1 From the Summary Dashboard's Repository Summary table, click on the Log Files link.
2 Click the Analyzer Classic tab to show a list of loaded files.
2 Files that are already loaded have their boxes checked and disabled, and
can be unloaded using the Unload All button (which is disabled if there are no loaded files). Note that this does not affect the project database in any way.
4 Click the Load Files button. This loads any checked files that are not already loaded.
Once the load is complete, the current views are minimized and two new views are displayed: an Attribute Explorer on the left, and a new Task Window positioned in the top right corner of the available screen area, containing a single Return to Spotlight link.
5 Perform analyses on the data using the advanced tools available in Analyzer Classic.
6 When you have finished using Analyzer Classic, you can click on the Return to Spotlight link, which will restore the Spotlight view. If you do not want to return to Analyzer Classic and re-examine the selected data, you can now click on the Unload All button to close files loaded into Classic. Note that this will not close any files that have been loaded into Analyzer Classic which are not listed as loaded into the project repository.
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10 Batch Sector Plot
The Batch Sector Plot function lets you export a series of images. Each image shows a particular attribute plotted in relation to a sector, where a set of selected criteria apply.
This would be useful if, for instance, you require a set of images to use in a management report that shows the results from drive test data imported into Actix Spotlight.
To use Batch Sector Plot
1 From the Spotlight Dashboard, click on the Reports link to open the Reports dialog.
2 Now click on the Batch Sector Plot link.
This opens the Batch Sector Plot dialog.
3 Select the appropriate Technology. The available options will depend on the data currently loaded, but include Scanner and Handset for CDMA,
2 4 Select the Attribute that you want to display on the output images. The
available options will depend on the selected Technology. Only one attribute may be exported for each use of this function.
5 Now select the Footprint for the cell in each output image:
Where Seen – the image only includes those points where the cell could be seen during the drive(s). The cell is only included if it was best server at some point in the drive(s).
Where Best – the image only includes those points where the cell was the best server during the drive(s).
6 Select how you want to Plot the results. This depends on the selected Technology; the example shown is for UMTS Scanner, and the choice is By SC or By Sector. One image will be exported for each SC, Sector or other selection that meets the other criteria entered in this dialog.
If by SC (or BCCH etc.) is chosen, then all sectors on that SC (and UARFCN if defined in the cellrefs) will be exported in one image. Cells on the same SC but that were not seen during the drive will not be
highlighted.
7 Select the Min Sample Count threshold. The number of points for the attribute must be equal to or higher than this value for an image to be exported.
8 Each image will cover the area of the Union of the bounds of the
attributes, plus the highlighted cells, plus a 4% padding. Select the Map Image Format:
PNG – The default map image format option, as PNG files are small yet remain clear.
BMP – This results in much larger graphics files, and is only recommended if you intend to use the images with Microsoft Excel. If you use Insert Object in Excel, you have the ability to link to a graphics file. Only links to BMP files will show the actual image – other formats will only show an image icon.
The legend for a plot is always output in BMP format regardless of this selection.
9 Enter the Map Image Size in pixels, where Size X is the width of the image and Size Y is the height.
10 To display the coverage wedge and overspill circle, check the Coverage Wedge box. The coverage wedge and overspill distance circle are drawn by default
11 To export the legend for each image as a separate BMP image, check the Legend box. The legend is not be exported by default.
12 Once you are satisfied with your selections, click the Generate button. Spotlight will now cycle through the sectors and create an image for each one that matches your criteria. Some sectors may appear on the screen very briefly – these failed to match the selected criteria.
2 The images are consecutively numbered and placed in a folder with a
time-stamped name:
yyyy-mm-dd-hhmm.bmp yyyy-mm-dd-hhmm.png
When the batch run ends, Windows Explorer opens at that folder. Any legend BMP files are output into the same folder using the same number, so they can easily be matched to the related plot file.
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11 Creating a Spotlight Project Template
Spotlight project templates define which KPIs, reports and attributes are available within Spotlight, and how the data is to be stored in the repository. Configuring a project template correctly is important, because it controls not only what analysis is available, but also how the data is organized and this can affect the validity of the analysis. In addition, the way you configure the project template can affect the performance of the projects that are based on it. For example, if you include KPIs and reports that are not relevant, performance may be slower than
necessary, particularly when creating the project and loading data into it, but also when subsequently closing and reloading it.
Although Spotlight is based on repository technology, project templates are not the same as repository templates. When you create a project template using Spotlight's New Template option, Spotlight also generates a repository template based on the KPIs and other options that are selected. During this process, Spotlight uses a default repository template that is supplied with Spotlight. To create a Spotlight project template, start a new Spotlight project and on the Creating a New Project: Step 1 page, click New Template.
You then need to fill out options on the following pages:
Step 1: Choose Name and Starting Template
Step 2: Choose Devices
Step 3: Choose KPIs and Reports
Step 4: Choose Attributes2 After clicking Done on the last page, you are returned to the New Project start
page, where the new template appears in the list of project templates. Note For convenience, Spotlight appends the date on which it was created to the project template's name.