Creating a new chart

Add a chart view to a workspace to better see trends and data spikes in sampled data. The chart types available are Pie, Bar, Plot, Area, Circular gauge, and Linear gauge.

1. Open the workspace where you want the view.
2. If you want the view to occupy a new space, click Split Vertically or Split Horizontally in an existing view.
   If you do not see the or tools, the Split Pane Toolbar has been disabled. Select it from the View menu to enable it. You can also right-click inside a view and select Split Vertically or Split Horizontally.
   The pane divides and a duplicate is created. If you split the Navigator, the new view is empty.
3. Click the tool for the type of chart you want:

   Option	Description
   	Select the pie chart to show proportional values to the whole, one slice per attribute, one pie for each row returned, and one pie for each managed system if the Navigator item has multiple managed systems assigned.
   	Select the bar chart for comparing values among related attributes, one bar per attribute or per segment if this is a stacking bar chart, one set of bars for each row, and one set of bars for each managed system if the Navigator item has multiple managed systems assigned. You can apply a monitored baseline of a situation's threshold criteria to a bar chart to see how effective the situation is. See Adding monitored baselines to a chart.
   	Select the plot chart for showing trends over time and among related attributes, one line per attribute and one data point for each data sampling, with multiple rows and managed systems supported within a single chart. This chart can be used to perform any or all of the three baselining functions for analysis. See Chart baselines.
   	Select the area chart for showing trends over time and among related attributes, one line per attribute and one data point for each data sampling, with multiple rows and managed systems supported within a single chart. You can apply a monitored baseline of a situation's threshold criteria to a bar chart to see how effective the situation is, or apply statistical functions to a plotted attribute. See Adding monitored baselines to a chart and Adding statistical baselines to a chart.
   	Select the circular gauge chart for showing individual elements that change frequently, with one gauge per attribute displayed. Neither multiple rows nor multiple managed systems are supported for a single circular gauge.
   	Select the linear gauge chart for showing cumulative values. Neither multiple rows nor multiple managed systems are supported for a single linear gauge.

   The mouse pointer changes to the view icon (hand icon on Linux). If you get the wrong icon or decide not to add the view, press Escape or click somewhere in the toolbar.
4. Click inside the space to adopt the new chart.
   Either the Select Attribute window opens or a message asks if you want to assign a query.
5. If the Select Attribute window opens, select an attribute (use Ctrl+Click or Shift+Click to select more), then click OK.
   This happens when the original view already has a query assigned. If this is not the query that you want for the chart, select one of the numeric attributes to complete the operation, then continue to the next step.
6. If you are prompted to assign the query now, click Yes, then choose a query and select the attributes to include:
   1. In the Query tab, click Click here to assign a query to open the Query editor.
      The Query editor shows a tree on the left organized by Tivoli monitoring product and then by attribute group.
   2. Click to expand the Monitoring agents and attribute group folders to see the queries.
   3. Select a Query title to see its description.
      The query description, edit date, and specification are displayed in the right frame. The selected options indicate which attributes from the group are included in the query. The cells in the numbered rows show any filter criteria for the query.
   4. Click OK to select the query and return to the Properties editor.
      The Description and Formula areas of the Query tab show the name, description, and formula of the query that you selected; the Preview area shows how the chart will look when the query is applied.
   5. Click the Filters tab, select the check box under a column heading to include its value in the chart.
      Charts can show only numeric values (no text or timestamp attributes); a disabled check box means that the attribute cannot be plotted.
   As you edit the properties, click Test to see your changes in the Preview area at the top of the window.
7. Click Apply to save your changes and keep the Properties editor open, or OK to save your changes and close the editor.
8. If you want to keep the view in this workspace for future work sessions, save the workspace or keep the original intact and create a new workspace:
   • Click Save to update the workspace properties with the new view.
   • Click File > Save Workspace As to save this as a new workspace and leave the original workspace unchanged since the last time it was saved.