Tips for Focusing Purify Coverage Data

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§          Simplify complex views and focus on specific coverage data by using the Filter Manager dialog box or the QuickFilter command to hide non-critical functions from the current run.

§          You can quickly create filters while working with coverage data in the Data Browser window by selecting one or more modules, source files, or functions, and then clicking images\qfilter.gif

§          You can enable or disable multiple filters at one time by selecting the filters in the Filter Manager dialog box, clicking the right mouse button, and then selecting Enable or Disable from the shortcut menu.

§          To rename a filter in the Filter Manager, click the selected filter to display the name in an edit box; or right-click the filter and select Rename from the shortcut menu.

§          Click Save Settings to save any changes you made to filters for future runs of the program. Purify saves the coverage filters you create in a PureCoverage filter file (.cft). For details about filter file names and their locations, click images\shortcut.gif.

§          If you create, edit, and apply filters, and then want to use your previously saved filters, click Revert to Saved, and then click Save Settings again to save it for future runs. If you want to use the PureCoverage global filters again, click Reset to Default, and then click Save Settings again to save it for future runs.

§          You can use the /FilterFiles command-line option to filter data when you are monitoring programs using the command line or a test script and saving the data to a text file.

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