Analyzing Call Sequence Using the Call Timeline Tool

Prerequisites

You have created an ABAP trace of your program. The trace has the status Finished.
The ABAP trace is not aggregated. More on this: Aggregation Options in ABAP Traces

Context

The ABAP Profiler provides you with a Call Timeline as an optional tool, which visualizes the trace events and time consumed in form of a diagram. In general, the appearance of the trace events in this graphical tool corresponds to the display in the Call Sequence tool. The horizontal line of the diagram displays the temporal sequence of each of the traces events measured, while the vertical line represents the call depth within a call hierarchy.

In contrast to the Call Sequence tool, however, the trace events are represented not as discrete tree nodes, but as a continuous sequence. The advantage of the new tool is the graphical representation and the quick detection of eye-catching patterns.

Figure 1: Trace events in the graphical Call Timeline tool

Procedure

To open the Call Timeline tool, select the relevant trace in the ABAP Traces view and choose Show Call Timeline from the context menu.

Note Alternatively, double-click the trace in the ABAP Traces view to open the Overview page of the trace and then choose the Call Timeline tab.

Select the appropriate sequence using the thumbnail view of the diagram.

You can benefit from various functions that are available within this graphical tool:

Option	Description
Highlighting identical callers
Showing measurement data of trace event
Displaying the legend
Editing coloring schemas
Personalizing tool settings