Configuring monitor report charts
To configure a chart in a report:
- Click in the control bar. The Chart Properties dialog appears.
- Make any changes to the following settings:
- . Enter the chart width (in pixels).
- . Enter the chart height (in pixels).
- . Select the type of chart to display:
- Bar
- Line
- Area
- Spline
- Stepline
For more information on graph types, see Understanding the Graph Types.
: Auto scale is the best option when the minimum and maximum chart values are unknown.
- . Select the type of trend to display. This line shows the average value of data for the duration of the graph.
Options include: - . Select whether to display the chart as a 2D or 3D graph.
- . Select how you want the vertical axis (the Y axis) for the graph to display:
- . Select to adjust the axis based on the minimum and maximum values displayed. When Auto Scale is selected, small changes in the data may appear as a large data spike. Use Auto Scale to make changes in graph data more visible for graphs that are typically flat and do not have a lot of data variation.
- Select to show the data on the scale you enter in the and boxes.
- . Enter the minimum value to display in the graph. By default, this is zero, but for certain data sets a different minimum value may be more relevant.
- . Enter the maximum value to display in the graph. By default, this is 100, but for certain data sets a different maximum value may be more relevant.
- Click to save changes.