Tandem Capacity Model (TCM) Manual

The default value of this property is 5 (blue). Values less than 0 or greater than 56 are changed
to the default value of 5.
• Background color of Read Only cells
The read-only protected cells of the TCM screens have the background color represented by
the sample cell of the Read-Only cells feature of the User Customization screen.
To change this feature, double-click the Read-Only cells label in the Feature column, select a
color from the color palette that appears and click OK. The sample cell immediately changes
to the selected color. The default is brown.
• Background color of User Modifiable cells
The user-modifiable unprotected cells of the TCM screens have the background color represented
by the sample cell of the User-Modifiable cells feature of the User Customization screen.
To change this feature, double-click the User-Modifiable cells label in the Feature column,
select a color from the color palette that appears and click OK. The sample cell immediately
changes to the selected color. The default is yellow.
• Screen Display font properties
The Screen Display Fonts table lists the font properties of the Normal, Bold, Italic and Title
fields of the TCM screens. Font properties listed in the table are: Name, Size, Bold, Italic,
Underline, Strikethrough, and ColorIndex.
To change these properties:
◦ Double-click the Screen Display Fonts label in the Feature column. A dialog box appears.
◦ Select one or more of the font types: Normal, Bold, Italic, or Title. Click OK.
◦ Select the font properties from the Format Font dialog box that appears.
The table is immediately updated to reflect the changes.
• Screen Printer Font properties
The Screen Printer Fonts table lists the font properties of the Normal, Bold, Italic, and Title
fields of the TCM screens, which are used only during the printing of these screens. Font
properties listed in the table are: Name, Size, Bold, Italic, Underline, Strikethrough, and
ColorIndex.
To change these properties:
1. Double-click the Screen Printer Fonts label in the Feature column. A dialog box appears.
2. Select one or more of the font types: Normal, Bold, Italic or Title. Click OK.
3. Select the font properties from the Format Font dialog box that appears.
The table is immediately updated to reflect the changes.
Restoring Default Properties
To reset the default properties, click the Set Defaults button at the top right corner of the screen.
You are prompted to select the feature that has to be set to default.
Performance Model Charts
Throughputs and host response times in the Planning Timeline model can be plotted as charts by
selecting Create from the Chart tab. From the dialog box that appears, select the transaction you
want to plot.
Performance Model Charts 161