This page last changed on Apr 18, 2010 by mmcgarry.

HQ Dashboard Settings: Metric Viewer

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This screen allows users to change the display of resources (of a single resource type) and a single associated metric in the "Metric Viewer" portlet in the Dashboard.

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Tasks Available on This Screen

On this screen, users can do the following tasks:

To change the display of resources and metrics:

  1. Specify the display settings for the portlet:
    • Description: This description shows up at the top of the portlet
    • Display Range: The total number of resources to display in the portlet
    • Resource Type: This selection filters both the set of resources that users can add to the portlet and the list of metrics available for selection.
    • Metric: The single metric that will be displayed for the user-selected set of resource in the portlet
    • Sort Order: Determines whether the resources will be displayed in the portlet by descending or ascending metric value
  2. Click .

To add to or replace the list of resources displayed in the portlet:

  1. Select a Resource Type.
    This selection filters the set of resources that users can add to the portlet. Changing this value wipes out the list of already selected resources, so to add to the existing list of resources, keep this value the same.
  2. Click and proceed to the "Add Resources" screen.
    The screen will allow you to select from resources of the selected type.
  3. Click .

To remove resources from the list displayed in the portlet:

  1. Either:
    • Change the Resource Type. This wipes out the existing list of selected resources.
      OR
    • Check a resource and click .
  2. Click .


Related Information

Learn more about managing metric data

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