Customizing a dashboard chart

This topic provides instructions for customizing dashboard charts.

• • To change the period for the data that is displayed in a chart
  • To change a chart's style
  • To change labels on a chart
  • Related topics

To change the period for the data that is displayed in a chart

1. From the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management Administration Console, click the vertical Workspaces menu on the left side of the window and select Dashboards.
    The dashboard data charts are displayed.
2. Click Preferences in the upper-right corner.

3. Select a chart from the Chart Name list:
   

   Note

   Top Tenants With Compute Containers does not appear in this list because no preference options exist for this chart.

4. Select the period for the data that you want to display.
    Depending on the metric, the box on the user interface is labeled as Duration List or Year:
   
5. Click Save.

To change a chart's style

1. Click Display Options in the lower-left corner of the chart.
    Display options are displayed:
   
2. Click Change Chart Style :
   

3. In the list of chart styles, click the style that you want to view.
    The chart is displayed using the selected chart style. 

   Note

   The default chart style is the intended visualization for the data. Changing a chart's style does not always result in an appropriate visualization for the data.

The valid chart styles for each chart are as follows:

• Most Active Tenants:
  • Column chart
  • Stacked bar chart
  • Pie chart
• Most Requested Service Offerings:
  • Column chart
  • Stacked bar chart
  • Pie chart
• Service Requests Over Time:
  • Line chart
  • Column chart
  • Area chart
• Top Tenants With Compute Containers:
  • Column chart
  • Stacked bar chart
  • Pie chart
• Compute Containers to be Decommissioned:
  • Line chart
  • Column chart
  • Area chart
• Decommissioned Compute Containers:
  • Line chart
  • Column chart
  • Area chart

To change labels on a chart

1. Click Options Panel in the upper-right corner of the chart.
    The options panel is displayed:
   
2. Change the following labels as needed:
   • Title
   • Legend Title (available only if the Show Legend option is selected)
   • X Axis Label (not available for pie charts)
   • Y Axis Label (not available for pie charts)

3. Scroll to the bottom of the options panel and click Apply.
    The changed label appears on the chart. 

   Note

   Changes made using the options panel are not persistent. The default settings return when the page is reloaded.

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Related topics

Accessing-dashboard-chart-view-options
 Viewing-and-customizing-dashboard-charts