The Qualitative Timeline shows event attributes, such as the data volume of messages, as they occur over time. To open the Qualitative Timeline, select

Charts > Qualitative Timeline

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The value of the event attribute is plotted along the vertical (y) axis and time is plotted along the horizontal (x) axis. Select the required event type and attributes from the context menu. Use the Qualitative Timeline to detect patterns and irregular behavior such as extreme deviations or long-term changes in attribute values.

A vertical line in the Qualitative Timeline can represent:

For the Poisson example, Qualitative Timeline exposes the pattern of function events. To see it, do the following:

As a result, you see the staircase pattern that is indicative of your application being serialized:

For more information on detecting and removing serialization in your application, refer to the

Tutorial: Detecting and Removing Unnecessary Serialization

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