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A View saves a defined set of calculation criteria. If you use the same set of criteria repeatedly when calculating usage data, select the criteria and then store your selection as a View. For details on selecting calculation criteria, see "Calculate Data". The following shows you how to save your selection as a View and how to use an existing View to calculate data:

Saving Views

 

1. Choose the criteria for calculation of your data in the Selection view.

 

2. Click on Save as a View in the task bar:

 

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3. In the New View dialog, enter a name and a description of the new View and click on Save:

 

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The View is created. You can now carry out a calculation by simply clicking on Calculate. For future calculations with this set of criteria, begin by selecting this View from the View browser. The following describes how to start a calculation from the View browser.

 

Calculating from a View

 

1. To calculate data in an existing view, begin by selecting Views in the Statistics menu bar:

 

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2. In the View browser, select the View containing the desired calculation criteria:

 

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3. Click on Calculate in the task bar.

 

4. Select the table to be calculated. The table is calculated and displayed.