• Open session
  All sessions configured by you or the preconfigured demo sessions can be started by double clicking on a session or by selecting a session and clicking [OK] at the bottom of the start center. In addition, sessions can be edited, copied or deleted by using the buttons on the right hand side of the dialog or by invoking the context menu.
• New session
  Sessions can be created in one of two ways:
  • By manual configuration
    Use the [New session] button to manually configure a new session. After you finish configuring your session, it will be started.
  • Through an integration wizard
    Use the [New server integration] button to invoke the integration wizard selector. The [New remote integration] and [New applet integration] buttons are convenience shortcuts. After you finish configuring your session, you can either start the session immediately or the "open session" tab will be displayed with the new session selected.
• Convert session
  Here, you can convert existing local sessions to remote sessions or offline profiling sessions or prepare a local session for redistribution to other computers. The latter will also collect all files for the agent that are necessary to get the agent running on remote machines. The existing local session that is chosen for conversion will not be modified.
• Open snapshot
  Previously saved sessions can be opened from this tab by selecting the desired *.jps file and clicking [OK] at the bottom of the start center.

  Note: For technical reasons, the open snapshot tab is not displayed on Mac OS X. Please use Session->Open snapshot from JProfiler's main menu instead.

When you choose not to open a profiling session for an empty window and exit the start center by clicking the [Cancel] button, all of JProfiler's views are disabled and only the general settings (Session->General settings) and the Session and Help menus are enabled.

• by choosing Session->Start center or clicking on the corresponding  toolbar button.

  If a session is currently active upon opening a session, it will be stopped after a confirmation dialog and the new session will replace all profiling data of the old session.

• by choosing Session->Start center in new window. A new main window of JProfiler will be opened, other active sessions will not be affected.