Search UI reference

Use this reference topic to help you to navigate the Search user interface (UI).

Buttons and fields on the Search UI

Table 1. Buttons and fields on the Search UI

Button or Field	Name	Description
	Search button and field	Search for a keyword or enter a search query.
	Data Sources icon	Filter the search for specific data sources or groups of data sources.
	Time filter icon	Specify a relative or custom time filter.
	Save Quick Search icon	Save the search query and results for later use. To view the saved searches, click the Saved Searches icon on the side bar.
	Columns to be displayed icon	Filter the columns that are displayed in the Grid and Table views.
	Plot chart icon	Select the columns that you want to graph and click the Plot Chart icon.
	List View icon	To open the List View, click this icon.
	Grid View icon	To open the Grid View, click this icon.
	Launch icon	To open the Search UI for the selected aggregated record. This feature is only available to Standard Edition users.

Time line graph

Table 2. Time line graph

Field, icon or button		Description
	Time line slider icon	Filter the time that is displayed in the timeline graph.
	Y-axis	Shows the number of log events for each bar.
	Bar	Shows the number of log events for the specific time. To view more details, click a bar to drill down to more details about that time range.
	Time zone button	To change the time zone, click the time zone button.
	Log Events Granularity	Displays the granularity of the log records that are displayed. The level depends on the time that you have filtered for. You can drill down from years to months to days to hours to minutes and seconds.
	Time Range	Describes the time range that is displayed in the timeline.

Plot Chart editor

Table 3. Buttons and fields on the Plot Chart editor

Button or Field	Name	Description
	Generate Count check box	To generate a count of the selected columns, ensure that this check box is selected.
	Selected Columns	A list of the columns that you selected in the Grid view.
	Plot Chart (Current Page Data)	To create a chart of the data on the current page, click the Plot Chart (Current Page Data) button.
	Plot Chart (All Data)	To create a chart of all the data in the results, click the Plot Chart (All Data) button.

Render Chart editor

Table 4. Render chart editor

Button or Field	Name	Description
	Clear All	To clear the graph and close the window, click Clear All.
	Create New Dashboard	To create a new dashboard based on the data in the graph, click the Create New Dashboard icon.
	Add Charts to Existing Dashboard	To add the chart data to a dashboard, click the Add Charts to Existing Dashboard icon.
	Hide Portlet icon	To hide the graph, click the Hide Portlet icon.
	Settings icon	To change the type of chart or the values that are displayed on the axes, click the Settings icon.
	Close Portlet icon	To close the graph and delete the chart, click the Close Portlet icon.

Chart Settings editor

Table 5. Chart settings editor

Button or Field	Name	Description
	Render	To create a chart, click Render.
Visualization tab
	Title	Enter a name for the chart.
	Chart Type	Select the kind of chart that you want to use.
	Parameters: x-axis	Select the value that you want to display on the x-axis.
	Parameters: y-axis	Select the value that you want to display on the y-axis.
Query tab
	Query String	The query string that is used by the search that generated the results.
	Time Filters	Select a time filter that for the chart.
	Datasource Filters	Filter the chart data for specific data sources.
	Selected Columns	The columns that the graph is based on.
	Generate Count	Indicates whether a count was generated when the chart was plotted.

Change Time Zone dialog box

Table 6. Change Time Zone dialog box

Button or field	Name	Description
	Time zone	Select a time zone from the list, or type an entry in the field.
	Default time zone selection check box.	Select this check box to use the specified time zone for all future searches.