Command and Control

The control bar of Transaction Processing Performance Tool consists of two components, a menu bar and a tool bar. Each component controls various operations of the system:
   Menu Bar
 
New Experiment: Opens an Experiment window and allows user to set up an experiment.
Open Experiment: Opens an Experiment window with an existing experiment setting from an .exp file.
Save Experiment Setting: Saves the current experiment setting in an .exp file. 
Exit:  Closes the entire Performance Tool.
 
Set Isolation Levels: Opens a Set Transaction Isolation Level window and allows user to set isolation level for each transaction.
Set Max_Rows_Per_Page:  Opens a Set Max_Rows_Per_Page window and allows user to set a single max_rows_per_page value for 
all user defined tables.
 
Start Experiment: Starts executing an experiment.
Stop Experiment: Stops experiment from execution. 
 
Provides information and explanation on how to use this Performance Tool.
   Tool Bar
 
Opens an Experiment window and allows user to set up an experiment. Same as New Experiment from File menu.
 
Opens an Experiment window with an existing experiment setting from an .exp file. Same as Open Experiment from File menu.
 
Saves the current experiment setting in an .exp file. Same as Save Experiment Setting from File menu.
 
Opens a Set Transaction Isolation Level window and allows user to set isolation level for each transaction. 
Same as Set Isolation Level from Edit menu.
 
Opens a Set Max_Rows_Per_Page window and allows user to set a single max_rows_per_page value for all user defined tables.
 
Starts executing an experiment. Same as Start Experiment from Run menu.
 
Stops experiment from execution. Same as Stop Experiment from Run menu.
 
Provides information and explanation on how to use this Performance Tool. Same as How to use Performance
Tool from Help menu.

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