Use this dialog box to create a new monitoring view or revise an existing one for the following view types:
- Alert view
- Event view
- State view
- Task status view
This dialog box contains the following elements.
- Name
- Provides a space where you can enter the name for the view you are creating.
- Description
- Provides a space where you can enter a description for the view you are creating.
- Criteria tab
- Limits results displayed in the view. This tab contains the
following options:
- Show data related to: Displays the
Management Pack target type you selected by using the ellipsis
button.
- Ellipsis (…) button: Opens the
Select a Target Type dialog box, where you can browse for
and select a Management Pack target.
- Ellipsis (…) button: Opens the
Select a Target Type dialog box, where you can browse for
and select a Management Pack target.
- Show data contained in a specific
group: Displays the Management Group object that you choose
with the Ellipsis (…) button.
- Ellipsis (…) button: Opens the
Select Object dialog box, where you can browse Management
Group objects.
- Clear: Clears a selected Management
Group object from Show data contained in a specific
group.
- Ellipsis (…) button: Opens the
Select Object dialog box, where you can browse Management
Group objects.
- Criteria conditions: Lists conditions
available for the Management Pack target type that you can
select.
- Criteria description (click the underlined
value to edit) tab: Opens a dialog box when you click an
underlined criteria value so that you can enter or select
properties that filter results displayed in the view.
- Show data related to: Displays the
Management Pack target type you selected by using the ellipsis
button.
- Display tab
- Displays column and sorting rules that are used to display view
results. This tab contains the following options:
- Columns to display: Lists the columns
that you select to include in the view. You can use the up
arrow and down arrow to choose the order that columns
are displayed.
- Sort columns by: Indicates the column
used to sort the view by.
- Group items by: Indicates how view
results are grouped. Multiple group levels are possible.
- Preview: Displays a sample view, based
on Group items by.
- Columns to display: Lists the columns
that you select to include in the view. You can use the up
arrow and down arrow to choose the order that columns
are displayed.
If you are creating a performance view, this dialog box contains the following elements.
- Name
- Provides a space where you can enter the name for the view you are creating.
- Description
- Provides a space where you can enter a description for the view you are creating.
- Criteria tab
- Limits results displayed in the view. This tab contains the
following options:
- Show data related to: Displays the
Management Pack target type you selected by using the ellipsis
button.
- Ellipsis (…) button: Opens the
Select a Target Type dialog box, where you can browse for
and select a Management Pack target.
- Ellipsis (…) button: Opens the
Select a Target Type dialog box, where you can browse for
and select a Management Pack target.
- Show data contained in a specific
group: Displays the Management Group object that you choose
with the Ellipsis (…) button.
- Ellipsis (…) button: Opens the
Select Object dialog box, where you can browse Management
Group objects.
- Clear: Clears a selected Management
Group object from Show data contained in a specific
group.
- Ellipsis (…) button: Opens the
Select Object dialog box, where you can browse Management
Group objects.
- Criteria conditions: Lists conditions
available for the Management Pack target type that you can
select.
- Criteria description (click the underlined
value to edit) tab: Opens a dialog box when you click an
underlined criteria value so that you can enter or select
properties that filter results displayed in the view.
- Show data related to: Displays the
Management Pack target type you selected by using the ellipsis
button.
- Display tab
- Displays time range and chart options used to display view
results. This tab contains the following options:
- Date and Time: Contains options that
determine whether view results are based on all data or data for a
specific period of time.
- Chart: Indicates the type of chart to
render in the view.
- X Axis: Displays x-axis choices that
you use to affect how the horizontal axis is displayed.
- Change: Opens the Color dialog
box, where you can choose the color that defines this axis.
- Change: Opens the Color dialog
box, where you can choose the color that defines this axis.
- Y Axis: Displays y-axis choices that
you use to affect how the vertical axis is displayed.
- Change: Opens the Color dialog
box, where you can choose the color that defines this axis.
- Change: Opens the Color dialog
box, where you can choose the color that defines this axis.
- Preview: Displays a sample view, based
on the type of chart you choose with Chart.
- Date and Time: Contains options that
determine whether view results are based on all data or data for a
specific period of time.
If you are creating a diagram view, this dialog box contains the following elements.
- Name
- Provides a space where you can enter the name of your diagram view.
- Description
- Provides a space where you can enter a description for your diagram view.
- Choose target
- Shows the name of the target monitoring object you selected.
- Browse
- Opens the Select Object dialog box, where you can select a target monitoring object.
- Choose from a template
- Specifies that you want to create the diagram view from a template and provides a drop-down list of available templates.
- View Details
- Opens the View Template message box, where you can view the XML description of the template. You cannot modify the template. If you want to customize a template, select Create your own template.
- Create your own template
- Specifies that you want to use a template that you created. Enables the tabs Diagram Properties, Object Properties, and Line Properties.
- Diagram Properties
- Contains the following elements:
- Levels to Show, which provides a spin
box with which you can specify the number of levels to be shown
when the diagram view is first opened.
- Layout Direction, which provides a
drop-down list with available layout directions.
- Levels to Show, which provides a spin
box with which you can specify the number of levels to be shown
when the diagram view is first opened.
- Object Properties
- Contains the following elements:
- Containment Style, which presents a
choice of Box or Non Box.
- Nodes Per Row, which provides a spin
box with which you can specify the number of nodes to appear in one
row of a box node.
- Containment Style, which presents a
choice of Box or Non Box.
- Line Properties
- Enables you to select the following properties for containment
lines and noncontainment lines:
- Color, which provides a color box that
you can click to open the Color dialog box and choose a
color.
- Style, which provides a drop-down list
of line styles.
- Width, which provides a spin box with
which you can select a width for the line.
- Color, which provides a color box that
you can click to open the Color dialog box and choose a
color.
- Create
- Creates the diagram view.
If you are creating a Web page view, this dialog box contains the following elements.
- Name
- Provides a space where you can enter the name of your Web page view.
- Description
- Provides a space where you can enter a description for your Web page view.
- Target Website
- Provides a space where you can enter a uniform resource locator (URL) address used to display in the Web page view.
If you are creating a dashboard view, this dialog box contains the following elements.
- Name
- Provides a space where you can enter the name of your diagram view.
- Description
- Provides a space where you can enter a description for your diagram view.
- Display
- Lists the number of panels that are displayed in the dashboard view and determines the view layout. After you create the new view, the Click to add a view link appears in the view. Clicking the link opens the Select View dialog box, where you can browse existing views and insert one into the selected panel.
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