JProfiler's toolbar and menu contain actions applicable to all views
as well as actions which are view-sensitive or appear for certain views only.
The common menu and toolbar entries fall into six categories:
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The session menu contains actions to create, open and close sessions
and snapshots.
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Start center
(CTRL-O
)
Brings up JProfiler's start center.
If there already is an open session in the current window, it will be discarded
once a new session is opened. This action is also available from JProfiler's toolbar.
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New window
(CTRL-ALT-O
)
Open in a new instance of JProfiler's main window and brings up JProfiler's
start center.
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New session
(CTRL-N
)
Creates a new session and brings up the
application settings dialog.
The new session will be started after leaving the dialog with [OK].
If there is already an open session in the current window, it will be discarded.
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Integration wizards
This submenu contains the starting points for the
application server integration wizards,
just like the "New session" tab on the start center.
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Conversion wizards
This submenu contains the starting points for the
conversion wizards,
just like the "Convert" tab on the start center.
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Open session
Brings up the open session dialog.
If there already is an open session in the current window, it will be discarded
once a new session is opened.
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Save snapshot
(CTRL-S
)
Brings up a file chooser to select a
snapshot file to be written.
A dialog box informs about the successful completion of the operation.
This action is also available from JProfiler's toolbar.
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Open snapshot
Brings up a file chooser to select a
snapshot file to be opened.
If there already is an open session in the current window, it will be discarded.
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Session settings
Brings up the session settings dialog.
Note that any changes here become effective only when the session is restarted.
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General settings
Brings up the general settings dialog.
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IDE integrations
Short cut to the IDE integrations tab of the
general settings dialog where you can
integrate all supported IDEs.
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Close window
(CTRL-W
)
Closes the current window. If there is an open session in the current window, you
will be asked for confirmation.
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Exit JProfiler
(CTRL-ALT-X
)
After confirmation, closes all open main windows and exits JProfiler.
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The view menu contains view-specific actions and gives access to
the view settings dialog. View specific actions are described in the help page
of the corresponding view.
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View settings
(CTRL-T
)
Brings up the view settings dialog for the corresponding view. If disabled,
the currently active view has no particular settings. This action
is also available from JProfiler's toolbar.
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The profiling menu contains actions which change the window or session
as a whole.
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Stop/Detach/Start/Attach session
(F11
)
This action is also available from JProfiler's toolbar.
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Stops
the session (all
session types except remote
session), i.e. the process is destroyed.
In a stopped session, the profiling views are
not fully functional
(visible if currently started and not remote session).
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Detaches
the current remote session.
The profiled JVM will be detached from JProfiler's front end and continues
to run undisturbed. In a detached session, the profiling views are
not fully functional
(visible if currently attached and remote session).
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Starts the application configured in the current session if it is a
local session, applet session or Web Start
session (visible if currently detached and not remote session).
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Attaches the current remote session
to a remote application or reconnects to it.
(visible if currently detached and remote session).
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Freeze/Unfreeze session
(F12
)
This action is also available from JProfiler's toolbar.
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Get current data
(F5
)
Update all views with the current data.
If the current session is frozen, this action reloads all views and is also available
from JProfiler's toolbar. If the session is not frozen, only the current view is updated.
This action only has an effect on dynamic views that get auto-updated, views where data
is calculated on demand are not re-calculated with this action.
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Record allocation data
This action is also available from JProfiler's toolbar. The
memory views and some
telemetry views rely
on allocation data.
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Start recording allocation data.
(visible if allocations are currently not recorded).
Adds a bookmark with a solid line to all graph views with a time axis.
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Stop recording allocation data.
(visible if allocations are currently recorded).
Adds a bookmark with a dashed line to all graph views with a time axis.
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Record CPU data
This action is also available from JProfiler's toolbar. The
CPU views rely
on CPU data.
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Start recording CPU data.
(visible if CPU data is currently not recorded).
Adds a bookmark with a solid line to all graph views with a time axis.
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Stop recording CPU data.
(visible if CPU data is currently recorded).
Adds a bookmark with a dashed line to all graph views with a time axis.
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Save HPROF snapshot
Brings up a dialog to select a path for an
HPROF snapshot file to be saved.
A dialog box informs about the successful completion of the operation.
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Run garbage collector
Run the garbage collector in the profiled JVM.
This action is also available from JProfiler's toolbar.
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Add bookmark
Add a bookmark in all graph views with a time axis. Bookmarks can
be renamed or deleted by right-clicking them and choosing the appropriate action from
the context menu. Bookmarks can also be set programmatically from the
profiling API.
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Show global filters for method call recording
Show a dialog with a tree view of all
exclusive or inclusive filters
that JProfiler uses when recording the method call tree.
This action is also available at the bottom of several views that show call trees.
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The go to menu provides one-click access to all of
JProfiler's profiling views, grouped into the four
view sections.
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The help menu gives access to help, web sites, and useful e-mail addresses
for JProfiler.
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Help contents
(F1
)
Brings up context sensitive help. This action is also available from
JProfiler's toolbar.
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JProfiler on the web
Connects to JProfiler's web site in the web browser configured under
general settings.
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Contact sales
Brings up a sales contact form in the web browser configured under
general settings.
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Contact support
Brings up a support contact form in the web browser configured under
general settings.
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Enter license key
Allows you to enter your license key.
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About JProfiler
Shows general information about your copy of JProfiler and its license status.