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Use

You use the Times view to display more specific time measurement values for the single events of the hierarchy.

Features

For each entry in the Times hit list, the following information is displayed:

  • Index

    The system displays the index of the hierarchy entries. Closing events are not shown.

  • Statement

  • Gross time [µs]

  • Net [µs] Time

  • User Times Total

    The column contains the runtime consumed by non-system programs

  • System Times Total

    The column contains the runtime consumed by system programs.

In the expert mode, the system displays additional time fields. Some of these are the times spent in system and non-system programs belonging to processing blocks, database interface, database, internal tables, and screens.

Functions

  • Scrolling

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

    • Goto First Line

    • Goto Last Line

  • Hierarchy Field Division

    If you choose ( Statement/Event Display), a dropdown box appears in which you can choose between the following display options:

    • Hierarchy Field Divided

      The function splits the Statement/Event column into the following columns:

      • Operation

        The column contains the event type.

      • Operand

        The column contains the event name.

      • Program Called

        The column contains the executed program.

    • Hierarchy Field Compact

      The function merges columns Operation, Operand, and Called Program into one column.

      Example

      If you choose the option Divided Statement Field for the statement/event field Call M. MyClass=>MyMethod, then Call M.=> is displayed in the Operation column, MyMethod in the Called Program column, and MyClass======================CP in the Operand column.

  • Additional Information

    If you choose ( Additional Information), a dropdown box appears in which you can choose to assign a statement to a group entity, such as a program, package, or person responsible.

  • Display Source Code

    If you choose ( Display Source Text), you jump to the ABAP source text.

  • Absolute/Percentage Times

    If you choose ( Absolute/Percentage Times), the system toggles between displaying the times as an absolute value or as a percentage of the total time.

  • Standard Mode and Expert Mode

    • If you are in standard mode and choose ( Expert Mode), the system displays additional columns with special times:

    • If you are already in expert mode, choose ( Standard Mode) to hide the additional columns.

  • Position

    If you select a row and choose ( Position Cursor), you can navigate to the current entry in one of the following tools.

    • Position in the Hit List Tool

      With this function you can display the aggregated time usage of the statement or event in the hit list.

    • Position in the Hierarchy Tool

      With this function you can define where a time entry appears in the call hierarchy (only for measurements without aggregation).

    • Position in the Processing Blocks Tool

      With this function you can define in which modularization unit a time list entry appears (only for measurements without aggregation).