP Traces and ABAP Trace Request views. |
|
ABAP Trace |
Results of measurement when using the ABAP Profiler Each ABAP trace corresponds to an ABAP trace file generated by the ABAP runtime. ABAP traces are listed in the ABAP Traces view. |
| (ABAP) Trace Request |
A trace request enables profiling of an ABAP request such as a program, transaction, HTTP request, RFC call, or a background process, whenever its execution is triggered in the back-end system. |
| ABAP Trace Request View | One of the main tools within the ABAP Profiling perspective It enables the user to create asynchronous trace tequests. |
| ABAP Traces View |
View that is used to access individual ABAP Traces for each ABAP project that is opened in the user’s workspace. |
| Aggregation | General property of an ABAP trace The user can specify the aggregation option for each ABAP trace to be created. The following values are available for the aggregation: NONE, By Call Stack, By Call Position. |
| Analysis Tools | Part of ABAP Profiler toolset Analysis tools provide the user with different views on the ABAP Trace. It includes the following tools: Condensed Hit List, Hit List, Aggregated Call Tree, Call Sequence, Call Timeline, Database Accesses, and SQL Trace. |
| Profile Configuration | Launch configuration for the ABAP Profiler The profile configuration allows the user to re-run the ABAP Profiler with predefined settings |
| Requester (of an ABAP Trace) | User who launches the ABAP Profiler in order to create an ABAP Trace. |
| SQL Trace |
(Optional) Part of the ABAP Trace The SQL Trace can be switched on, in addition to the ABAP Trace, to record the database activities of the executing program. |
| to create ABAP Trace | User action: allows the user to create an ABAP Trace (for example, by means of the
ABAP Profiler wizard) Synonym: to profile |
| to create ABAP Trace Request |
User action: enables the user to tell the ABAP Profiler to wait until a program runs and then automatically profile its execution. |
| to profile | Synonym: to create ABAP Trace Example: Profile an ABAP development object |
| Trace Event |
An ABAP statement or other operation (a database operation, for example) for which the ABAP Profiler records discrete performance data Each individual trace event that has been recorded allows you to analyze the runtime of the underlying ABAP statement or other operation. Examples: method calls, call function XYZ, Prepare DB |
| Trace Parameters |
Parameters that are used to analyze ABAP traces in analysis tools Each analysis tool displays a specific set of trace parameters. Examples: Own Time, Total Time, Executions, Calling Program. |
| User (Application User) |
User who starts the execution of the object or application |