Table Features

There are many features available for Table Views that help you to further investigate your data.

Tables retain the capability to select interesting portions of your data by selecting entire rows. Tables can easily be filtered, sorted, or searched for specific information. Switching back to a chart will reflect any ordering and filtering changes made to the table.
There are several actions available that are specific to tables. The following are available by either clicking the table icon features or by selecting a specific action from the action list menu.
  • Select All - Selects all check boxes for all rows of the Select column. Selected rows can then be manipulated by Performance Data Investigator through the actions on the action list menu.
  • Deselect All - Clears all check marks in the Select column.
  • Filter Row Show or Hide Toggle - The Filter row is hidden by default. Select this icon to show the filter row to be able to filter the data. This allows you to refine the data displayed by specific parameters of the column values.
  • Clear All Filters - Removes any custom filters.
  • Edit Sort - Allows you to sort the columns displayed in the table view based on the values in up to three columns. Click this icon to perform the edit sort to the table view. The edit sort query will be displayed. Select up to three column headings for first, second, and third sort positions. Then select ascending or descending order for each sort to display data sorted in that manner of priority.
  • Clear All Sorts - Removes all custom sorts that have been enabled.
The following actions are available only on the action list menu for tables:
  • Show as chart - This action will change your current view to render it as a chart.
    • This action is not available if "Show Charts" is not selected on the Options page.
    • If you try to select the action "Show as chart" while viewing a table that does not have a data series defined, this action will require you to define a data series before continuing.
  • Columns - Add or remove columns to the table view. You can also rearrange the column order by moving the column headings up or down.
  • Show find toolbar - Allows you to perform a search within the table view.
  • Restore defaults - Restores the table to the default sort and filtering.
The following actions are available by clicking icons found on the table:
  • Select - By clicking the check box next to any row you can select a row in the table. Selecting a row allows Performance Data Investigator to help narrow future analysis based on the context you find interesting. The action selected from the action list menu will be performed on the selected rows.
  • Sorting - By clicking the sort indicator (circumflex "^") in any column header, the table can be sorted in ascending or descending order. You can also use the Edit Sort or Clear All Sorts icons to manipulate your current sort criteria.
  • Filtering - By clicking the Show Filter Row table icon, a filter row will be shown under the column headings for the table. This allows you to refine the data displayed by specific parameters of the column values. The filter row is hidden by default. To filter the rendered data based on a condition for a column, click the "Filter" link for that column.