Changing the Status of Measurement Requests

To change measurement parameters for active, suspended, queued, or deferred requests, type C (Change) to the left of the request you want to change. Strobe determines the status of the request and displays the appropriate change panel. Each panel displays the request’s status and the available options, as described below.

Changing an Active Measurement Request

The following figure shows the Strobe- Change Active Request panel for an active measurement session:

Select one of the following options to change an active measurement request:

• Option 1. End the current measurement session and terminate the request. The request will appear in the COMPLETED session status group.
• Option 2. End the current measurement session and begin a new measurement session. The request will remain in the ACTIVE session status group. You can choose new session duration, target sample size, and final session action parameters for the new measurement session. You can produce a Performance Profile from the sample data set for the completed session.
• Option 3. Suspend sampling in the current measurement session and leave the sample data set open. You can restart sampling, appending the data to this data set, at a later time. The request will move to the SUSPENDED session status group. You cannot produce a Performance Profile from the sample data set until you have ended the session.
• Option 4. End the current measurement session and close the sample data set, but do not terminate the request. The request is stopped, and will move to the SUSPENDED session group. You can produce a Performance Profile from the closed sample data set.
• Option 5. Change the length of time that the system retains the measurement request after it completes. Strobe displays the Strobe - Request Retention panel showing the number of days, if any, that the system will keep the request after it completes. Type a new number in the COMPLETED RETENTION field. For more information about retaining requests, see the section Retaining Measurement Requests.
• Option 6. Change the characteristics of an existing automatic Performance Profile request, or add an automatic Performance Profile request, depending on what you specified in the AUTO PROFILE CREATION field when you submitted the request. You can also delete an existing automatic Performance Profile request.
  If you had requested an automatic Performance Profile when you submitted the measurement request, Strobe displays the Strobe - Change an Auto Performance Profile panel. If you did not request an automatic Performance Profile when you submitted the measurement request, Strobe displays the Strobe - Create an Auto Performance Profile panel.

Strobe- Request Retention Panel

Changing a Suspended Measurement Session

A suspended measurement session may have an open or a closed sample data set shows the Strobe- Change Suspended Request panel for a suspended measurement session that has an open data set.

Strobe- Change Suspended Request Panel

If the sample data set is open, you can change the session status by selecting one of the following options:

• Option 1. End the current suspended measurement session and terminate the request. The request will move to the COMPLETED session status group.
• Option 2. End the current suspended measurement session and begin a new measurement session. You can choose new session duration, target sample size, and final session action parameters. The request will move to the ACTIVE session status group. You can produce a Performance Profile from the sample data set for the ended session.
• Option 3. Restart sampling using the sample data set already opened for this request. The suspended session will move to the ACTIVE session status group.
• Option 4. End the current suspended measurement session and close the sample data set but do not terminate the request. The request will remain in the SUSPENDED session status group. You can then produce a Performance Profile from the sample data set.
• Option 5. Change the number of days that the system retains the request after it completes. Strobe displays the Strobe - Request Retention panel showing the number of days, if any, that you specified when you submitted the measurement request. Type a new number for completed retention days in the COMPLETED RETENTION field.
• Option 6. Change the characteristics of an existing automatic Performance Profile request, or add an automatic Performance Profile request, depending on what you specified in the AUTO PROFILE CREATION field on the Strobe- Add Active Request panel. You can also delete an existing automatic Performance Profile request.

If you had requested an automatic Performance Profile when you submitted the measurement request Strobe displays the Strobe - Change an Auto Performance Profile panel. If you did not request an automatic Performance Profile when you submitted the measurement request Strobe displays the Strobe - Create an Auto Performance Profile panel.

Changing a Stopped Measurement Session

The following figure shows the Strobe- Change Stopped Request panel for a suspended measurement session with a closed data set:

Strobe- Change Stopped Request Panel

You have the following options for changing a request when no measurement session is in progress:

• Option 1. Terminate the request. The request will move to the COMPLETED session status group.
• Option 2. Begin a new measurement session. You can choose new session duration, target sample size, and final session action parameters. The request will move from the SUSPENDED status group to the ACTIVE status group.
• Option 3. Change the number of days that the system retains the request after it completes. Strobe displays the Strobe - Request Retention panel, showing the number of days, if any, that you specified when you submitted the measurement request. Type a new number for completed retention days in the COMPLETED RETENTION field.
• Option 4. Change the characteristics of an existing automatic Performance Profile request, or add an automatic Performance Profile request, depending on what you specified in the AUTO PROFILE CREATION field on the measurement request. You can also delete an existing automatic Performance Profile request.

