[Documentation] Quick reference guide for rocprofv3 (#953)

* quick reference guide for rocprofv3 * Addressed feedback and updated with rocpd information * rocpd docs update * rocpd query option * Addressing feedback * Fixed misssing newline * Addressing feedback * Addressing feedback * Addressing feedback * Addressing feedback * Adding process attachment
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@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ subtrees:
  - caption: Install
    entries:
    - file: install/installation
+  - caption: Quick Reference
+    entries:
+    - file: quick_guide
+      title: ROCprofiler-SDK Quick Reference Guide
  - caption: How to
    entries:
    - file: how-to/samples
@@ -49,6 +49,22 @@ The ``rocpd`` database format supports conversion to alternative output formats

 The ``rocpd`` conversion utility is distributed as part of the ROCm installation package, located in ``/opt/rocm-<version>/bin``, and provides both executable and Python module interfaces for programmatic integration.

+**Available rocpd Commands**
+
+The ``rocpd`` tool provides three main subcommands for different analysis workflows. To see all available options:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   rocpd --help
+
+This will display the available subcommands: ``{convert, query, summary}``
+
+- **convert** - Transform rocpd databases to alternative formats (CSV, OTF2, PFTrace)
+- **query** - Execute SQL queries against rocpd databases with flexible output options
+- **summary** - Generate statistical analysis reports equivalent to rocprofv3 summary functionality
+
+**Format Conversion**
+
 Invoke the ``rocpd convert`` command with appropriate parameters to transform database files into target formats.

 **CSV Format Conversion:**
@@ -143,7 +159,7 @@ Options
  Specifies shared memory allocation hint for Perfetto inter-process communication in kilobytes (default: 64 KB).

 - ``--group-by-queue``  
-  Organizes trace data by HIP stream abstractions rather than low-level HSA queue identifiers, providing higher-level application context for kernel and memory transfer operations.
+   Displays the HSA queues to which these kernel and memory operations were submitted. By default, ``rocprofv3`` shows the HIP streams to which the kernel and memory copy operations were submitted

 **Temporal Filtering Configuration:**

@@ -200,3 +216,885 @@ Convert multiple databases to all supported formats (CSV, OTF2, and Perfetto tra

   /opt/rocm/bin/rocpd convert -i db{3,4}.db --output-format csv otf2 pftrace

+Dedicated Conversion Tools
++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+
+ROCprofiler-SDK provides specialized conversion utilities for efficient format-specific operations. These tools offer streamlined interfaces for single-format conversions and are particularly useful in automated workflows and scripts.
+
+rocpd2csv - CSV Export Tool
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**Purpose:** Converts rocpd SQLite3 databases to Comma-Separated Values (CSV) format for spreadsheet analysis and data processing workflows.
+
+**Location:** ``/opt/rocm/bin/rocpd2csv``
+
+**Syntax:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   rocpd2csv -i INPUT [INPUT ...] [OPTIONS]
+
+**Key Features:**
+
+- **Structured Data Export:** Converts hierarchical database content to tabular CSV format
+- **Multi-Database Support:** Aggregates data from multiple database files into unified CSV output
+- **Time Window Filtering:** Apply temporal filters to limit exported data range
+- **Configurable Output:** Customize output file naming and directory structure
+
+**Usage Examples:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Basic CSV conversion
+   rocpd2csv -i profile_data.db
+
+   # Convert multiple databases with custom output path
+   rocpd2csv -i db1.db db2.db db3.db -d ~/analysis_output/ -o combined_profile
+
+   # Apply time window filtering (export middle 70% of execution)
+   rocpd2csv -i large_profile.db --start 15% --end 85%
+
+**Common Output Files:**
+- ``out_hip_api_trace.csv`` - HIP API call trace data
+- ``out_kernel_trace.csv`` - GPU kernel execution information
+- ``out_counter_collection.csv`` - Hardware performance counter data
+
+rocpd2otf2 - Open Trace Format 2 Export
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**Purpose:** Generates OTF2 (Open Trace Format 2) files for high-performance trace analysis using tools like Vampir, Tau, and Score-P viewers.
+
+**Location:** ``/opt/rocm/bin/rocpd2otf2``
+
+**Syntax:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   rocpd2otf2 -i INPUT [INPUT ...] [OPTIONS]
+
+**Key Features:**
+
+- **HPC-Standard Format:** Produces traces compatible with scientific computing analysis tools
+- **Hierarchical Timeline:** Preserves process/thread/queue relationships in trace structure
+- **Scalable Storage:** Efficient binary format for large-scale profiling data
+- **Agent Indexing:** Configurable GPU agent indexing strategies (absolute, relative, type-relative)
+
+**Usage Examples:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Generate OTF2 trace archive
+   rocpd2otf2 -i gpu_workload.db
+
+   # Multi-process trace with custom indexing
+   rocpd2otf2 -i mpi_rank_*.db --agent-index-value type-relative -o mpi_trace
+
+   # Time-windowed trace export
+   rocpd2otf2 -i long_execution.db --start-marker "computation_begin" --end-marker "computation_end"
+
+**Output Structure:**
+- ``trace.otf2`` - Main trace archive containing timeline data
+- ``trace.def`` - Trace definition file with metadata
+- Supporting files for multi-stream trace data
+
+rocpd2pftrace - Perfetto Trace Export
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**Purpose:** Converts rocpd databases to Perfetto protocol buffer format for interactive visualization using the Perfetto UI (ui.perfetto.dev).
