Intel® VTune™ Amplifier XE and Intel® VTune™ Amplifier for Systems Help

Toolbar: Command

Use the Intel® VTune™ Amplifier command toolbar to access the analysis configuration options, manage your data collection (start, pause, resume, and so on) and analysis result (re-resolve, import).

The command toolbar shows up when you use one of the following options:

The Choose Target and Analysis Type window opens providing the command bar on the right. The command bar is dynamically changing depending on the analysis phase. The following commands are available:

Use This Command Button

To Do This

Run the analysis. To enable this button:

  • Select an analysis type in the Analysis Type configuration tab.

  • Specify an analysis target in the Analysis Target configuration tab.

Launch the application but run the analysis after some delay. To resume the analysis, click the Resume button.

Resume data collection on the running application. This button shows up on the command bar when you click the Start Paused or Pause button.

Import raw data collection file(s) into the selected project. VTune Amplifier creates a result with the imported data and locates it in the current project.

Compare selected analysis results of the same analysis type.

Choose Analysis button

Switch to the analysis configuration tab to select and configure an analysis type.

Choose Target button

Switch to the target configuration tab to specify your analysis target and, if required, search directories.

Binary/Symbol Search button

Open the Binary/Symbol Search dialog box to specify search directories for binary and symbol files in your project.

Source Search button

Open the Source Search dialog box to specify search directories for source files in your project.

Finalize the result again. This button shows up on the command bar when you try to run the target after changes in the search directories settings.

Import external performance data into a VTune Amplifier result as a csv file. You may collect the external performance data with a custom collector out of the VTune Amplifier or with your target application used for the VTune Amplifier analysis.

Remove log messages from the Collection Log window.

Pause the data collection any time you need while the application is running. To resume the data collection, click the Resume button.

Stop the data collection. This button is only enabled during collection.

Cancel the data collection. This button is only enabled during collection.

Mark an important moment in the application execution. These marks appear in the Timeline pane. This button is only enabled during collection.

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