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Collect

Collect

The timed collect and report function provides a fast automated snapshot of system performance by collecting metrics for a specified period (30 seconds by default), creating five basic reports and a process count, and formatting them together as either an Excel spreadsheet or an HTML page.

Format:

status = $$Collect^PERFMON(time,format,output)

Parameters:

  • time — number of seconds for data collection (default 30)

  • format — output format; valid values are:

    • XML – for Microsoft Excel XML markup suitable for import into Excel (.xml file)

    • HTML – for an HTML page (.html file)

    • CSV

  • output — enter a file name, Return to accept the default file name displayed, or 0 (zero) for output to the screen

Status Codes:

Status code Description
1 Successful
-1 Somebody else is using Monitor
-3 Monitor is already running
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