If you requested an automatic Performance Profile when you submitted the measurement request Strobe displays the Strobe - Change an Auto Performance Profile panel. If not, Strobe displays the Strobe - Create an Auto Performance Profile panel.

Changing a Queued Measurement Request

The following figure shows a Strobe - Change Queued Request panel for a queued request. This panel is similar to the Strobe- Add Queued Request panel except that you cannot change the job name and the request number. Strobe displays the values that you specified when you submitted the measurement request. You can change any of these values.

Strobe- Change Queued Request Panel

If you selected AUTO PROFILE CREATION or any of the fields under SELECT ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS, these fields are indicated by an S. If you wish to change of the parameters on these subsidiary panels, type Y in the field and press Enter.

Changing a Completed Measurement Request

For a completed request, you can change only the number of days that Strobe retains it. Select Option 3 to display the Strobe - Request Retention panel.

Strobe- Request Retention Panel

This panel shows the date on which the request is scheduled to be removed. The date format depends on the date format specified in the Strobe parameter data set. In the COMPLETED RETENTION field, type the number of days (0-999) from today that you want the system to keep the request and press Enter.

Changing AutoStrobe Deferred Measurement Requests

AutoStrobe users can change the measurement parameters for a deferred request (either a scheduled request or a related request in a concurrent set of requests):

1. Type C to the left of the request you wish to change.
2. Press Enter to display the active or queued request change panel. (Strobe determines whether the request is deferred, active or queued and displays the appropriate change panel.)The following figure shows the change panel for a queued request that is deferred. This panel is similar to the Strobe- Add Queued Request panel, except that you cannot change the job name and the request number. You can change any of the other values. Strobe displays the values that you specified when you submitted the measurement request.

Strobe- Change Deferred Queued Panel (AutoStrobe users only)

If you selected AUTO PROFILE CREATION or any of the fields under SELECT ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS, these fields are indicated with an S. If you wish to change any of the parameters on these subsidiary panels, specify Y in the field and press Enter.

Terminating Measurement Requests

To close the current sample data set and terminate an active or suspended request, select Q (Quit). Strobe moves the request to the COMPLETED session status group.

Deleting Measurement Requests

To delete a request but save the associated sample data sets, type D to the left of the request number on the Strobe- Status panel.

To delete both a request and all its associated sample data sets, type X to the left of the request number.

If the data set that you select to delete has an expiration date, and the date has not yet been reached, the Strobe- Confirm Purge of Data Set panel appears. Type Yes to delete the data set or No to save the data set. 

Strobe- Confirm Purge of Data Set Panel

Deleting AutoStrobe Candidate Monitoring Requests

Unlike Strobe measurement requests, AutoStrobe candidate monitoring requests do not have retention periods and are not automatically deleted. If the combined number of Strobe and AutoStrobe requests gets too large, you may receive the Strobe message STR6107W indicating that the total number of requests is approaching the maximum limit. To delete AutoStrobe requests see Managing Requests from the AutoStrobe Status Panel.

Changing Automatic Profile Requests

You can change the characteristics of an automatic Performance Profile request, or cancel the automatic Performance Profile, provided the measurement session has not yet completed.

To cancel an automatic Performance Profile request, perform the following steps:

1. Type C to the left of the request number on the Strobe- Status panel.

2. Press Enter to display the Strobe- Change Active Request panel or Strobe- Change Queued Request panel.

   If the panel is	Then
   Strobe - Change Active Request	Select Option 6
   Strobe - Change Queued Request	Enter Y in the AUTO PROFILE CREATION field

3. Press Enter to display the Strobe- Change An Auto Performance Profile panel.
4. Type Y in the DELETE AUTO PERFORMANCE PROFILE field.
5. Press Enter to complete the cancellation.

To change an automatic Performance Profile request, perform the following steps:

1. Type C to the left of the request number on the Strobe- Status panel.

2. Press Enter to display the Strobe- Change Active Request panel or Strobe- Change Queued Request panel.

   If the panel is	Then
   Strobe- Change Active Request	Select Option 6
   Strobe- Change Queued Request	Type Y in the AUTO PROFILE CREATION field

3. Press Enter to display the Strobe- Change an Auto Performance Profile panel.
4. Change any of the Performance Profile characteristics.
5. Press Enter to complete the change.

 Strobe- Change an Auto Performance Profile Panel