+
+**Location:** ``/opt/rocm/bin/rocpd2pftrace``
+
+**Syntax:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   rocpd2pftrace -i INPUT [INPUT ...] [OPTIONS]
+
+**Key Features:**
+
+- **Interactive Visualization:** Optimized for modern web-based trace viewers
+- **Real-time Analysis:** Supports streaming analysis workflows
+- **GPU Timeline Integration:** Specialized visualization of GPU execution patterns
+- **Configurable Backend:** Supports both in-process and system-wide tracing backends
+
+**Backend Configuration Options:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # In-process backend (default)
+   rocpd2pftrace -i profile.db --perfetto-backend inprocess
+
+   # System-wide tracing backend
+   rocpd2pftrace -i system_profile.db --perfetto-backend system \
+                 --perfetto-buffer-size 64MB --perfetto-shmem-size-hint 32MB
+
+**Buffer Management:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Ring buffer mode (overwrites old data)
+   rocpd2pftrace -i continuous_profile.db --perfetto-buffer-fill-policy ring_buffer
+
+   # Discard mode (stops recording when full)
+   rocpd2pftrace -i bounded_profile.db --perfetto-buffer-fill-policy discard
+
+**Usage Examples:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Basic Perfetto trace generation
+   rocpd2pftrace -i application.db
+
+   # High-throughput configuration
+   rocpd2pftrace -i heavy_workload.db --perfetto-buffer-size 128MB \
+                 --perfetto-buffer-fill-policy ring_buffer
+
+   # Multi-queue analysis
+   rocpd2pftrace -i multi_stream.db --group-by-queue -o queue_analysis
+
+**Visualization Workflow:**
+1. Generate ``.perfetto-trace`` file using ``rocpd2pftrace``
+2. Open https://ui.perfetto.dev in web browser
+3. Load generated trace file for interactive analysis
+
+rocpd2summary - Statistical Analysis Tool
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**Purpose:** Generates comprehensive statistical summaries and performance analysis reports from rocpd profiling data.
+
+**Location:** ``/opt/rocm/bin/rocpd2summary``
+
+**Syntax:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   rocpd2summary -i INPUT [INPUT ...] [OPTIONS]
+
+**Key Features:**
+
+- **Multi-Format Output:** Supports console, CSV, HTML, JSON, Markdown, and PDF report generation
+- **Comprehensive Statistics:** Kernel execution times, API call frequencies, memory transfer analysis
+- **Domain-Specific Analysis:** Separate summaries for HIP, ROCr, Markers, and other trace domains
+- **Rank-Based Analysis:** Per-process and per-rank performance breakdowns for MPI applications
+- **Configurable Scope:** Selective inclusion/exclusion of analysis categories
+
+**Output Format Options:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Console output (default)
+   rocpd2summary -i profile.db
+
+   # CSV format for data analysis
+   rocpd2summary -i profile.db --format csv -o performance_metrics
+
+   # HTML report with visualization
+   rocpd2summary -i profile.db --format html -d ~/reports/
+
+   # Multiple output formats
+   rocpd2summary -i profile.db --format csv html json
+
+**Analysis Categories:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Include all available domains
+   rocpd2summary -i profile.db --region-categories HIP HSA MARKERS KERNEL
+
+   # Focus on GPU kernel analysis only
+   rocpd2summary -i profile.db --region-categories KERNEL
+
+   # Exclude markers to speed up processing
+   rocpd2summary -i profile.db --region-categories HIP HSA KERNEL
+
+**Advanced Analysis Options:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Include domain-specific statistics
+   rocpd2summary -i multi_gpu.db --domain-summary
+
+   # Per-rank analysis for MPI applications
+   rocpd2summary -i mpi_profile_*.db --summary-by-rank --format html
+
+   # Time-windowed summary analysis
+   rocpd2summary -i long_run.db --start 25% --end 75% --format csv
+
+**Report Content:**
+- **Kernel Statistics:** Execution time distributions, call frequencies, grid/block sizes
+- **API Timing:** HIP/HSA function call durations and frequencies
+- **Memory Analysis:** Transfer patterns, bandwidth utilization, allocation statistics  
+- **Device Utilization:** GPU occupancy patterns and idle time analysis
+- **Synchronization Overhead:** Barrier and synchronization point analysis
+
+**Output Files:**
+- ``kernels_summary.{format}`` - GPU kernel execution summary
+- ``hip_summary.{format}`` - HIP API call statistics
+- ``hsa_summary.{format}`` - HSA runtime API analysis
+- ``memory_summary.{format}`` - Memory operation statistics
+- ``markers_summary.{format}`` - Marker event analysis
+
+Summary
+++++++
+
+The ``rocpd summary`` command provides statistical analysis and performance summaries equivalent to the summary functionality available in ``rocprofv3``. This command generates comprehensive reports from rocpd database files, offering the same analytical capabilities that were previously available through ``rocprofv3 --summary`` but now operating on the structured database format.
+
+**Purpose:** Generate statistical summaries and performance reports from rocpd database files, providing equivalent functionality to rocprofv3's built-in summary capabilities.
