Editing Charts

You can specify the metrics and other attributes using the Metrics tab. This tab is available for Graph, Single Value, Pie, and Table. HPE recommends to specify maximum eight metrics.

To define these attributes, follow these steps:

1. Title - Specify the title of the chart. This title appears at the top of the chart.

2. Data Source - Choose the data source. The data sources - Operations Agent and Site Scope are supported. You can choose one of the data sources.

3. Class Name- Depending on the data source selected, the class names are displayed. You can choose the class name from the list.

4. Metric Name - Depending on the class name selected, the metric names are displayed. You can choose a metric name from the list.

   Note Performance Dashboard does not support arithmetic operators (for example, +, -, * , and /) in the metric names. Hence the metric names that contain arithmetic operators are not displayed.

   For detailed description of the metric, select open the metric help. The detailed description of the selected metric appears as a popup. For example, if you select, Operations Agent as the DataSource, Global as the Class Name, and GBL_ALIVE_PROC as the metric, you can view the detailed description of this metric. The metric help appears as a popup.

   If the metric description character length is more than 500, the popup contains a more option. A new window appears selected metrics and their metric descriptions. The selected metrics are highlighted. It also contains the metric name listing of the selected class name. You can also search for a specific metric name using the search box. For example, the window shows the metrics and their descriptions for the class name - Global.

   Note: The metric help is available only for HPE Operations Agent CIs.
5. Instance Name - Depending on the metric name selected, the available instance names are displayed. You can choose the instance name from the list.
6. Label - Specify the label which is displayed in the chart for the corresponding query. The label identifies this metric in the chart.
7. Stat Function - You can use this to aggregate the data points over a specific period of time and visualize data. You can choose none, min, max, avg to aggregate data points. For example, if you choose average (avg), the average data points are aggregated and displayed in the chart. This feature is available only for OpsBridge Store data source. To use this feature, you must choose Dashboard Settings > Points Every and choose the Points Every value. Do not choose Raw as the Points Every value.

8. Optional. Actions - Select one of the options to perform the following actions:

   1. Hide metric - This option helps you to hide the metric in the chart. If you enable this option, the metric is not displayed in the chart. If you disable this option, the metric displayed in the chart.

   2. Duplicate metric - This option helps you to duplicate the metric name and its attributes. This is useful while defining multiple instances for the same metric. To duplicate the metric, click the Duplicate metric option.

   3. Remove metric - This option removes the metric.

9. Optional. To add more metrics, click Add Metric
10. Optional. If you are using OMi Management Packs and need to import graph templates, you can click . For more information about importing graph templates, see Importing Graph Templates.

Depending on your requirements, the charts can be customized using the following attributes. This tab is available only for Graph charts. You can define a host of attributes such as axis, grid, range, legend, and so on using the Axis and Grid tab. To define these attributes, follow these steps:

1. Based on the selections for Left Y and Right Y, the chart is appended with the units, grid attributes, and labels.

   Units: You can choose any of the following units:

   • Unit - You can choose short, percent, or none
   • Duration - You can choose the duration by specifying nanoseconds, milliseconds, microseconds, or seconds.
   • Data - You can choose the data size format by specifying bits, bytes, or kilobytes.
   • Data Rate - You can choose the data rate by specifying bits/second or bytes/second.

   Grid Max - You can use this option to specify the grid values.

   Label - You can specify the label for Left Y and Right Y axis. The labels appear in the chart.

2. Show Axis - Select X-Axis and Y- Axis if you want to view it in the performance dashboard.

3. Range - Specify the range values (Level 1 and Level 2 ) and the color options. The chart is updated when the metric values exceed Level 1, Level 2 or both the values.

   1. Level 1 - Click to choose Level 1 value. If the metric value exceeds the specified Level 1 value, the chart is appended using the defined color options.

   2. Level 2 - Click to choose the Level 2 value. If the metric value exceeds the specified Level 2 value, the chart is appended using the defined color options.

   3. Click to choose the Level 1 and Level 2 color options. The chosen color options is appended to the chart if the metric values exceed Level 1 or Level 2.

   4. Line Mode - Click to select line mode. If the metric values exceed the Level 1 or Level 2 values, the chart is appended with a line.

