Processing Blocks

Functions

• Refresh Tree

  You can refresh the display by choosing with the quick info text Refresh Tree Display.

• Find

  You can search the tree for a given term and open the first node where it was found by choosing with the quick info text Find....

  The system colors the corresponding processing block in green.

• Critical Nodes

  If you choose with the quick info text Critical Nodes, a dropdown box appears in which you can choose between the following:

  • Net Times

  • Gross Times.

  • Memory Consumption

  For this, define the threshold value for the selected option as a percentage value for the critical node.

  The tree nodes that violate the threshold value are highlighted in red and expanded.

• Memory Use On/Off

  Select to hide/show the aggregated memory use. This function is only available if you have activated the Measure Memory Use option in Measurement Variant.

  Using the memory use fields, you can see how much memory was allocated for a specific processing block, for which processing blocks the memory use increased and decreased, and how much the modularization unit has changed by in a processing block of the memory use.

• Absolute/Percentage Times

  You can toggle between absolute times and percentages by choosing with the quick info text Absolute/Percentage Times.

• Confine to Subarea

  You can restrict the work area by selecting ( Restrict to Work Area).

  This confines the data in all tools to the statements that lay in the subhierarchy of the selected node.

  You use this function if you want to focus on a specific subhierarchy.

• Position

  If you choose ( Position Cursor), a dropdown box appears from which you can navigate to one of the following tools:

  • Position in the Times Tool

  • Position in the Hierarchy Tool

  • Position in the Processing Blocks Tool