The Teradata WA user interface provides options for developing workloads and allocating service level goals. The following table lists the menu items of the Teradata WA interface.
| Menu | Option | Use | More Information |
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| File | Connect | Connects to Vantage. Displays the Connect dialog box requiring logon information. Alternatively, click |
Connecting to Vantage as User tdwm |
| Disconnect | Disconnects from Vantage. Alternatively, click |
Disconnecting from Vantage | |
| Exit | Exits from Teradata Workload Analyzer. | Exiting Teradata WA | |
| View | Toolbar | Toggles the status of toolbar visibility. | — |
| Status Bar | Toggles the status of status bar visibility. | — | |
| Active Rule Set | Displays the active workload rule set information. Alternatively, click |
Viewing the Active Rule Set | |
| Navigation Help | Displays a checklist of tasks required to convert PDSets to Workloads. Alternatively, click |
Using the Navigation Help | |
| Analysis | Convert PDSets to Workloads… | Converts PDSet information created using the Priority Scheduler Administrator into equivalent workloads. Alternatively, click |
PDSet to Workload Mapping Considerations |
| New Workload Recommendations | Generates workload rules. Alternatively, click |
Obtaining New Workload Recommendations | |
| Existing Workload Analysis | Starts the analysis of existing workloads. Alternatively, click |
Existing Workload Analysis | |
| Tools | Teradata Dynamic Workload Manager | Click  . |
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| Define System Periods… | Defines period definitions at the system level global to all workloads. Alternatively, click |
Adding Initial Workload Periods for PSA Migration | |
| Options | Specifies application level options. | Configuring Application Options | |
| Help | Help Contents | Displays a browser window containing online Help contents and topics. Alternatively, click |
Online Help for Teradata Workload Analyzer |
| About Teradata Workload Analyzer | Displays the About dialog box that provides useful information about Teradata WA and the current database session, including database version and release numbers. | — |
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.During the process of creating a new workload recommendation, the left pane of the window lists workload definitions as separate nodes in the Candidate Workloads tree. Additional nodes appear under each workload definition for attributes and service level goals. (By design, the Default workload definition does not have service level goals.)
Candidate Workloads Tree (Left Pane)
For more information, see the following:
To toggle display of workloads on and off, from the View menu, click View Workloads. When you check this menu option (checked is the default), the Teradata WA user interface displays the Candidate Workloads tree; otherwise, it is not displayed.