The following diagram shows the architecture of the Performance Trace. It contains the most important components and the navigation options:

On the initial screen, you can start and stop trace recording. The measurement results are saved in a trace file.

You can restrict the quantity of performance data displayed by setting a display filter.

You can display the performance data either as a basic list or in an extended list.

It is also possible to make the display more specific:

Use the Dict. Info. display to display information about ABAP Dictionary objects. You can also branch from this display to the object definition in the ABAP Dictionary. Use the Detail info. option to display information for the statement you want to analyze. Choose Ident. selects to display a list of identical select statements. Use the Summary function to summarize the trace list. The Explain SQL displays an execution plan for a selected SQL statement.

You can branch directly from the performance data for a statement to display the statement itself in the ABAP Editor.