• JSPs
  the path of the JSP source file
• EJBs
  the name of the EJB interface

If URL splitting is enabled in the servlet probe each request URL creates a new node with a  special icon and the prefix URL:, followed by the part of the request URL on which the call tree was split. Note that URL nodes group request by the displayed URL.

• methods
  Every node in the tree is a method call. This is the default aggregation level. Special Java EE component methods have their own icon (see above) and display name, the real class name is appended in square brackets.

  For methods that have been configured for exceptional method run recording, different icons will be shown. Please see the help on exceptional method run recording for more information.

• classes
  Every node in the tree is a single class. Java EE component classes have their own icon (see above) and display name, the real class name is appended in square brackets.
• packages
  Every node in the tree is a single package. Sub-packages are not included.
• Java EE components
  Every node in the tree is a Java EE component. If the component has a separate display name, the real class names are omitted.

When you switch between two aggregation levels, JProfiler will make the best effort to preserve your current selection. When switching to a a more detailed aggregation level, there may not be a unique mapping and the first hit in the call tree is chosen.

The call tree doesn't display all method calls in the JVM, it only displays

• unfiltered classes
  Classes which are unfiltered according to your configured filter sets are used for the construction of the call tree.
• first level calls into unfiltered classes
  Every call into a filtered class that originates from an unfiltered class is used for the construction of the call tree. Further calls into filtered classes are not resolved. This means that a filtered node can include information from other filtered calls. Filtered nodes are painted with a red marker in the top left corner.
• thread entry methods
  The methods Runnable.run() and the main method are always displayed, regardless of the filter settings.

A particular node is a bridge node if it would normally not be displayed in the view, but has descendant nodes that have to be displayed. The icons of bridge nodes are grayed out. For the call tree view this is the case if the inherent time of the current node is below the defined threshold, but there are descendant nodes that are above the threshold.

To quickly expand larger portions of the call tree, select a method and choose View->Expand Multiple Levels from the main window's menu or choose the corresponding menu item from the context menu. A dialog is shown where you can adjust the number of levels (20 by default) and the threshold in per mille of the parent node's value that determines which child nodes are expanded.

If you want to collapse an opened part of the call tree, select the topmost method that should remain visible and choose View->Collapse all from the main window's menu or the context menu.

You can use this view as a starting point for determining which methods are candidates for exceptional method run recording. Once you have identified methods of interest, you can right-click them in the table and choose  Add as exceptional method from the context menu.

When you hide a node, the toolbar and the context menu will get a Show Hidden action. Invoking this action will bring up a dialog where you can select hidden elements to be shown again.

If a node is excluded, you will get options to add an inclusive filter, otherwise you will get options to add an exclusive filter. These actions are not available for classes in the "java." packages.

• a percentage number which is calculated with respect to either the root of the tree or the calling node.
• a total time measurement in ms or µs. This is the total time that includes calls into other nodes.
• an inherent time measurement in ms or µs. This is the inherent time that does not include calls into unfiltered classes.
• an invocation count which shows how often the node has been invoked on this path.
• a name which depends on the aggregation level:
  • methods
    a method name that is either fully qualified or relative with respect to to the calling method.
  • classes
    a class name.
  • packages
    a package name.
  • Java EE components
    the display name of the Java EE component.
• a line number which is only displayed if
  • the aggregation level is set to "methods"
  • line number resolution has been enabled in the profiling settings
  • the calling class is unfiltered

  Note that the line number shows the line number of the invocation and not of the method itself.