4. Legend, - Specify the legend settings.

   Show - Select to show the legend in the performance dashboard.

   Table - Select to show the legend as a table in the performance dashboard.

   Right Side - Select to show the legend in the right side in the performance dashboard.

   Hide Empty - Select to hide empty legend.

5. Legend Values - Choose the legend values that need to appear in the chart. You can select Min, Max, Avg, Current, and Total. For each of these legend values, the corresponding metric values are appended in the chart.

You can customize the display styles for the charts using the Display Styles tab. This tab is available only for Graph charts.

1. Chart Options - Select the chart options - Lines, Bars, or Points. Depending on the selection, the metric values are visualized as Lines, Bars or Points.
2. Line Options - Specify the line options in the performance dashboard by choosing the Line Fill and Line Width. For example, you can specify Line Fill as 6 and Line Width as 4. The chart is updated accordingly.
3. Line Options - Specify how the null values must be depicted in the chart by defining the Null Point Mode as Connected, Null, or Null as Zero.
4. Line Options - Select staircase line to visualize the charts as a staircase.
5. Multiple Metrics - Choose how multiple metrics can be visualized in the chart. You can choose Stack or Percent. If you choose Stack, the metric values are stacked in the chart. If you choose Percent, the metric values are displayed as percentage.

6. Tooltip - Choose how tool tips can be depicted in the performance dashboard. You can choose the following option:

   All Metrics - Shows all metrics on same tooltip with a shared crosshair to help follow all metrics.

7. Metric Specific Overrides - Add custom display styles for each metric using metric override.

   1. Click Add Metric Override Rule. The metric override rule appears.
   2. In the label field, click to choose a metric label from the list of available labels.
   3. Click to choose the display style. You can use this option and also choose more display styles for a specific metric label. For example, you can choose Bars as true and Line Fill as 4 for a specific metric label.
   4. The chart is updated with the bars and line fill as 4 for the chosen metric label.
   5. Optional. To delete a metric override rule, choose .

You can use the Options tab to specify the Prefix or Postfix data, coloring options, value to text mapping and so on. This tab is available only for Single Value and Pie charts. To define these attributes, follow these steps:

1. Big Value - You can specify the following options:
   1. Prefix - The value is prefixed with the specified prefix name. For example, if you specify Sample as the Prefix. The chart is displayed as Sample <Value>.
   2. Value - You can choose which values need to appear in the chart. You can choose Min, Max, Avg, Current, or Total.
   3. Postfix - The value is postfixed with the specified postfix name. For example, if you specify MB as the Postfix. The chart is displayed as <Value>MB
2. Font Size - Choose the font size for the Prefix, Value, and Postfix data.

3. Unit - Choose any of following options that is displayed in the chart.

   • Unit - You can choose short, percent, or none
   • Duration - You can choose the duration by specifying nanoseconds, milliseconds, microseconds, or seconds.
   • Data - You can choose the data size format by specifying bits, bytes, or kilobytes.
   • Data Rate - You can choose the data rate by specifying bits/second or bytes/second.
4. Coloring - Select the following range options and the coloring options.

   1. Background - Select if you want a background color to be displayed.

   2. Value - Select if you want coloring for the values.

   3. Range - Specify the range values (Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3). If the metric values exceed these levels then the chart is appended with the defined color options.

   4. Colors - Click to select and choose colors for Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 range values.

   5. Invert Order - Click to invert the order of the range values (Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3).

5. Spark Lines - View the historical data that provides valuable context at a glance. It does not include x or y axis. You can specify the following options:
   1. Show - Click to show the spark lines.
   2. Background Mode - Click to show the background.
   3. Line Color - Click to specify the line color for spark lines.
   4. Fill Color - Click to specify the fill color for spark lines.
6. Value to Text Mapping - You can map values to text. For example, you can map value 12 to appear as N/A. You can do this by using the following options:

   1. x - Click to delete the value to text mapping

   2. Value - Specify the value that needs to be mapped to text.

   3. Text - Specify the text

   4. + - Click to add the value to text mapping

You can use the Styles tab to specify the table attributes. This tab is available only for Table charts. To define these attributes, follow these steps:

