Access the Active Views tab.
For more information, see Section 11.2, Accessing the Active Views Tab.
In the menu, click Active Views > Create Active View.
Use the following information to define the display properties:
Event Attribute (Z Axis): In drop-down list, select the desired attribute.
Filter: Specify the filter, or click the Browse button to select a defined filter.
Display Events: Select where to display event.
To customize additional settings, click Next, then continue with Step 5.
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To use the default settings, click Finish. The following default values are selected:
A display interval and refresh rate of 30 seconds
Total display time of 15 minutes
Y-axis as the event count
A chart type of Stacked Bar 2D
Define the statistical parameters:
Display Interval: Select the display interval. This is the interval to display events.
Refresh Rate: Select the refresh rate. This is the rate at which Active Views refresh.
Total Display Time: Specify the amount of time to display the chart.
Y-axis: Set the Y axis to be either the total event count or event count per second.
Click Next.
Select your chart type from the drop-down list:
Stacked Bar 2D
Bar 3D
Line
Ribbon
Click Finish.
The five buttons to the left of the chart perform the following functions:
Lock Chart or Unlock Chart: Used when performing a drill-down, zoom in, zoom out, zoom to selection, and when saving a chart as an .html file. When you click the Lock button, you have additional options:
Zoom In: Zooms in without changing any of the time settings of the chart.
Zoom Out: Zooms out without changing any of the time settings of the chart.
Zoom to Selection: Zooms in on a selection of time intervals of events.
Snapshot Active View: Saves an .html file with the chart as an image and events in a tabular format.
Increase Display Interval: Increases the display time interval for incoming events.
Decrease Display Interval: Decreases the display time interval for incoming events.
Increase Display Time: Increases the time interval along the x-axis.
Decrease Display Time: Decreases the time interval along the x-axis.