Configuring the Tree Map template
To configure a view using the Tree Map template
The following video (9:10) illustrates how to read a tree map and the process of creating a custom view page by using the Tree Map template.
- Open the view page with the Tree Map template:
- When creating a new view, click the Add View option, and select Tree Map as the template. For detailed steps, see Adding-and-managing-views.
- When creating a new page in an existing view, click Add a new page option, and select Tree Map as the template. For detailed steps, see To add a page to an existing custom view.
To configure the map, click
in the map section. In the edit screen, select one of the following options and configure the properties:Select a preconfigured template based on which data will be displayed in the tree map.
- System type: Select the type of entity that you want to display. For example, Virtual Cluster VMware.
Template: Select the template based on which to display the data. The templates available for selection are filtered by the System type selection. That is if you select Virtual Cluster VMware in the Entity type list, the Template list is populated by templates that are applicable only to Virtual Cluster VMware.
After you select a template, its description is displayed.
The tree map displays data of the selected entity type, based on the chosen template.
You can also directly select a template, without selecting an entity. In this case, the tree map displays data of all available entity types.
This mode lets you customize the hierarchy of the data to be displayed (selecting a parent entity and its child entities) based on the system type. You can choose to enable grouping of entities by Domain, Business Service, Organization, or Location Site.
- System type: Select the top-level entity to display. This is the parent entity that will contain the rest of the child entities within it. For example, to select child entities as AIX LPAR, Virtual Machine - AIX Shared Processor LPAR, and Virtual Machine - AIX VIO LPAR, you can select System type as Virtual Host - AIX PowerVM.
- Related information: Click + Add link to add related links. In the edit box, type a name for the link, select the page you want to link to, and click Apply.
The links you add are displayed under Related information. You can edit or delete the available links. - Size: Click + Add metric to select the metric for the capacity size for the selected system. The selected size metric determines the size of the rectangle that represents that entity.
The Metrics panel lists all available metrics for the selected system types. The metrics are grouped by category such as CPU, Storage, and Memory. Click a category to expand it and select the metrics. You can also search for a metric. The selected metrics are listed in the Selected Metrics panel. Click Done. - Utilization: Click + Add metric to select the metric for the utilization of the selected system. This metric determines the color of the rectangle that represents that entity. For example, if you select CPU UTIL, the rectangle representing that entity will be displayed in the color based on how much of the entity is utilized, or free.
The Metrics panel lists all configuration and performance metrics for the selected system types. The metrics are grouped by category such as CPU, Storage, Memory, and By Disk. Click a category to expand it and select the metrics. You can also search for a metric. The selected metrics are listed in the Selected Metrics panel. Click Done.
It is recommended that you select two distinct metrics for Size and Utilization.
The metric listed in the Metrics panel are rolling statistics. You can select out-of-the-box and custom rolling statistics for a metric. Ensure that the rolling statistic that you want to add is already created. For more information, see Working-with-custom-statistics. To add child entities, click + Add system type. You can add several levels of child entities. The entities that are listed in consecutive lists are based on the parent entity you select in the previous step. For example if you select Virtual Cluster VMware as the parent entity, the following System type list will contain only the children of Virtual Cluster VMware .
If there are no child entities available for the entity selected in the previous step, a message is displayed that no child entity is found.
If you add several levels of child entities, the Size and Utilization metrics selection for the previous child entity is cleared, and you must select the metrics again for the new child entity. These metrics for the child entity level are summarized at the parent entity level.
This mode lets you customize the hierarchy of the data to be displayed (selecting a parent entity and its child entities) based on the custom data mart. Ensure to create a data mart that provides the required details about the entities that you want to display in the map. For details, see Creating-a-SQL-based-data-mart-for-a-custom-view.
- Data mart: Select the data mart from the list. The options in the subsequent fields are displayed according to the data mart selected.
- Level 1: Select the column that represents top-level entity to display. This is the parent entity that will contain the rest of the child entities within it. This field displays the columns with meaning as Name or Identifier.
- Related information: Click + Add link to add related links. In the edit box, type a name for the link, select the page you want to link to, and click Apply.
The links you add are displayed under Related information. You can edit or delete the available links. - Size: Select the column to identify the size of the selected level 1 column. The size column determines the size of the rectangle that represents the level 1 entity. This field displays the columns that are numeric, non-percentile, and has unit of measure set.
- Utilization: Select the column to identify the utilization of the selected level 1 column. The utilization column determines the color of the rectangle that represents the level 1 entity. This field displays the columns that are numeric, percentile, and has unit of measure set.
To add further levels, click + Add level. You can add several levels depending on the selected data mart.
If you add several levels, the Size and Utilization column selection for the previous level is cleared, and you must select the size and utilization columns again for the new level. These columns for the child level are summarized at the parent level.
- (Optional) To add a custom text, click Add custom text. To update an existing custom text, click Change in the custom text panel. You can add descriptions, instructions, links, or any other textual information for the users of the view page. You can use markdown tags to format the content of custom text and to add images, links, and tables. For example, you can add a description such as “Displays performance metrics for Payroll application”, or a label such as "NY Datacenter - Capacity Metrics". In the Editor panel, specify the following, and click Apply:
- Title: Type the required title for the custom text.
- Always expand custom text: Use this option to toggle the display of custom text as expanded or collapsed.
- Editor: Type the required content and format it by using markdown tags such as * to create an unordered list and # to increase the font size. A preview of the formatted content is displayed in the Preview section.
- Insert image: Enable you to add an image. The selected image is displayed in the Preview section.
Click here to view the examples of markdown tags
The following image illustrates the preview of the commonly-used standard markdown language tags.
For more information about markdown tags, see Showdown's Markdown syntax. - Click Apply. The changes are updated dynamically in the view, and you continue to be in the edit mode.
If you are satisfied with the changes, and do not want to edit the page further, click Save .
The custom view page is created with the defined configuration.
Example of a view page with the Tree Map template