1. Table Type - Choose the table type as TimeSeries or Structured. If you choose TimeSeries, the metric values for a specific duration are displayed. If you choose Structured, the latest metric values are displayed. This is not applicable for process tables.
2. Styling options - Choose the width of the columns.
3. Sorting - Select if you want table sorting. By enabling sorting, you can sort the column headers in ascending or descending order. It allows multi-level sorting. You can sort the data of one column and then followed by another column.
4. Formatting - Define the formatting by choosing the decimal places. The values are updated accordingly.
5. Time as Date - Select if you want to display the time as date. If selected the UNIX timestamp is displayed in a regular date format.
6. Column Coloring - Select the range, coloring options and so on. You can do the following:
   1. Background - Select if you want a background color to be displayed.
   2. Value - Select if you want values to be displayed.
   3. Range - Specify the range values (Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3). If the metric values exceed these levels then the chart is appended with the defined color options.
   4. Colors - Click to select and choose colors for Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3.
   5. Invert Order - Click to invert the order of the range values (Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3).

You can use this option to link the chart to a performance dashboard. This tab is available only for Graph, Pie, Table, and Process Table charts.

1. Link Label - Specify the name for the link label. The chart is linked to the performance dashboard using this link.

2. You can choose one of the following options to link the chart to the performance dashboard:

   Dashboard - Click Dashboard and select a performance dashboard from the drop-down list.

   URL - Click URL and specify the URL. The URL must be absolute. It must start with https or http. You can link the performance dashboard to any given URL.

3. To add more links, click Add Link. To delete the newly added links, click

   Note: Before adding more links, you must fill the mandatory link.
4. Click Back to Dashboard and click . In the Performance Pane, the link appears at the bottom of the charts - graph, pie, table, or process table. You can click the label to open the performance dashboard.

You can specify the metrics and other attributes using the Metrics tab. The Process Table is available for Operations Agent Data Sources only. To define these attributes, follow these steps:

1. Specify the title of the chart. This title appears at the top of the chart.
2. By default, the process table chart is available for process class. The corresponding metric names are displayed for the process class. You can choose the metric name from the list.
3. Specify the label that you want to display on the chart for the corresponding query. The label identifies this metric in the chart.

4. Optional. Remove metric - Select this option to remove the metric.

5. Optional. To add more metrics, click Add Metric

You can use the Styles tab to specify the table attributes. To define these attributes, follow these steps:

1. Table Type - Choose the table type as TimeSeries or Structured. If you choose TimeSeries, the metric values for a specific duration are displayed. If you choose Structured, the latest metric values are displayed.
2. Styling options - Choose the width of the columns.
3. Sorting - Select if you want table sorting. You can enable this option and sort the column headers in ascending or descending order. It allows multi-level sorting. You can sort the data of one column and then followed by another column.
4. Formatting - Define the formatting by choosing the decimal places. The values are updated accordingly.
5. Time as Date - Select if you want to display the time as date. If selected the UNIX timestamp is displayed in a regular date format.
6. Column Coloring - Select the range, coloring options and so on. You can do the following:
   1. Background - Select and choose the background color to be displayed.
   2. Value - Select and choose the values to be displayed.
   3. Range - Specify the range values (Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3). If the metric values exceed these levels then the chart is appended with the defined color options.
   4. Colors - Click to select and choose colors for Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3.
   5. Invert Order - Click to invert the order of the range values (Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3).

You can use this option to link the chart to a performance dashboard.

1. Link Label - Specify the name for the link label. The chart is linked to the performance dashboard using this link.

2. You can choose one of the following options to link the chart to the performance dashboard:

   Dashboard - Click Dashboard and select a performance dashboard from the drop-down list.

   URL - Click URL and specify the URL. The URL must be absolute. It should start with https or http. You can link the performance dashboard to any given URL.

3. To add more links, click Add Link. To delete the newly added links, click .

   Note: Before adding more links, you must fill the mandatory link.
4. Click Back to Dashboard and click . In the Performance Pane, the link appears in the bottom of the charts - graph, pie, table, or process table. You can click the label to open the performance dashboard.