Creating a view by using a view template

To create a view by using a view template

1. In the View template Administration screen, under the Add View column, click the Add View button in the row for the view template that you want to use.

2. In the Add View screen, provide the necessary information to create a view by using a view template as described in the following table.
   Inputs for the Add View screen by using a view template
   

    

   Fields	Description
   Add View
   View Title	Specifies the view name
   View Type	Indicates the type of view; select Graph Based to create a graph-based view.
   Layout Type	Sets the preferences of the thumbnail. The layout type can be one of the following: Four columns: Displays a small size view, with fewer options Two columns: Displays a medium size view, with all options One column: Displays a large size view, with all options
   Update	Sets the update frequency of the view as follows: Daily Hourly Manually
   Update the View for everyxx minutes	Updates the view for a time specified in minutes
   Show View details at top of the page	Displays the details in the View screen. By default, the details are not displayed. You can toggle the display of view details by using the Show/Hide View icon.
   View Create Option	Indicates how the view is created; select Template to create a view by using a view template.
   Select View template	Displays a list of available view templates that you can apply to a view
   Template Details
   Groups	Provides a link to the Groups Filter dialog box that allows you to specify the groups to which this view template must be applied

    

3. Click Finish.

   Note

   There is a configurable entry in pronet.conf (pronet.viewTemplates.maxMonitorInsCount = 50) that defines the maximum number of monitor instances that can be plotted in a view created by using a view template. The Update View operation for such views is restricted to existing monitor instances in that view in case the number of monitor instances in the selected group exceeds the above mentioned maximum count.
   In such views, if the number of thumbnails exceed 200, it may take more than a minute to create the view. Under such circumstances a message is displayed.