Working with the charting area
You can use the charting area to compare charts of R4HA MSU Utilizations.
The Monthly Summary Report provides a charting area when analyzing data in a drill-down level for a specific CPC or MLC Product. The following figures show samples of CPC and MLC Product levels with charts in the charting area.
To add or remove charts from the charting area
You can view charts showing the contribution of particular MLC products or LPARs.
- Using the hyperlinks, drill down to a CPC level or MLC Product level.
In the Visibility column, select the box next to the MLC Product (in a CPC level report) or next to an LPAR (in a MLC Product level report) to add the chart to the charting area.
The charting area displays the R4HA MSU Utilization chart for the selected MLC product or LPAR. The following table describes additional actions you can perform to assist in the analysis of the chart.Analysis action
Description
Identify points on the chart with the date and hour they occurred
- Hover the mouse over any point on the chart to view the date and hour it occurred.
View hourly interval details
- Click on any point in the chart to view the hourly interval details.
The interval details show the total utilization and a breakdown of the utilizations for particular MLC products or LPARs that are also selected in the charting area. For any set of utilizations you want to examine, you can see how many MSUs you are examining out of the total number of MSUs utilized during the interval. - Use (
) or (
) to examine the previous or next interval.
- Use (
) to change the sort order of the view.
You can sort by name or MSU value. - Use the scroll bar to scroll down the list of LPARs.
- Click the Maximize button (
) to view a pop out chart and list of interval details in a separate window.
Zoom in on an area of the chart
- Click and drag between any two points on the chart to zoom in on the selected area.
- To assist in the analysis of the zoom view, you can:
- View the entire monthly chart, which is highlighted as a histogram at the top of the charting area
- Adjust the selected area by using the slider controls
Restore the charting area view to show the chart for the entire month
- Click Show all.
Export the chart as an image
- Hover over the Chart Actions button (
).
- Hover over Export as image.
Click on the export file type.
The chart is exported as an image to the browser.
Export the chart to a CSV file
- Hover over the Chart Actions button (
).
- Click on Export to CSV.
The CSV file is exported to the browser.
View a table of the chart data details
- Hover over the Chart Actions button (
).
- Click Data Grid View.
The charting area displays a tabular view of the charting area data that details each hourly interval and the utilizations for each MLC product (in a CPC level report) or LPAR (in a MLC Product level report). - Click Back to chart to return to the chart view.
View the chart in a separate window
- Click the Maximize button (
) to view a pop out chart and list of interval details in a separate window.
- Click the Restore button (
) to restore the view to the charting area.
View charts for only the selected MLC products or the selected LPARs
- In the Visibility column, select the MLC product charts or LPAR charts you want to view in the charting area.
- Deselect Show CPC R4HA data series in chart?.
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