Index

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  K  L  M  O  P  R  S  T  U  V  W 

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A

Add New Target button, 3-4

Add New Target command, 3-9

advice

diagnostic, 3-17

Agent

accessing through intermediate host, 3-3

Agent data gathering service's integration with, 3-2

Oracle Data Gatherer's integration with, 3-2

setting the location of, 3-3

Agent data gathering service

See Agent

analysis

See also charts

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B

bar charts, 3-12

baseline

capturing definitions using Create Baseline, 5-7

creating, 6-6

creating a new version, 6-6

definition, 5-4

deleting, 6-6

deleting a previous version of, 6-6

exporting, 6-6, 6-9

importing, 6-6, 6-9

viewing, 5-7, 6-6

viewing a previous version of, 6-6

viewing history entries for, 6-6

working with a particular version of, 6-9

Baseline Viewer

function of, 5-7

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C

change management applications

starting from Change Manager, 6-5

change management objects, 5-4

copying from one repository to another, 6-10

Change Manager application

right mouse button support for, 6-4

running from the command line, 6-3

starting, 6-3

starting other applications from, 6-5

changes

tracking, 5-5

Chart, 3-15

Chart Format button, 3-12

chart group

definition, 3-10

Chart Status button, 3-15, 3-27, 3-33

using, 3-16

charts

chart-specific commands, 3-15

constraints, 3-13

drilling down, 3-15

filtering chart data, 3-14

formats of, 3-12

generating reports for, 3-20

getting help on, 3-20

orientations, 3-18

printing, 3-20

saving your changes, 3-19

setting chart options, 3-13

sorting data in table, 3-19

viewing, 3-9

See also analysis

ClientConfig.properties file

description of properties, A-2

location of, A-2

using to enable tracing and debugging for applications, A-2

collected data

definition, 3-11

command line

running Change Manager from, 6-3

Compare Database Objects application

function of, 5-5

overview of, 5-8

comparison

creating, 5-8, 6-7

creating a new version of, 6-7

definition, 5-4

deleting, 6-7

deleting a previous version of, 6-7

exporting, 6-7, 6-9

importing, 6-7, 6-9

naming, 5-8

saving, 5-8

viewing, 5-8, 6-7

viewing a previous version of, 6-7

viewing history entries for, 6-7

working with a particular version of, 6-9

Comparison Viewer

function of, 5-8

completed task

refreshing the display, 6-8

viewing, 6-9

conceptual help topics

accessing, 5-12

definition, 5-12

connecting

manually to a target, 3-9

to a discovered target, 3-8

to a target, 3-9

constraints

selecting chart, 3-13

Contents page for help

accessing, 5-11

context-sensitive help

accessing, 5-12

copying

change management objects to a different repository, 6-10

user-defined charts, 3-25

Create Baseline application

capturing definitions in a baseline, 5-7

capturing definitions in SQL DDL format, 5-7

function of, 5-5

overview of, 5-6

creating

a new version of a baseline, 6-6

a new version of a comparison, 6-7

baseline, 6-6

comparison, 6-7

like user-defined charts, 3-25

standalone repository, 6-2

user-defined charts, 3-23

critical threshold, 3-27

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D

data

selecting collected, 3-11

Data Items page in user-defined charts, 3-23

data source

definition, 3-11

selecting, 3-11

deleting

a previous version of a baseline, 6-6

a previous version of a comparison, 6-7

a task from the History page, 6-8

baseline, 6-6

comparison, 6-7

recordings, 3-23

Documentation Accessibility, xviii

drill-down charts, 3-15

drilling down to historical data, 3-18

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E

Enterprise mode

running Performance Manager in, 3-6

event permissions, 3-31

events

in Performance Manager, 3-27

multiple targets, 3-30

registering in Performance Manager, 3-31

exporting

baseline, 6-6, 6-9

comparison, 6-7, 6-9

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F

filtering chart data, 3-14

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G

glossary

accessing, 5-13

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H

help

accessing the glossary, 5-13

displaying the Contents page, 5-11

finding a particular type of topic, 5-12

finding a specific topic, 5-12

for charts, 3-20

Help menu in Oracle TopSessions, 7-8

locating a conceptual or task topic, 5-12

obtaining for a particular context, 5-12

using, 5-11

hierarchical charts, 3-12

history entries

saving to a file, 6-9

sorting on the History page, 6-9

viewing for a comparison, 6-7

viewing for a task, 6-8

History page

removing a task, 6-8

viewing new history entries for, 6-8

horizontal orientation

of a chart, 3-18

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I

importing

baseline, 6-6, 6-9

comparison, 6-7, 6-9

Intelligent Agent

See Agent

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K

Kill menu item

in Performance Manager, 3-15

