Documents and Views

Like most Windows applications, the MaaTec Network Analyzer uses a data managing concept known as document view model. A document is a data store, while views display the document's data to the user.

The Network Analyzer applications uses two types of documents:

• File-based documents contain packet data that was loaded from disk. You cannot start collecting data into a document that was loaded from disk. See Saving and Loading Data for more information.

• Ring buffer documents are created by the user. You can start collecting packets from the network into these documents. See Collecting Packets for more information.

Currently both document types support one view type: The Packet List View displays the packets stored in a document as a list. You can use the Window > New Window menu command to open additional views for a document. This is especially useful if you assign different view filters to each view.