+
+**Location:** ``/opt/rocm/bin/rocpd summary``
+
+**Syntax:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   rocpd summary -i INPUT [INPUT ...] [OPTIONS]
+
+**Key Features:**
+
+- **Compatible Analysis:** Provides the same summary statistics and reports as ``rocprofv3 --summary``
+- **Database-Driven:** Operates on structured rocpd database files for consistent, reproducible analysis
+- **Multi-Database Aggregation:** Combine and analyze data from multiple profiling sessions, ranks, or nodes in a single operation
+- **Comparative Analysis:** Use ``--summary-by-rank`` to compare performance across different ranks, nodes, or execution contexts
+- **Flexible Output:** Generate summaries in multiple formats (console, CSV, HTML, JSON)
+- **Selective Reporting:** Focus on specific performance domains and categories
+
+**Multi-Database Analysis Benefits**
+
+The ``rocpd summary`` command excels at aggregating multiple database files, providing capabilities not available with single-session analysis:
+
+**Unified Summary Reports:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Aggregate multiple databases into single comprehensive summary
+   rocpd summary -i session1.db session2.db session3.db --format html -o unified_summary
+   
+   # Combine all MPI rank databases for overall application analysis
+   rocpd summary -i rank_*.db --format csv -o mpi_application_summary
+   
+   # Time-series aggregation across multiple profiling runs
+   rocpd summary -i daily_profile_*.db --format json -o weekly_performance_trends
+
+**Rank-by-Rank Comparative Analysis:**
+
+The ``--summary-by-rank`` option enables detailed comparative analysis, allowing you to identify performance variations, load balancing issues, and optimization opportunities across different execution contexts:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Compare performance across MPI ranks
+   rocpd summary -i rank_0.db rank_1.db rank_2.db rank_3.db --summary-by-rank --format html -o rank_comparison
+   
+   # Analyze multi-node performance characteristics
+   rocpd summary -i node_*.db --summary-by-rank --format csv -o node_performance_analysis
+   
+   # Compare GPU device performance in multi-GPU applications
+   rocpd summary -i gpu_0.db gpu_1.db gpu_2.db gpu_3.db --summary-by-rank --format json -o gpu_scaling_analysis
+
+**Use Cases for Multi-Database Summary Analysis:**
+
+**1. MPI Application Performance Analysis:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Profile distributed MPI application
+   mpirun -np 8 rocprofv3 --hip-trace --output-format rocpd -- mpi_simulation
+   
+   # Generate unified summary for overall application performance
+   rocpd summary -i results_rank_*.db --format html -o application_overview
+   
+   # Identify load balancing issues with rank-by-rank comparison
+   rocpd summary -i results_rank_*.db --summary-by-rank --format csv -o load_balance_analysis
+
+**2. Multi-GPU Scaling Studies:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Profile scaling from 1 to 4 GPUs
+   for gpus in 1 2 4; do
+       rocprofv3 --hip-trace --device 0:$((gpus-1)) --output-format rocpd -o "scaling_${gpus}gpu.db" -- gpu_benchmark
+   done
+   
+   # Aggregate scaling analysis
+   rocpd summary -i scaling_*gpu.db --format html -o gpu_scaling_summary
+   
+   # Compare efficiency across different GPU counts
+   rocpd summary -i scaling_*gpu.db --summary-by-rank --format json -o scaling_efficiency
+
+**3. Performance Regression Testing:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Profile baseline and optimized versions
+   rocprofv3 --hip-trace --output-format rocpd -o baseline.db -- application_v1
+   rocprofv3 --hip-trace --output-format rocpd -o optimized.db -- application_v2
+   
+   # Generate unified performance comparison
+   rocpd summary -i baseline.db optimized.db --summary-by-rank --format html -o regression_analysis
+
+**4. Cross-Platform Performance Comparison:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Profile on different hardware platforms
+   rocprofv3 --hip-trace --output-format rocpd -o platform_A.db -- benchmark
+   rocprofv3 --hip-trace --output-format rocpd -o platform_B.db -- benchmark
+   
+   # Compare platform performance characteristics
+   rocpd summary -i platform_*.db --summary-by-rank --format csv -o platform_comparison
+
+**Advanced Summary Analysis:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Cross-rank summary for MPI applications with domain focus
+   rocpd summary -i rank_*.db --summary-by-rank --region-categories KERNEL HIP --format html
+   
+   # Time-windowed multi-database analysis
+   rocpd summary -i profile_*.db --start 25% --end 75% --summary-by-rank
+   
+   # Domain-specific comparative analysis
+   rocpd summary -i node_*.db --domain-summary --summary-by-rank --region-categories HIP ROCR
+
+**Output Interpretation:**
+
+- **Unified Summaries:** Provide aggregate statistics across all input databases, showing combined performance metrics
+- **Rank-by-Rank Summaries:** Generate separate statistical reports for each input database, enabling direct comparison of performance characteristics
+- **Comparative Metrics:** Highlight performance variations, identify outliers, and reveal load balancing opportunities
+
+**Integration with rocprofv3 Workflow:**
+
+The ``rocpd summary`` command maintains full compatibility with ``rocprofv3`` summary analysis while extending capabilities to multi-database scenarios. Users familiar with ``rocprofv3 --summary`` will find identical statistical outputs and report formats when using ``rocpd summary`` on database files, with the added benefit of cross-session analysis capabilities.
+
+For detailed information about summary statistics and report interpretation, see :ref:`using-rocprofv3-summary`.
+
+Aggregating rocpd Data
++++++++++++++++++++++
+
+One of the key advantages of the ``rocpd`` format is its ability to aggregate and analyze data from multiple profiling sessions, ranks, or nodes within a unified framework. This capability enables comprehensive analysis workflows that were not possible with previous output formats.