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L

line charts, 3-12

log (trace) files

location of, A-2

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M

main window

of Oracle Performance Manager, 3-7

menu bar

of Oracle TopSessions, 7-5

menus

Help menu

of Oracle TopSessions, 7-8

modifying user-defined charts, 3-24

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O

object definitions

capturing using Create Baseline, 5-6

supported by change management applications, 5-3

objects

created by change management applications, 5-4

occurrences, 3-30

Options dialog box, 7-15

Oracle Capacity Planner

setting up, 2-1

Oracle Data Gatherer

See Agent

Oracle Index Tuning wizard, 4-1

Oracle Performance Manager

functions of, 3-1

setting up, 2-1

starting, 3-5

usage scenarios for, 3-4

Oracle TopSessions

displaying, 7-3

overview charts

viewing, 3-10

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P

Performance Manager

See Oracle Performance Manager

pie chart, 3-12

printing

a chart, 3-20

property sheets

Options property sheet, 7-15

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R

recommendations

in Analysis report, 4-4

recording chart data, 3-21

recordings

removing, 3-23

starting, 3-21

stopping, 3-21

Recordings folder, 3-8

refreshing

list of completed tasks, 6-8

removing

See deleting

report

about the objects in a baseline, 5-7

about the results of a comparison, 5-9

generating for completed task history entries, 6-9

reports

generating for charts, 3-20

repository

copying change management objects to another, 6-10

storing change management objects in, 6-1

See also standalone repository

right mouse button

using in Oracle TopSessions, 7-13

right mouse button support

for Change Manager, 6-4

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S

saving

Performance Manager charts, 3-19

Session Details display

Statistics page, 7-15

sessions

viewing details about, 7-13

Set Connection Details menu item, 3-4

Set Options button, 3-15

setting up

Capacity Planner, 2-1

Performance Manager, 2-1

Trace, 2-4

shortcut keys, 3-26

Show Overview Charts

menu option, 3-10

toolbar button, 3-10

sorting

data in a table chart, 3-19

history entries for completed tasks or manually moved pending tasks, 6-9

sorting TopSessions entries, 7-13

SQL script

evaluating in a user-defined chart, 3-23

SQL statements

capturing definitions using Create Baseline, 5-7

Standalone mode

running Performance Manager in, 3-7

standalone repository

creating, 6-2

prequisites for creating, 6-2

storing change management objects in, 6-2

using a different, 6-2

starting

change management applications from Change Manager, 6-5

Change Manager, 6-3

Oracle Performance Manager, 3-5

statistics

selecting the statistics to display for a session, 7-15

strip charts, 3-12

supported database objects, 5-3

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T

table charts, 3-12

sorting data in, 3-19

target

connecting manually, 3-9

connecting to discovered, 3-8

task

removing from the History page, 6-8

viewing completed, 6-9

viewing history entries for, 6-8

viewing new completed tasks, 6-8

task help topics

accessing, 5-13

definition, 5-12

threshold associations

editing, 3-18, 3-35

threshold state indicators, 3-4

thresholds

critical, 3-16

editing, 3-29

order of precedence, 3-28

refreshing, 3-34

resetting, 3-18, 3-34

setting, 3-29

triggered events, 3-30

types, 3-28

viewing, 3-32

warning, 3-16

TopSessions

accessing from Console, 7-2

accessing from console, 7-3

customizing display, 7-15

Data Options page, 7-16

filtering, 7-4

filtering criteria, 7-10

menus, 7-5

Options page, 7-18

overview, 7-1

session details page, 7-14

Session Filtering Page, 7-17

sort statistics, 7-10

sorting entries, 7-13

statistics page, 7-15

toolbar, 7-8

viewing session details, 7-13

Trace

setting up, 2-4

trace files

location of, A-2

tracking changes, 5-5

troubleshooting

using the ClientConfig.properties file, A-2

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U

UNIX

starting Change Manager, 6-3

starting Change Manager from the command line, 6-3

updating

list of completed tasks, 6-8

usage scenarios

for Oracle Performance Manager, 3-4

user-defined charts, 3-23

copying, 3-25

creating like, 3-25

Data Items page, 3-23

defining a new chart, 3-23

modifying, 3-24

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V

version

baseline, 6-9

comparison, 6-9

vertical orientation

of a chart, 3-18

viewing

a previous version of a baseline, 6-6

a previous version of a comparison, 6-7

baseline, 6-6

comparison, 6-7

completed task, 6-9

history entries for a baseline, 6-6

history entries for a comparison, 6-7

overview charts, 3-10

Performance Manager charts, 3-9

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W

warning threshold, 3-27

Windows NT

starting Change Manager, 6-3, 6-4

starting Change Manager from DOS command line, 6-3