Measure User's Guide

Formatting Reports and Plots

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Changing the Scale

Changing the scale of a graph can make its data more distinct and accessible. To

change the scale on a two-axis plot or a bar graph, use the SCALE-FROM and

SCALE-TO plot attributes of the SET PLOT or LIST PLOT command.

The default scale is 0 to 100. To plot values larger than 100, you must change the

scale default. The minimum and maximum data values shown in each plot appear

following each graph. These values can help you select different scale values.

By default, the time intervals on the Y-axis of two-axis plots are the collection intervals.

To change the time interval, use the INTERVAL clause of the LIST PLOT command. To

change the beginning or ending times of the time axis, use the FROM and TO clauses

of the LIST PLOT command. See Changing the Plot Window on page 4-27.

Example 4-9 shows a two-axis plot of CPU-BUSY-TIME for the five busiest CPUs on

the system. These CPUs were identified by listing all 12 CPUs by CPU-BUSY-TIME,

then adding each of the top five CPUs to the plot definition.

Example 4-10 uses the minimum and maximum values listed following the graph in

Example 4-9 to change the report window. The plot is scaled from 5 to 70 rather than

from 0 to 100.

Example 4-9. Two-Axis Plot of Five Busiest CPUs

68+ LIST PLOT, INTERVAL 1 HOUR

0:::::+:::20.0:::::+:::40.0:::::+:::60.0:::::+:::80.0:::::+::::100

11:20:00 - E D C B A -

12:20:00 - E B C D A -

13:20:00 - E C D A B

0:::::+:::20.0:::::+:::40.0:::::+:::60.0:::::+:::80.0:::::+::::100

Min value = 5.838 Max value = 100.000

A: CPU-BUSY-TIME Cpu 3

B: CPU-BUSY-TIME Cpu 1

C: CPU-BUSY-TIME Cpu 2

D: CPU-BUSY-TIME Cpu 10

E: CPU-BUSY-TIME Cpu 4

Example 4-10. Plot of Five Busiest CPUs, Narrowed Report Window

70+ LIST PLOT, INTERVAL 1 HOUR, SCALE-FROM 5, SCALE-TO 70

5.00:::::+:::18.0:::::+:::31.0::::::+:::44.0:::::+:::57.0:::::+:::70.0