+
+**Multi-Database Analysis Capabilities**
+
+Unlike the Perfetto output format used in earlier versions, ``rocpd`` databases can be seamlessly combined for cross-session analysis:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Aggregate analysis across multiple profiling sessions
+   rocpd query -i session1.db session2.db session3.db \
+               --query "SELECT name, AVG(duration) FROM kernels GROUP BY name"
+   
+   # Cross-rank performance comparison for MPI applications
+   rocpd summary -i rank_0.db rank_1.db rank_2.db rank_3.db --summary-by-rank
+   
+   # Multi-node scaling analysis
+   rocpd query -i node_*.db \
+               --query "SELECT COUNT(*) as total_kernels, SUM(duration) as total_time FROM kernels"
+
+**Distributed Computing Workflows**
+
+**MPI Application Analysis:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Profile MPI application across multiple ranks
+   mpirun -np 4 rocprofv3 --hip-trace --output-format rocpd -- mpi_application
+   
+   # Generate aggregated performance summary
+   rocpd summary -i results_rank_*.db --summary-by-rank --format html -o mpi_performance_report
+   
+   # Analyze load balancing across ranks
+   rocpd query -i results_rank_*.db \
+               --query "SELECT pid, COUNT(*) as kernel_count, AVG(duration) as avg_duration FROM kernels GROUP BY pid"
+
+**Multi-GPU Scaling Analysis:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Profile application with multiple GPU devices
+   rocprofv3 --hip-trace --device 0,1,2,3 --output-format rocpd -- multi_gpu_app
+   
+   # Aggregate device utilization analysis
+   rocpd query -i multi_gpu_results.db \
+               --query "SELECT agent_abs_index as device_id, COUNT(*) as operations, SUM(duration) as total_time FROM kernels GROUP BY device_id"
+   
+   # Cross-device performance comparison
+   rocpd summary -i multi_gpu_results.db --domain-summary
+
+**Temporal Aggregation**
+
+**Time-Series Analysis:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Collect profiles over time for performance monitoring
+   for hour in {1..24}; do
+       rocprofv3 --hip-trace --output-format rocpd -o "profile_hour_$hour.db" -- application
+   done
+   
+   # Analyze performance trends over time
+   rocpd query -i profile_hour_*.db \
+               --query "SELECT AVG(duration) as avg_kernel_time, COUNT(*) as kernel_count FROM kernels" \
+               --format csv -o performance_trends
+
+**Comparative Analysis:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Compare baseline vs optimized performance
+   rocpd query -i baseline.db optimized.db \
+               --query "SELECT kernel, AVG(duration) as avg_time FROM kernels GROUP BY name ORDER BY avg_time DESC"
+   
+   # Generate comparative summary reports
+   rocpd summary -i baseline.db optimized.db --format html -o comparison_report
+
+**Data Aggregation Benefits**
+
+- **Unified Analysis:** Combine data from different execution contexts, hardware configurations, and time periods
+- **Scalability Insights:** Analyze performance scaling across multiple nodes, ranks, or GPU devices
+- **Trend Analysis:** Track performance evolution over time or across different software versions
+- **Load Balancing:** Identify performance bottlenecks and load distribution issues in distributed applications
+- **Cross-Platform Comparison:** Compare performance across different hardware platforms using unified database schema
+
+The aggregation capabilities of ``rocpd`` format enable sophisticated analysis workflows that provide deeper insights into application performance characteristics across diverse computing environments.
+
+Tool Integration and Workflow Examples
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+
+**Multi-Format Analysis Pipeline:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Generate all analysis formats for comprehensive review
+   rocpd2csv -i profile.db -o analysis_data
+   rocpd2summary -i profile.db --format html -o performance_report
+   rocpd2pftrace -i profile.db -o interactive_trace
+
+**Automated Performance Monitoring:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   #!/bin/bash
+   # Performance analysis automation script
+   
+   PROFILE_DB="$1"
+   OUTPUT_DIR="analysis_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)"
+   
+   mkdir -p "$OUTPUT_DIR"
+   
+   # Generate CSV data for automated analysis
+   rocpd2csv -i "$PROFILE_DB" -d "$OUTPUT_DIR" -o raw_data
+   
+   # Create summary reports
+   rocpd2summary -i "$PROFILE_DB" --format csv html \
+                 -d "$OUTPUT_DIR" -o performance_summary
+   
+   # Generate interactive trace for detailed investigation
+   rocpd2pftrace -i "$PROFILE_DB" -d "$OUTPUT_DIR" -o interactive_trace
+
+
+Query
+++++
+
+The ``rocpd query`` command provides powerful SQL-based analysis capabilities for exploring and extracting data from rocpd databases. This tool enables custom analysis workflows, automated reporting, and integration with external analysis pipelines.
+
+rocpd query - SQL Query Engine
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**Purpose:** Execute custom SQL queries against rocpd databases with support for multiple output formats, automated reporting, and email delivery.
