Using edit mode to change preferences in the Chart  view

When the Chart view is in edit mode, you use the options in the Chart view Properties Change dialog box to create a new chart and set up the Chart view background.

Before you begin

Select a node in the navigation tree, and then click Chart View chartview2.gifin the Operations Console toolbar.

To create a new chart

  1. If you are in view mode, click Preferences button-round-preferences_21.gifto change to edit mode and open the Chart view Properties Change dialog box.
  2. In the Charts pane of the Chart view Properties Change dialog box, click Add Chart.

    The Add New Chart wizard is displayed as shown in the following figure.

    create_chart_wizard.gif
  3. Click an object name in the wizard until a list of metrics is displayed as shown in the following figure.

    create_chart_wizard_next.gif

    The items displayed in the wizard depend on what object type you have selected in the navigation tree. Metrics that are designated as key performance indicators are displayed in the wizard with a key icon KPIicon.gif.
  4. Perform one of the following actions:
    • If you want only one metric displayed in the chart, select a metric and then click Next.
    • If you want to choose a second metric for this object type, select the first metric and then at the top of the Add Chart wizard, click the plus button. Repeat step 3 and then click Next.
  5. Select the type of chart that you want to create, and perform one of the following actions:
    • If you select area chart, click Finish. The Add New Chart wizard is closed, and the new area chart is displayed in the Chart view pane. Continue with step 7.
    • If you select line chart, click Nextand continue with step 6.
  6. If you select line as the chart type, select the threshold indicators that you want to display on the chart as follows:
    • Threshold Events: select this option to display lines that indicate signature or absolute thresholds defined for the metric that you select to display in the chart, and icons that show the status of any threshold events generated for that metric for the selected time frame
    • Abnormality Events: select this option to display lines that indicate abnormality thresholds defined for the metric that you select to display in the chart, and icons that show the status of abnormality events generated for that metric for the selected time frame
    • External Events: select this option to display icons that show the status of events generated from external event adapters
      Click Finish.
      The Add New Chart wizard is closed and the new line chart is displayed in the Chart view pane. Continue with step 7.
  7. Click Close on the Chart view Properties Change dialog box to return to view mode.
  8. Click Refreshgraphviewrefresh.gif

To create a stacked chart for pods

If you are creating charts for the pods in your cloud deployment, you can create a stacked chart that shows the performance relationships for utilization parameters within a shared resource pool.

  1. If you are in view mode, click Preferences button-round-preferences_21.gifto change to edit mode and open the Chart view Properties Change dialog box.
  2. In the Charts pane of the Chart view Properties Change dialog box, click Add Stacked Chart.
  3. In the Add Stacked Chart dialog box, perform the following tasks.
    • Select the utilization parameter that you want to display.
    • (optional) Edit the default title.
      Click Finish.
      The Add Stacked Chart dialog box is closed, and the new chart is displayed in the Chart view pane.
  4. Click Close on the Chart view Properties Change dialog box to return to view mode.

To change the Chart view background

  1. If you are in view mode, click Preferences button-round-preferences_21.gifto change to edit mode and open the Chart view Properties Change dialog box.
  2. In the Background pane in the Chart view Properties Change dialog box, perform one or both of the following actions:
    • Select the Color option and then click the colored squares to display the color palette. Use the palette to select the colors that you want to display.
    • Select the Image option and then use the list to select the background image that you want to display.

      You can select one of the default images, or you can add your own images to the BMC ProactiveNet Server and then select those images in the Chart view Properties Change dialog box to display in the Chart view background. For information about how to add background images, see Adding-background-images.
  3. Click Close on the Chart view Properties Change dialog box to save your changes and return to view mode.

To delete a chart

  1. If you are in view mode, click Preferences button-round-preferences_21.gifto change to edit mode and open the Chart view Properties Change dialog box.
  2. In the Chart view pane, select the chart that you want to delete.
  3. In the Chart view Properties Change dialog box, click Delete Chart.

    The chart that you selected is removed from the Chart view pane.
  4. Click Close on the Chart view Properties Change dialog box to save your changes and return to view mode.

 

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