Tandem Capacity Model (TCM) Manual

Figure 20 Capacity History Screen
Saving a WA Model
Save a model as a template for apportioning additional performance samples by saving the model’s
apportionment tables and formulas. Create a new model if the apportionment method has been
changed for an existing model or customized for one or more applications for the first time.
To save a Workload Apportionment model with its existing name:
1. Select File > Save.
2. The TCM Save dialog box appears. Select the option you want and click Continue.
• Select Workload > Apportionment Model files to save everything that is open in this
session.
• Select Apportionment Tables to save the apportionment tables. This option is available
only when apportionment tables are open in the current session.
• Select Capacity History to save the capacity history file. This option is available only when
a capacity history file is open in the current session.
3. TCM saves the files.
4. To exit the WA model, select File > Exit.
To save a Workload Apportionment model with a different name:
1. Select File > Save As.
2. The TCM Save As dialog box appears. Select the appropriate option and click Continue.
• Select Workload > Apportionment Model files to save everything that is open in this
session.
• Select Apportionment Tables to save the apportionment tables. This option is available
only when apportionment tables are open in the current session.
• Select Capacity History to save the capacity history file. This option is available only when
capacity history files are open in the current session.
3. In the TCM Save As dialog box, enter a new name to replace the default name displayed
and then click Yes.
Default file names contain the first eight characters of the name of your application or new
apportionment tables file with a .WWA extension. The file is saved with a .WWA extension
in your folder. For example, in the tutorial’s Example application, the model file is named
EXAMPLE.WWA. The WA spreadsheet is saved in a file with an .SWA extension.
4. TCM saves the files.
5. To exit the WA model, select File > Exit.
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