Walkthrough - Focusing Coverage Data

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The third step in monitoring and improving coverage is to focus the data you have collected.

PureCoverage collects and displays a large volume of coverage data, even for a mid-sized program. By default, it excludes certain modules from instrumentation and data collection, and uses filters to hide non-critical data from the display. PureCoverage makes these mechanisms and others available so that you can focus your data more exactly and find the information you need.

To focus your collected data, you can do the following:

§          Create a QuickFilter to hide individual data items from the display.

§          Filter data on the basis of modules, source files, or functions using the PureCoverage Filter Manager.

§          Hide or show columns of data to display only the type of coverage information you are currently interested in.

Techniques for focusing data are essential, given the completeness of the data PureCoverage collects. In addition to filters, PureCoverage provides ways of focusing data both before you collect data and while you are collecting data. For a list of the ways you can focus data, read Tips for Focusing Data.

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