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+# IDEAS
+
+## Custom Counters
+
+Custom counters can be created directly in the database.
+The [LoadTestRunId] is needed, from the current load test run in the
+[LoadTestRun] table. This id could be retreived by just getting the latest entry for a ControllerName (since a controller can only run one test at the time).
+The question is how to get the datasource connection string.
+
+### Example 1
+
+In this case the counter is created as a counter on the highest (root) level in the results counters, using the [CounterCategoryId] for LoadTest:Scenario 
+in the [LoadTestPerformanceCounterCategory] table (below it had the value 6). 
+
+INSERT INTO [dbo].[LoadTestPerformanceCounter] ([LoadTestRunId], [CounterCategoryId], [CounterId], [CounterName], [HigherIsBetter]) 
+VALUES (4012, 6, 93, N'CustomCounter', 1)
+
+The CounterId here is generated (last +1) and then used in the instance as well:
+
+INSERT INTO [dbo].[LoadTestPerformanceCounterInstance] ([LoadTestRunId], [CounterId], [InstanceId], [LoadTestItemId], [InstanceName], [CumulativeValue], [OverallThresholdRuleResult]) 
+VALUES (4012, 93, 622, NULL, N'Custom', 10, 0)
+
+Here the InstanceId is generated (last +1). InstanceName is the root leef name in the results tree. If the same name as an existing Scenario is used, the counter 
+is placed in that Scenarios branch. If it doesnt exist, it will be placed by its own in the root (as a new Scenario).
+
+### Example 2
+
+In this case we create a CUSTOM Computer in the Computers root list. It can have it's own categories, counters and instances or counters with a single instance.
+
+INSERT INTO [dbo].[LoadTestPerformanceCounterCategory] ([LoadTestRunId], [CounterCategoryId], [CategoryName], [MachineName], [StartTimeStamp100nSec]) 
+VALUES (4012, 13, N'Test', N'CUSTOM', 131293041616203688)
+
+CounterCategoryId is generated (last +1)
+
+INSERT INTO [dbo].[LoadTestPerformanceCounter] ([LoadTestRunId], [CounterCategoryId], [CounterId], [CounterName], [HigherIsBetter]) 
+VALUES (4012, 13, 92, N'TestCounter', 1)
+
+CounterCategory here is the one created above, CounterId is generated (last +1)
+
+INSERT INTO [dbo].[LoadTestPerformanceCounterInstance] ([LoadTestRunId], [CounterId], [InstanceId], [LoadTestItemId], [InstanceName], [CumulativeValue], [OverallThresholdRuleResult]) 
+VALUES (4012, 92, 621, NULL, N'systemdiagnosticsperfcounterlibsingleinstance', 100, 1)
+
+CounterId from above, InstanceId is generated (last +1), InstanceName is a name for the instance or systemdiagnosticsperfcounterlibsingleinstance as above
+
+CumulativeValue seems to have effect on the graphs max value for the y axis to calculate a range to be used.
+
+### Creating values
+
+Once the counters and instances are set, values (measurements) can be created in the [LoadTestPerformanceCounterSample] table. Below an example for the "User Load" counter
+for scenarios:
+
+INSERT INTO [dbo].[LoadTestPerformanceCounterSample] ([LoadTestRunId], [TestRunIntervalId], [InstanceId], [ComputedValue], [RawValue], [BaseValue], [CounterFrequency], [SystemFrequency], [SampleTimeStamp], [SampleTimeStamp100nSec], [CounterType], [ThresholdRuleResult], [ThresholdRuleMessageId]) 
+VALUES (4013, 1, 181, 10, 10, 0, 2636718, 2636718, 39550770, 150000000, 65536, 0, NULL)
+INSERT INTO [dbo].[LoadTestPerformanceCounterSample] ([LoadTestRunId], [TestRunIntervalId], [InstanceId], [ComputedValue], [RawValue], [BaseValue], [CounterFrequency], [SystemFrequency], [SampleTimeStamp], [SampleTimeStamp100nSec], [CounterType], [ThresholdRuleResult], [ThresholdRuleMessageId]) 
+VALUES (4013, 2, 181, 10, 10, 0, 2636718, 2636718, 79101540, 300000000, 65536, 0, NULL)
+
+CounterFrequency seems to be set to the same as SystemFrequency and seems to be the local cpu clock frequency. 
+
+[CounterType] seems to be the int of the system.diagnostics.performancecountertype enum used, in this case probaly NumberOfItems32
+
+[SampleTimeStamp] seems to be ticks, a multiple of CounterFrequency and the number of seconds of the measurement interval (above 15 seconds)
+
+[SampleTimeStamp100nSec] seems to be the time passed since the beginning of the counter category timestamp in 100nSec (0,1 micro seconds)
+