+
+**Location:** ``/opt/rocm/bin/rocpd query``
+
+**Syntax:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   rocpd query -i INPUT [INPUT ...] --query "SQL_STATEMENT" [OPTIONS]
+
+**Key Features:**
+
+- **Standard SQL Support:** Full SQLite3 SQL syntax including JOINs, aggregate functions, and complex WHERE clauses
+- **Multi-Database Aggregation:** Query across multiple database files as unified virtual database
+- **Multiple Output Formats:** Console, CSV, HTML, JSON, Markdown, PDF, and interactive dashboards
+- **Script Execution:** Execute complex SQL scripts with view definitions and custom functions
+- **Automated Reporting:** Email delivery with SMTP configuration and attachment management
+- **Time Window Integration:** Apply temporal filtering before query execution
+
+Database Schema and Views
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+rocpd databases provide comprehensive views for analysis.  In general, any queries should be built using the `data_views`:
+
+**Core Data Views:**
+
+.. code-block:: sql
+
+   -- System and hardware information
+   SELECT * FROM rocpd_info_agents;
+   SELECT * FROM rocpd_info_node;
+   
+   -- Kernel execution data
+   SELECT * FROM kernels;
+   SELECT * FROM top_kernels;
+   
+   -- API trace information
+   SELECT * FROM regions_and_samples WHERE category LIKE 'HIP_%';
+   SELECT * FROM regions_and_samples WHERE category LIKE 'RCCL_%;
+   
+   -- Performance counters
+   SELECT * FROM counters_collection;
+   
+   -- Memory operations
+   SELECT * FROM memory_copies;
+   SELECT * FROM memory_allocations;
+   
+   -- Process and thread information
+   SELECT * FROM processes;
+   SELECT * FROM threads;
+   
+   -- Marker and region data
+   SELECT * FROM regions;
+   SELECT * FROM regions_and_samples WHERE category LIKE 'MARKERS_%';
+
+**Summary and Analysis Views:**
+
+.. code-block:: sql
+
+   -- Top performing kernels by execution time
+   SELECT * FROM top_kernels LIMIT 10;
+   
+   -- Top Analysis
+   SELECT * FROM top;
+
+   -- Busy Analysis
+   SELECT * FROM busy;
+
+Basic Query Examples
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**Simple Data Exploration:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # List available GPU agents
+   rocpd query -i profile.db --query "SELECT * FROM rocpd_info_agents"
+   
+   # Show top 10 longest-running kernels
+   rocpd query -i profile.db --query "SELECT name, duration FROM kernels ORDER BY duration DESC LIMIT 10"
+   
+   # Count total number of kernel dispatches
+   rocpd query -i profile.db --query "SELECT COUNT(*) as total_kernels FROM kernels"
+
+**Multi-Database Aggregation:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Combine data from multiple profiling sessions
+   rocpd query -i session1.db session2.db session3.db \
+               --query "SELECT pid, COUNT(*) as kernel_count FROM kernels GROUP BY pid"
+   
+   # Cross-session performance comparison
+   rocpd query -i baseline.db optimized.db \
+               --query "SELECT name as kernel_name, AVG(duration) as avg_duration FROM kernels GROUP BY kernel_name"
+
+**Advanced Analytics:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Kernel performance analysis with statistics
+   rocpd query -i profile.db --query "
+   SELECT 
+       name as kernel_name,
+       COUNT(*) as dispatch_count,
+       MIN(duration) as min_duration,
+       AVG(duration) as avg_duration,
+       MAX(duration) as max_duration,
+       SUM(duration) as total_duration
+   FROM kernels 
+   GROUP BY kernel_name
+   ORDER BY total_duration DESC"
+
+**Memory Transfer Analysis:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Memory copy analysis by direction
+   rocpd query -i profile.db --query "
+   SELECT 
+       name as kernel_name,
+       src_agent_type,
+       src_agent_abs_index,
+       dst_agent_type,
+       dst_agent_abs_index,
+       COUNT(*) as transfer_count,
+       SUM(size) as total_bytes,
+       SUM(duration) as total_duration
+   FROM memory_copies 
+   GROUP BY src_agent_abs_index 
+   ORDER BY total_bytes DESC"
+
+Output Format Options
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**Console Output (Default):**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Display results in terminal
+   rocpd query -i profile.db --query "SELECT * FROM top_kernels LIMIT 5"
+
+**CSV Export for Data Analysis:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Export to CSV file
+   rocpd query -i profile.db --query "SELECT * FROM kernels" --format csv -o kernel_analysis
+
+   # Specify custom output directory
+   rocpd query -i profile.db --query "SELECT * FROM kernels" --format csv -d ~/analysis/ -o kernel_data
+
+**HTML Reports:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Generate HTML table
+   rocpd query -i profile.db --query "SELECT * FROM top_kernels" --format html -o performance_report
+
+**Interactive Dashboard:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Create interactive HTML dashboard
+   rocpd query -i profile.db --query "SELECT * FROM device_utilization" --format dashboard -o utilization_dashboard
+   
+   # Use custom dashboard template
+   rocpd query -i profile.db --query "SELECT * FROM kernels" --format dashboard \
+               --template-path ~/templates/custom_dashboard.html -o custom_report
+
+**JSON for Programmatic Integration:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Export structured JSON data
+   rocpd query -i profile.db --query "SELECT * FROM counters_collection" --format json -o counter_data
+
+**PDF Reports:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Generate PDF report with monospace formatting
+   rocpd query -i profile.db --query "SELECT name, duration FROM top_kernels" --format pdf -o kernel_report
+
+Script-Based Analysis
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Execute complex SQL scripts with view definitions and custom analysis logic:
+
+**SQL Script Example (analysis.sql):**
+
+.. code-block:: sql
+
+   -- Create temporary views for complex analysis
+   CREATE TEMP VIEW kernel_stats AS
+   SELECT 
