11.3 Working with the Charts Tab

The Charts tab allows you to generate charts and analyze data directly from Control Center. You can use the Charts tab to perform the following functions:

Locate and chart data streams related to specific physical computers, logical servers, jobs, and events

For more information about locating and charting specific data streams, see Section 11.3.1, Viewing Data Streams and Section 11.3.3, Generating Charts.
Obtain detailed information about data points of interest

For more information about obtaining detailed information, see Section 11.3.4, Obtaining Detailed Information.
Obtain real-time updates based on the update interval you specify

For more information about the options you can set, see Working with Lists.
Print, email, or export charts and data stream details

For more information about printing and exporting chart information, see Section 11.3.5, Printing or Exporting Chart Information.

11.3.1 Viewing Data Streams

The data streams created by data collection jobs are available on the Charts tab in the Server Information and Service Map Object Information panes. The following table describes the options for viewing data streams.

To view data streams for...	Do this...
Multiple physical computers or logical servers	In the Navigation pane, select the Servers view or Service Map view that includes the physical computers or logical servers for which you want to view data streams. In the Servers view grid or on the service map, select the physical computers or logical servers. In the Server Information pane or the Service Map Object Information pane, click the Charts tab.
One physical computer or logical server	In the Navigation pane or on a service map that includes the physical computer or logical server, select the computer or logical server. In the Server Information pane or the Service Map Object Information pane, click the Charts tab.
Specific events	In the Server Information pane or the Service Map Object Information pane, click the Events tab. Select the events. On the Event View Tasks context menu, click View Related Data Streams. The related data streams are highlighted on the Charts tab.
Specific jobs	In the Server Information pane or the Service Map Object Information pane, click the Jobs tab. Select the jobs. On the Job View Tasks context menu, click View Related Data Streams. The related data streams are highlighted on the Charts tab.

11.3.2 Filtering Data Streams

There are two ways to filter data on the Charts tab. You can filter what data streams are available, and you can filter the data available in a given chart.

To filter the data streams available on the Charts tab, click Local Filters. For more information about applying local filters, see Working with Lists.

To filter the data available within a chart, you can either restrict the data to a specific time range or to a specific number of data points. To restrict the data to a specific time range, click Time Filter on the Charts tab and then specify the time range you want in the View Properties window. The time filter applies to all charts available on the Charts tab for the selected Servers view. For more information about the time filter, see Section 11.3.3, Generating Charts.

To restrict the data stream to a specific number of data points, on the Main tab of the ribbon, in the Tools group, click Options, then in the Charts group of the Console folder select the Chart only the most recent n data points for each data stream option. The data points filter applies to all charts in all Servers views. For more information about chart options, see Section 3.2.1, Console Options.

If any charts are filtered, the Chart title displays “(filtered)” to indicate a filter is applied to the data.

11.3.3 Generating Charts

When you select the checkbox next to a data stream on the Charts tab, AppManager automatically charts the data stream and displays the results on the tab. You can chart more than one data stream at a time, and you can include more than one data stream in a single chart. The following options for controlling chart contents are available from the Data Stream Tasks context menu:

Delete Data Stream

The availability of this option depends on the Control Center permissions for the user. For more information about setting permissions in Control Center, see the Administrator Guide for AppManager, available on the AppManager Documentation page.
Chart Data Stream
Do Not Chart Data Stream
Chart Only Selected Data Streams

Once you generate a chart, options for controlling the chart appearance are available on the Charts tab and from the Chart Tasks context menu. The following table describes the options for controlling the chart appearance.

Option	Location	Description
View Type	Chart Tasks context menu and Charts tab	Provides the following options for charting multiple data streams: Combined - Generates a single chart of multiple data streams. Tabbed - Generates a separate chart for each data stream and displays each chart on a separate tab. Stacked - Generates a separate chart for each data stream and displays the charts in stacked panes on the Charts tab. You also have the option to make each chart the same height. Time-Aligned - Generates a separate chart for each data stream and aligns the time axes so you can correlate spikes in different data streams.
Chart Type	Chart Tasks context menu and Charts tab	Provides the following chart style options: Line Area Bar Spline Step Line
Show Enhanced Charts/Show Simple Charts	Charts tab	Allows you to turn on or off charting the data streams selected in the Charts tab grid with a thicker line and including or hiding data point markers
Show Legend/Hide Legend	Chart Tasks context menu and Charts tab	Allows you to show or hide the chart legend You might want to hide the legend when viewing charts of multiple data streams to reduce the amount of scrolling required. You might want to show the legend when exporting a chart. This option is not available for the Tabbed and Stacked view types.
Time Filter	Charts tab	Allows you to chart only the data points collected during a specific time period This option applies to all charts in the selected view. If you select a time filter, the chart title displays “(filtered)” to indicate you applied a filter to the data.
Color	Charts tab grid	Allows you to change the data stream color To change the color, click the Color cell in the grid and select the desired color.

11.3.4 Obtaining Detailed Information

You can use the Charts tab to obtain detailed information about data points of interest for troubleshooting purposes.

To obtain detailed information:

On the Charts tab, select the data stream associated with the data points for which you want more information.
On the Data Stream Tasks context menu, select Data Stream Properties.

The Data Stream Properties window lists the data stream properties and each data point in the data stream.
In the list of data points, select the data point of interest and click Show Data Details.

The Data Details window provides details about the time and value pair.

11.3.5 Printing or Exporting Chart Information

You can print, export, or email charts and data stream details. You can export chart information in a variety of file formats or email information as an attachment in a variety of file formats. The following table describes the options for printing and exporting chart information.

To print, export, or email...	Do this...
All generated charts	On the Chart Tasks context menu, click Print/Export/Email > All Charts. Choose the appropriate print, export, or email options.
Specific charts	On the Chart Tasks context menu, click Print/Export/Email > Selected Charts. Select the charts to print, export, or email and click OK. Choose the appropriate print, export, or email options.
Charts tab grid details for all collected data streams	On the Data Stream Tasks context menu, click Print/Export/Email > All Data Streams. Choose the appropriate print, export, or email options.
Charts tab grid details for specific data streams	On the Charts tab, select the data streams you want to print, export, or email. On the Data Stream Tasks context menu, click Print/Export/Email > Selected Data Streams. Choose the appropriate print, export, or email options.
Time and value information for all data points in a data stream	On the Charts tab, select the data stream. On the Data Stream Tasks context menu, click Data Stream Properties. Click Print/Export/Email. Choose the appropriate print, export, or email options.
Details for a specific data point	On the Charts tab, select the data stream. On the Data Stream Tasks context menu, click Data Stream Properties. Select the data point and click Show Data Details. Click Print/Export/Email. Choose the appropriate print, export, or email options.