System and method for tree map visualization for database performance data
AssigneeTeracruz, Inc.
InventorsRichard S. Walker, Jack Basiago
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Abstract
A tree map visualization for database performance data comprises an observable object of a database system, a hierarchical structure of the database system, the hierarchical structure comprising a database relationship involving the observable object, a first performance metric associated with the observable object, and a second performance metric associated with the observable object, wherein the first performance metric associated with the observable object is represented by the size of a rectangle that represents the observable object and the second performance metric associated with the observable object is represented by a color of the rectangle that represents the observable object.
Claims20
A method for tree map visualization of database performance data comprising:
- retrieving user-specified tree map display parameters comprising an object of interest, a hierarchical structure of interest, a first database system performance data associated with the object, and a second database system performance data associated with the object;
- retrieving from a source of database system performance data a plurality of database system performance data necessary to generate a tree map visualization of the object and the hierarchical structure;
- and
- displaying on a display device the tree map visualization, the tree map visualization comprising a plurality of geometric shapes, each geometric shape representing an instance of the object;
- wherein a dimensional parameter of each geometric shape represents the first database system performance data associated with the object, and a color parameter of each object represents the second database system performance data associated with the object.
A tree map visualization for database performance data comprising:
- an observable object of a database system;
- a hierarchical structure of the database system, the hierarchical structure comprising a database relationship involving the observable object;
- a first performance metric associated with the observable object;
- and
- a second performance metric associated with the observable object;
- wherein the first performance metric associated with the observable object is represented by the size of a rectangle that represents the observable object and the second performance metric associated with the observable object is represented by a color of the rectangle that represents the observable object.
A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:
- retrieve user-specified tree map display parameters comprising an object of interest, a hierarchical structure of interest, a first performance metric associated with the object, and a second performance metric associated with the object;
- retrieving a plurality of database system performance data necessary to generate a tree map visualization of the object of interest, the hierarchical structure of interest, the first performance metric associated with the object, and a second performance metric associated with the object;
- and
- display on a display device the tree map visualization of the object of interest, the tree map visualization comprising a plurality of rectangles, each rectangle representing an instance of the object and the hierarchical structure;
- wherein the first performance metric is represented by the size of the rectangle and the second performance metric is represented by the color of the rectangle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.