+       name as kernel_name,
+       COUNT(*) as dispatch_count,
+       AVG(duration) as avg_duration,
+       STDDEV(duration) as duration_stddev
+   FROM kernels 
+   GROUP BY kernel_name;
+
+   CREATE TEMP VIEW performance_outliers AS
+   SELECT k.*, ks.avg_duration, ks.duration_stddev
+   FROM kernels k
+   JOIN kernel_stats ks ON k.name = ks.name
+   WHERE ABS(k.duration - ks.avg_duration) > 2 * ks.duration_stddev;
+
+**Execute Script with Query:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Run script then execute query
+   rocpd query -i profile.db --script analysis.sql \
+               --query "SELECT * FROM performance_outliers" --format html -o outlier_analysis
+
+Time Window Integration
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Apply temporal filtering before query execution:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Query only middle 50% of execution timeline
+   rocpd query -i profile.db --start 25% --end 75% \
+               --query "SELECT COUNT(*) as kernel_count FROM kernels"
+   
+   # Use marker-based time windows
+   rocpd query -i profile.db --start-marker "computation_begin" --end-marker "computation_end" \
+               --query "SELECT * FROM kernels ORDER BY start_time"
+   
+   # Absolute timestamp filtering
+   rocpd query -i profile.db --start 1000000000 --end 2000000000 \
+               --query "SELECT * FROM kernels WHERE start_time BETWEEN 1000000000 AND 2000000000"
+
+Automated Email Reporting
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**Basic Email Delivery:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Send CSV report via email
+   rocpd query -i profile.db --query "SELECT * FROM top_kernels" --format csv \
+               --email-to analyst@company.com --email-from profiler@company.com \
+               --email-subject "Weekly Performance Report"
+
+**Advanced Email Configuration:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Multiple recipients with SMTP authentication
+   rocpd query -i profile.db --query "SELECT * FROM device_utilization" --format html \
+               --email-to "team@company.com,manager@company.com" \
+               --email-from profiler@company.com \
+               --email-subject "GPU Utilization Analysis" \
+               --smtp-server smtp.company.com --smtp-port 587 \
+               --smtp-user profiler@company.com --smtp-password $(cat ~/.smtp_pass) \
+               --inline-preview --zip-attachments
+
+**Dashboard Email Reports:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Send interactive dashboard via email
+   rocpd query -i profile.db --query "SELECT * FROM kernels" --format dashboard \
+               --template-path ~/templates/executive_summary.html \
+               --email-to executives@company.com --email-from profiler@company.com \
+               --email-subject "Executive Performance Dashboard" \
+               --inline-preview
+
+Integration Workflows
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**Automated Analysis Pipeline:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   #!/bin/bash
+   # Automated reporting script
+   
+   DB_FILE="$1"
+   REPORT_DATE=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
+   
+   # Generate multiple analysis reports
+   rocpd query -i "$DB_FILE" --query "SELECT * FROM top_kernels LIMIT 20" \
+               --format html -o "top_kernels_$REPORT_DATE"
+   
+   rocpd query -i "$DB_FILE" --query "SELECT * FROM memory_copy_summary" \
+               --format csv -o "memory_analysis_$REPORT_DATE"
+   
+   rocpd query -i "$DB_FILE" --query "SELECT * FROM device_utilization" \
+               --format dashboard -o "utilization_dashboard_$REPORT_DATE" \
+               --email-to team@company.com --email-from automation@company.com
+
+**Performance Regression Detection:**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Compare current performance against baseline
+   rocpd query -i baseline.db current.db --script performance_comparison.sql \
+               --query "SELECT * FROM performance_regression_analysis" \
+               --format html -o regression_report \
+               --email-to devteam@company.com --email-from ci@company.com \
+               --email-subject "Performance Regression Analysis"
+
+**Custom Analysis Functions:**
+
+rocpd databases support custom SQL functions for advanced analysis:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Use built-in rocpd functions
+   rocpd query -i profile.db --query "
+   SELECT 
+       name,
+       rocpd_get_string(name_id, 0, nid, pid) as full_kernel_name,
+       duration
+   FROM kernels 
+   WHERE rocpd_get_string(name_id, 0, nid, pid) LIKE '%gemm%'"
+
+rocpd query Command-Line Reference
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+   usage: rocpd query [-h] -i INPUT [INPUT ...] --query QUERY [--script SCRIPT]
+                      [--format {console,csv,html,json,md,pdf,dashboard,clipboard}]
+                      [-o OUTPUT_FILE] [-d OUTPUT_PATH]
+                      [--email-to EMAIL_TO] [--email-from EMAIL_FROM]
+                      [--email-subject EMAIL_SUBJECT] [--smtp-server SMTP_SERVER]
+                      [--smtp-port SMTP_PORT] [--smtp-user SMTP_USER]
+                      [--smtp-password SMTP_PASSWORD] [--zip-attachments]
+                      [--inline-preview] [--template-path TEMPLATE_PATH]
+                      [--start START | --start-marker START_MARKER]
+                      [--end END | --end-marker END_MARKER]
+
+**Required Arguments:**
+
+- ``-i INPUT [INPUT ...]``, ``--input INPUT [INPUT ...]``
+  Input database file paths. Multiple databases are merged into unified view.
+
+- ``--query QUERY``
+  SQL SELECT statement to execute. Enclose complex queries in quotes.
+
+**Query Options:**
+
+- ``--script SCRIPT``
+  SQL script file to execute before running the main query. Useful for creating views and functions.
+
+- ``--format {console,csv,html,json,md,pdf,dashboard,clipboard}``
+  Output format (default: console). Dashboard format creates interactive HTML reports.
