While you are viewing the Application Performance Dashboard for
a component instance, you can select the Attribute Details tab to view saved
chart or table pages and to create and manage other pages.
About this task
After you drill down from the Application Performance Dashboard
home page to an instance of your managed resource, the Attribute Detailstab
is added to the Status Overview and Events tabs on the
dashboard page.These instructions are for creating custom
charts and tables for component instances. You can follow the steps for Response Time Monitoring
agent and Synthetic Playback
agent transaction instances, with the
following limitations: historical tables only (no charts); you cannot filter the Data
Set or Attributes list; all attributes are selected (you cannot
select or deselect individual attributes); you cannot save the page; and the time selector
Previous option is unavailable for the Synthetic Playback
agent.
Procedure
Complete the following steps to construct a chart or table from any of the data sets
that are available for the selected component instance:
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After you open the Application Performance Dashboard from the
Performance menu, drill down to an instance of the managed resource.
The selected system is highlighted in the navigator Instances section,
which is named for the component type, such as Ruby App.
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Click the Attribute Details tab.
If no chart or table pages were saved for this monitoring agent type, the
Real
time
Table is selected. Real time is appropriate for data sets that return
multiple rows and is available only for tables.
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If a saved chart or table page is displayed, click New.
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Enter a name for the chart or table page in the title field.
Do not use any of the following characters in the title:
! " % & ' * ? < > } { \
.
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If you prefer to see data samples over time, change the type to
Historical.
The Chart option is enabled.
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If you selected Historical and prefer a chart rendering rather than a table, click
Chart.
- From the Data Set list,
select the radio button for the attribute type that you want to see.
If the list is long, use the filter box to reduce the list by entering the
text that must be included in the data set name.
For example, config
for the Linux OS agent,
filters the data sets to show only the Linux_CPU_Config and
Linux_OS_Config data sets.
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To include an attribute in the chart or table, select the check box next to the name in the
Attributes list; to include all attributes, select the check box at the
beginning of the list. Enter text in the filter box to locate specific attributes, such as
percent
.
For example, percent
on the KLZ_VM_Stats data
set, filters the list to show Free Virtual Storage (Percent) and 5 more
Percent
attributes.
Charts can plot only numeric values; any text or time attributes are disabled.
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Click Preview Results to generate the page with the chosen data set, one
table column or chart line grouping for each attribute, and one row or plot point for each data
sample.
You also get a row or plotted line for the aggregate of all the values.
- To hide chart lines or table rows, take one
of the following steps:
Option |
Description |
Chart |
Hide a metric (a line in the chart) by clearing the check
box next to the name in the legend. Select a check box to display
a metric. |
Table |
Reduce the number of rows that are displayed by entering the value to filter by in the
filter box. You can also create an advanced filter, as described in Defining a table filter. |
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To adjust the time range, use the time selector:
Option |
Description |
Real Time
|
For tables only, refreshes and shows only the latest data sampling. |
2 Hours |
Plots a point or adds a row for each data sample that was taken in the past two hours, at
intervals. |
4 Hours |
Plots a point or adds a row for each data sample that was taken in the past four hours, at
intervals. |
12 Hours |
Plots a point or adds a row for each data sample that was taken in the past 12 hours, at
intervals. |
24 Hours |
Plots a point or adds a row for each data sample that was taken in the past 24 hours, at
intervals. |
Previous |
Submenu of options to include data from the same time period
Yesterday, 2 days ago, or from any day up to
1 week ago. For example, it's 2:10 PM on August 22 and you set the chart or
table to show the past 4 hours. By selecting , you see data points from 10:10 AM - 2:10 PM today and from 10:10 AM - 2:10 PM on
August 15. After you select a previous day, the time selector shows
an asterisk (*) such as and the selected day's data is table is regenerated: |
- It is only possible to view data from today and up to one week ago (even if you have increased
the maximum historical data retention period to more than 8 days).
- Historical charts are plotted from the oldest data sample to the most recent for the time range
selected, for example, last 4 hours. When a previous day is selected, you see the data from the
selected time range on the previous day and the time range for today. Any days that are between the
earlier date and today show a plot point with a time stamp and no data samples.
- Historical tables are plotted in descending chronological order. When a previous day is selected
for the Response Time Monitoring
agent, each column is
replicated for the previous day with
Previous
in the column heading.
- Regardless of the time range selected, a
maximum of 11,000 rows can be displayed. For example, if you chose to display 12 hours from a data
set that sends 7,000 rows in 2 hours, fewer than 3 hours of historical data is returned and the
oldest data samples are displayed.
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To save or make other changes to the chart or table, select one of the following options:
Option |
Description |
Edit |
Returns you to the editor for making any of the following changes:
- Edit the title
- Change to Real time or Historical data
samples
- Change to Chart or Table
- Select a different Data Set or Attributes or
both
|
New |
Discards any unsaved changes to the current view and returns you to the selection page for
creating a new chart or table. |
Cancel |
Cancels the editing session for the current chart or table page. |
Delete |
Deletes the page. Delete is available only after a page is saved and any current
editing is canceled. |
Save for Me |
Saves the chart or table page for viewing by your user ID only. No other users can see the
saved page. |
Save to Share |
Saves the chart or table page for viewing by any user ID that is logged in to the Cloud APM console |
Views that you save have an opened lock
next to the title. Views that another user saved that you do not have the authority to edit
have a closed lock icon.
What to do next
Repeat this procedure to create and manage other chart or table pages.For guidance on creating a table by using keyboard controls instead of mouse
clicks, see Example of creating a custom table with keyboard controls.