The following figure and supporting instructions illustrate the high level process for using the BMC TrueSight IT Data Analytics product in your environment.
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In the normal course of analyzing your data, you can perform the following steps:
- Search the data indexed and investigate your issue.
- Save the search to monitor suspected event trends.
- Perform one or more of the following actions:
- Create custom views to see a real-time graphical summary of your search results
- Create a notification to perform the following actions:
- Send email alerts for abnormalities identified, with or without an attached PDF report that contains a summary of your search results.
- Log events into the supported external systems.
For more information about using the various functions available, see the following topics:
| Goal | Link |
|---|---|
| Log on to the BMC TrueSight IT Data Analytics product to start using the various capabilities available | Accessing the console |
| Understand the various functions available on the Search tab. | Search tab |
| Search the data to investigate issues, troubleshoot problems, gain insights into your operations, and discover trends and abnormalities | Searching the data |
| Understand the various kinds of search string syntax, delimiters, escaping characters, and constructing the search syntax correctly. | Search string syntax |
| View a list of examples of search string results | Examples of search string results |
| Understand what fields and tags mean and how they can be used | Understanding fields and tags |
| Understand the capabilities of using a timeline and summarization chart | Using the Timeline and Summarization charts |
| Use advanced search commands to more effectively search and analyze your data | Search commands |
| Save searches to monitor data for an extended period of time and then use the saved searches to generate notifications or create custom views | Managing saved searches |
Capture insights into the workspace and turn them into best practices by sharing the insights with others | Managing workspaces |
| Organize your thoughts and improve collaboration with coworkers in different work hours or time zones | |
| Create custom views to see a graphic representation of the data, enabling you to spot trends or gain a better perspective about data occurrence or frequency | Managing views |
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