Visualizing transactions of a transaction-based system

摘要

Visualizing transactions in a transaction-based system includes displaying, on a display device, an x-y coordinate system including an x-axis and a y-axis, wherein the x-axis is demarcated in units of time and the y-axis is demarcated according to a transaction characteristic and formatting, using a processor, each of a plurality of transactions of a transaction system as a line having a start end representing a start of the transaction and a terminating end representing an end of the transaction. For each line representing a transaction, the start end of the line is located at a first x-coordinate corresponding to a start time of the transaction and a first y-coordinate of zero. For each line, the terminating end of the line is located at a second x-coordinate corresponding to an end time of the transaction and a second non-zero y-coordinate that is the same for each line. Each line is displayed on the display device using the processor in combination with the x-y coordinate system.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
displaying, on a display device, an x-y coordinate system comprising an x-axis and a y-axis, wherein the x-axis is demarcated in units of time and the y-axis is demarcated according to a transaction characteristic; formatting, using a processor, each of a plurality of transactions of a transaction system as a line having a start end representing a start of the transaction and a terminating end representing an end of the transaction, wherein the transactions are for a data processing system and obtained from a transaction data structure stored in a memory; for each line representing a transaction, locating the start end of the line at a first x-coordinate corresponding to a start time of the transaction and a first y-coordinate of zero; for each line, locating the terminating end of the line at a second and different x-coordinate corresponding to an end time of the transaction and a second non-zero y-coordinate that is the same for each line, wherein slope of each line is non-zero and correlates with duration of the transaction represented by the line; and displaying, on the display device using the processor, each line in combination with the x-y coordinate system; and generating a visualization with a first transaction that begins prior to a second transaction and that ends after the second transaction as overlapping ones of the lines.