+
+**Output Configuration:**
+
+- ``-o OUTPUT_FILE``, ``--output-file OUTPUT_FILE``
+  Base filename for exported files.
+
+- ``-d OUTPUT_PATH``, ``--output-path OUTPUT_PATH``
+  Output directory path.
+
+- ``--template-path TEMPLATE_PATH``
+  Jinja2 template file for dashboard format customization.
+
+**Email Reporting:**
+
+- ``--email-to EMAIL_TO``
+  Recipient email addresses (comma-separated for multiple recipients).
+
+- ``--email-from EMAIL_FROM``
+  Sender email address (required when using email delivery).
+
+- ``--email-subject EMAIL_SUBJECT``
+  Email subject line.
+
+- ``--smtp-server SMTP_SERVER``, ``--smtp-port SMTP_PORT``
+  SMTP server configuration (default: localhost:25).
+
+- ``--smtp-user SMTP_USER``, ``--smtp-password SMTP_PASSWORD``
+  SMTP authentication credentials.
+
+- ``--zip-attachments``
+  Bundle all attachments into single ZIP file.
+
+- ``--inline-preview``
+  Embed HTML reports as email body content.
+
+**Time Window Filtering:**
+
+- ``--start START``, ``--end END``
+  Temporal boundaries using percentage (e.g., 25%) or absolute timestamps.
+
+- ``--start-marker START_MARKER``, ``--end-marker END_MARKER``
+  Named marker events defining time window boundaries.
+
+The ``rocpd query`` tool provides comprehensive SQL-based analysis capabilities, enabling custom workflows and automated reporting for GPU profiling data analysis.
+
+**Documentation:** :ref:`using-rocpd-output-format` (SQL Schema Reference), :ref:`using-rocprofv3` (Marker Integration)
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ The documentation is structured as follows:

    * :ref:`installing-rocprofiler-sdk`

+  .. grid-item-card:: Quick Reference
+
+    * :ref:`quick-guide`
+
  .. grid-item-card:: How to

    * :doc:`Samples <how-to/samples>`
@@ -0,0 +1,323 @@
+.. meta::
+  :description: Quick reference guide for rocprofv3 commands and rocprofiler-sdk tools
+  :keywords: rocprofv3 quick guide, rocprofiler-sdk quick reference, rocprofv3 commands, ROCprofiler-SDK CLI, GPU profiling quick start
+
+.. _quick-guide:
+
+==============================================
+ROCprofiler-SDK Quick Reference Guide
+==============================================
+
+This quick reference guide provides an overview of the most commonly used ``rocprofv3`` commands and links to detailed documentation sections.
+
+Getting Started
+===============
+
+Export the ROCm binary path:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   source /opt/rocm/share/rocprofiler-sdk/setup-env.sh
+
+Check rocprofv3 version and help:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   rocprofv3 --version
+   rocprofv3 --help
+
+Essential Commands
+==================
+
+Querying System Capabilities
+-----------------------------
+
+List available counters and capabilities:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # List all available features
+   rocprofv3 --list-avail
+
+   # Using the dedicated tool for detailed queries
+   rocprofv3-avail list
+   rocprofv3-avail info
+
+**Documentation:** :ref:`using-rocprofv3-avail`
+
+Basic Tracing
+-------------
+
+Application tracing (HIP API + kernel dispatches + memory operations):
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Runtime tracing (recommended for most use cases)
+   rocprofv3 --runtime-trace -- ./your_app
+
+   # System-level tracing (includes HSA API)
+   rocprofv3 --sys-trace -- ./your_app
+
+**Documentation:** :ref:`using-rocprofv3`
+
+Granular Tracing Options
+------------------------
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # HIP API, kernel dispatches, and memory operations tracing
+   rocprofv3 --hip-trace --kernel-trace --memory-copy-trace -- ./your_app
+
+
+**Documentation:** :ref:`using-rocprofv3` (Basic tracing section)
+
+Performance Counter Collection
+------------------------------
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # List available counters
+   rocprofv3-avail list --pmc
+
+   # Check if counters can be collected together
+   rocprofv3-avail pmc-check SQ_WAVES SQ_INSTS_VALU
+
+   # Collect specific counters
+   rocprofv3 --pmc SQ_WAVES,SQ_INSTS_VALU -- ./your_app
+
+**Documentation:** :ref:`using-rocprofv3` (Counter collection section)
+
+Advanced Profiling Features
+============================
+
+PC Sampling (Beta)
+------------------
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Check PC sampling support
+   rocprofv3-avail list --pc-sampling
+
+   # Enable PC sampling
+   rocprofv3 --pc-sampling-beta-enabled --pc-sampling-interval 1000 -- ./your_app
+
+**Documentation:** :ref:`using-pc-sampling`
+
+Thread Trace
+------------
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Collect thread trace data
+   rocprofv3 --att --output-format csv -- ./your_app
+
+**Documentation:** :ref:`using-thread-trace`
+
+Process Attachment
+------------------
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Attach to a running process by PID
+   rocprofv3 --pid 12345 --runtime-trace -d ./results
+   # or
+
+   # Attach for a specific duration (10 seconds)
+   rocprofv3 --pid 12345 --runtime-trace --attach-duration-msec 1000
+
+**Documentation:** :ref:`using-rocprofv3-process-attachment`
+
+Output Formats and Post-processing
+===================================
+
+rocprofv3 supports multiple output formats for different analysis needs. The default format is ``rocpd``, which stores data in a structured SQLite3 database.
