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SCALE (n) Operand-Specify the Maximum Scale Value

The following example uses the SCALE(6.000) operand to plot transaction CPU use with a maximum scale value of 6.000 seconds. The CHAR1 operand specifies x as the plot character.

VPLOT TRAN CPU TOTAL CHAR1(x) SCALE(6.000)
  FROM 12/08/08 10:00:00
  TO   12/08/08 19:00:00
  EACH 5 MINUTES
END
RUN

A report like the following is generated:

SHIFT  NONE
EACH   5 MINUTES                                   TRANSACTION AVERAGE CPU TIME
PERIOD NONE
  TRAN                                                                                                                      TRAN
   CPU                                                                                                                        CPU
--------                                                                                                                  --------
 6.000   I          +                                                                                                    I  6.000
         I       x  x                                                                                                    I
         I       x  x      x                                                                                             I
         I       x  x      x                                                                                             I
         I       x  x      x                                                                                             I
 5.250   I       x  x      x                                                                                             I  5.250
         I       x  x      x                                                                                             I
         I       x  x      x                                                                                             I
         I       x  x      x                                                                                             I
         I       x  x      x                                                                                             I
 4.500   I       x  x      x                                                                                             I  4.500
         I       x  x      x                      x                                                                      I
         I       x  x      x                      x                                                                      I
         I       x  x      x                      x                                                                      I
         I       x  x      x                      x                                                                      I
 3.750   I       x  x      x                      x                                                                      I  3.750
         I       x  x      x                      x                                                                      I
         I       x  x      x                      x                                                                      I
         I       x  x      x                      x                                                                      I
         I       x  x      x x                    x                                                                      I
 3.000   I       x  x      x x                    x                                                                      I  3.000
         I       x  x      x x                    x                                                                      I
         I       x  x      x x                    x                                                                      I
         I       x  x      x x                    x                                                                      I
         I       x  x      x x                    x                                                                      I
 2.250   I       x  x      x x                    x                                                                      I  2.250
         I       x  x      x x                    x                                                                      I
         I       x  x      x x                   xx  x  x                                          x                     I
         I       x  x  x   x x                   xx  x  x      x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x                  I
         I       x  x  x  xx x                   xx  x  x      x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x                  I
 1.500   I       x  x  x  xx x                 x xx  x  x      x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x                  I  1.500
         I       x  x  x  xx x               x xxxx  x  x      x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x                  I
         I       x  x  x  xx x               x xxxx  x  x      x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x                  I
         I       x  x  x  xx x               x xxxxx x  x      x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x                  I
         I       x  x  x  xx x  xx xx xx xx xx xxxxx xx xx xx  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  xx xx xx xx x   I
 0.750   I       x  x  x  xx x  xx xx xx xx xx xxxxx xx xx xx  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  xx xx xx xx x   I  0.750
         I       x  x  x  xx x  xx xx xx xx xx xxxxx xx xx xx  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  xx xx xx xx x   I
         I       x xx  x  xx x  xx xx xx xx xx xxxxx xx xx xx  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  xx x  x  xx xx xx xx x   I
         I       x xx  x  xx x  xx xx xx xx xx xxxxxxxx xx xx  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  xx x  x  xx xx xx xx x   I
         I       x xx  x  xx x  xx xx xx xx xx xxxxxxxx xx xx  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  xx x  x  xx xx xx xx x   I
 0.000   II---------I---------I---------I---------I---------I---------I---------I---------I---------I---------I---------II  0.000
        10:00     10:50     11:40     12:30     13:20     14:10     15:00     15:50     16:40     17:30     18:20
        12/08     12/08     12/08     12/08     12/08     12/08     12/08     12/08     12/08     12/08     12/08
SYMBOLS:                      "x" =  TRANSACTION AVERAGE CPU TIME