# Profiler Menus

This page describes the following menus in the JDE profiler:

- File menu
- View menu
- Data menu
- Filter menu

## File Menu

Open | Opens a new profile data file.
Print | Prints the profile data. All data is printed, including lines that are not visible in the display panes.
Print text | Writes an ASCII version of the profile data to a named file. All data is printed, even lines that are not visible in the display panes.
Close | Closes the Profile Display window.

## View Menu

Use these menu items to control how profiling data is displayed.

Sort by Name | Sorts method names alphabetically.
Sort by Value | Sorts method names in descending order by time. This is the default view.
Short Method Names | Displays method names in the form: class.method
Full Method Names | Displays method names in the form: package.class.method. Also shows arguments and return values.
Place Bar on Left | Displays histogram bars on the left side of the display.
Place Bar on Right | Displays histogram bars on the right side of the display.
Bar Color | Changes the color of the histogram bars.
Text Color | Changes the color of the text in the displays.

## Data Menu

Use these menu items to control the type of profiling data that is displayed.

Self Times | Includes only the time spent in the body of the displayed method. Does not include the time spent in methods called by this method.
Cumulative Times | The time (in milliseconds) spent in the displayed method, in all methods called by the displayed method, in all methods called by those methods, and so on
Call Counts | Displays the number of times the method was called by any other methods.

## Filter

Use these menu items to exclude and include methods.

Filter None | Includes all methods, including system methods in the displays.
Filter System | Excludes system methods from the displays.
Custom Filter | Includes or excludes methods you name in the Custom Filter dialog box.
Set Custom Filter | Activates the Custom Filter dialog box. Use the Custom Filter dialog box to create a custom list of methods to be included or excluded from the displays.

See also:

  JDE Profiler
  Custom Filter Dialog Box