+
+Working with rocpd Database Format
+-----------------------------------
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Generate rocpd database (default format)
+   rocprofv3 --runtime-trace -- ./your_app
+   # Creates: hostname/pid_results.db
+
+   # Query the database directly with SQL
+   sqlite3 hostname/12345_results.db "SELECT * FROM regions;"
+
+   # Convert rocpd database to other formats
+   rocpd convert -i *.db -f csv pftrace otf2 --start 20% --end 80%
+
+Collecting and converting to Other Formats
+-------------------------------------------
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Multiple output formats in one run
+   rocprofv3 --runtime-trace --output-format csv json pftrace otf2 -- ./your_app
+
+
+**Documentation:** :ref:`using-rocpd-output-format`
+
+Summary and Statistics
+----------------------
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Overall summary statistics per domain grouped by kernel and memory operations
+   rocprofv3 --runtime-trace --summary-per-domain --summary-groups "KERNEL_DISPATCH|MEMORY_COPY" -- ./your_app
+
+**Documentation:** :ref:`using-rocprofv3` (Post-processing tracing section)
+
+Filtering and Selection
+=======================
+
+Kernel Filtering
+----------------
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Include specific kernels by regex
+   rocprofv3 --kernel-trace --kernel-iteration-range 10-20 --kernel-include-regex "matmul.*" --kernel-exclude-regex ".*copy.*" -- ./your_app
+
+**Documentation:** :ref:`using-rocprofv3` (Filtering section)
+
+Time-based Collection
+---------------------
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Collect for specific time periods (start_delay:collection_time:repeat)
+   rocprofv3 --runtime-trace --collection-period 500:2000:0 --collection-period-unit msec -- ./your_app
+
+**Documentation:** :ref:`using-rocprofv3` (Filtering section)
+
+Kernel Naming and Display
+=========================
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Keep mangled kernel names
+   rocprofv3 --kernel-trace --mangled-kernels -- ./your_app
+
+   # Truncate kernel names for readability
+   rocprofv3 --kernel-trace --truncate-kernels -- ./your_app
+
+   # Use ROCTx regions to rename kernels
+   rocprofv3 --kernel-trace --kernel-rename -- ./your_app
+
+**Documentation:** :ref:`using-rocprofv3` (Kernel naming section)
+
+Code Annotation with ROCTx
+===========================
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Trace ROCTx markers and ranges
+   rocprofv3 --marker-trace -- ./your_app
+
+**Documentation:** :ref:`using-rocprofiler-sdk-roctx`
+
+Parallel and Distributed Applications
+======================================
+
+MPI Applications
+----------------
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Profile MPI applications
+   mpirun -n 4 rocprofv3 --runtime-trace --output-format csv -- ./your_mpi_app
+
+**Documentation:** :ref:`using-rocprofv3-with-mpi`
+
+OpenMP Applications
+-------------------
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Profile OpenMP applications
+   rocprofv3 --runtime-trace --output-format csv -- ./your_openmp_app
+
+**Documentation:** :ref:`using-rocprofv3-with-openmp`
+
+Output Management
+=================
+
+File Organization
+-----------------
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Specify output directory
+   rocprofv3 --runtime-trace --output-directory ./results --output-file my_trace   -- ./your_app
+
+   # Generate configuration file
+   rocprofv3 --runtime-trace --output-config -- ./your_app
+
+**Documentation:** :ref:`using-rocprofv3` (I/O options section)
+
+Common Use Cases
+================
+
+Basic Performance Analysis
+--------------------------
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Quick performance overview
+   rocprofv3 --runtime-trace --summary -- ./your_app
+
+**Use case:** Get a high-level view of application performance
+
+Detailed Kernel Analysis
+-------------------------
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Detailed kernel profiling with counters
+   rocprofv3 --kernel-trace --pmc SQ_WAVES,SQ_INSTS_VALU,TCP_PERF_SEL_TOTAL_CACHE_ACCESSES -- ./your_app
+
+**Use case:** Analyze specific kernel performance bottlenecks
+
+Memory Transfer Analysis
+------------------------
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Focus on memory operations
+   rocprofv3 --memory-copy-trace --memory-allocation-trace -- ./your_app
+
+**Use case:** Optimize data movement between CPU and GPU
+
+Timeline Visualization
+----------------------
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Generate timeline for visualization tools
+   rocprofv3 --runtime-trace  -- ./your_app
+
+   # Convert to Perfetto format
+   rocpd2pftrace -i hostname/pid_results.db -o perfetto_trace
+
+**Use case:** Visualize execution timeline in Perfetto or similar tools
+
+Installation and Setup
+======================
+
+**Installation Documentation:** :ref:`installing-rocprofiler-sdk`
+
+**API Reference:** :doc:`Tool library <api-reference/tool_library>`
+
+**Samples and Examples:** :doc:`Samples <how-to/samples>`
+
+Troubleshooting Quick Tips
+==========================
+
+1. **Permission Issues:** Ensure proper access to GPU devices and ``/dev/kfd``
+2. **Counter Collection Fails:** Use ``rocprofv3-avail pmc-check`` to verify counter compatibility
+3. **Large Output Files:** Use ``--minimum-output-data`` to set file size thresholds
+4. **Signal Handling:** Use ``--disable-signal-handlers`` if conflicts with application handlers
+5. **ROCm Path Issues:** Use ``--rocm-root`` to specify custom ROCm installation paths
+
+For comprehensive documentation on each feature, refer to the detailed sections linked throughout this guide.