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Oracle Waveset 8.1.1 Business Administrator's Guide

Working with Graphs

You can perform the following activities related to graphs:

Viewing Defined Graphs

Waveset provides some sample graphs. Some use sample data and some do not. You are encouraged to create additional graphs that are applicable to your deployment.

You should remove the sample graphs and sample dashboards before moving a deployment into production. Some of the sample graphs that do not use sample data might appear blank if no applicable data has been collected.

ProcedureTo View a Defined Graph

  1. In the Administrator interface, click Reports in the main menu.

  2. Click Dashboard Graphs in the secondary menu.

  3. Select a category of dashboard graphs from the Select Dashboard Graph Type list of options.

    All graphs in the selected category display in the graphs list.

  4. Click a graph name.

  5. If desired, click Pause refresh to pause the dashboard refresh. Click Resume to renew the view.

    Note –

    For dashboards containing many graphs, it is sometimes helpful to pause the refresh until all of the graphs are initially loaded.

  6. If desired, click Refresh now to force an immediate refresh.

  7. Click Done to return to the Dashboard Graphs list page.

    Note –

    If any of the graphs show an error message, open the system configuration object for editing (Editing Waveset Configuration Objects) and set dashboard.debug=true. Once this property is set, return to the graph that generated the error and use the Please include this text script if reporting a problem link to retrieve the graph script. This graph script should be included when reporting the problem.

ProcedureTo Create a Dashboard Graph

  1. In the Administrator interface, select Reports -> Dashboard Graphs.

  2. Select a dashboard graphs category from the list of Select Dashboard Graph Type options.

    All graphs in the selected category display in the graphs list.

  3. Click New to display the Create Dashboard Graph page and enter a Graph Name.

    Choose a unique, meaningful name because graphs are added to dashboards by name.

  4. Select a Registry: IDM or SAMPLE.

    The sample data selection is provided for you to familiarize yourself with the system. As sample data is not available for all tracked events, this selection is most useful for demos and when experimenting with the various graph options. Delete sample data prior to going to a production environment.

    Note –

    The set of tracked events that use sample data differs from the events that are actually tracked.

  5. Select a Tracked Event type from the list.

    An event is a system characteristic, such as memory usage, or an aggregation of events, such as resource operations, whose historical values are tracked and displayed visually as graphs or charts.

    Tracked events for the IDM registry are:

    • Provisioner Execution Counts. Tracks how many provisioner operations occurred (by operation type).

    • Provisioner Execution Duration. Tracks the duration of each provisioner operation (by operation type).

    • Resource Operation Count. Tracks the number of resource operations.

    • Resource Operation Duration. Tracks the duration of a resource operation.

    • Workflow Duration. Tracks how long it takes to execute a workflow.

    • Workflow Execution Count. Tracks the number of times each workflow is executed.

  6. Select a Time Scale from the list.

    This option controls how often data is aggregated (for example, one hour) and how often it is retained (for example, one month). The system stores tracked event data for progressively larger time scales to allow both a detailed, current view of the system as well as an understanding of historical trends.

  7. Select a Metric from the list.

    A metric (count or average) will be selected by default, depending on the selected tracked event. Each graph displays a single metric. The available metrics depend on the selected tracked event.

    Possible metrics include:

    • Count. The total number of times the event occurred in the time interval

    • Average. The arithmetic mean of the event values for the time interval

    • Maximum. The maximum event value for the time interval

    • Minimum. The minimum event value for the time interval

    • Histogram. The separate counts for discrete ranges of event values for the time interval

  8. Select Show count as from the list.

    The graph count is shown either as a raw total or scaled by various time scales.

  9. Select a Graph Type from the list.

    This controls how the tracked event data is displayed. The available graph types depend on the selected tracked event and can include line graphs, bar charts, and pie charts.

  10. Specify a Base Dimension (optional).

    Select from the following list:

    • Resource Name. If selected, all values for the dimension are included in the graph. Deselect this option to choose individual values of the dimension to include in the graph.

    • Server Instance. If selected, all values for the dimension are included in the graph. Deselect this option to choose individual values of the dimension to include in the graph.

    • Operation Type. If selected, all values for the dimension are included in the graph. Deselect this option to choose individual values of the dimension to include in the graph.

      After you select the dimension, the page refreshes to display a graph.

  11. Enter text in the Graph Options field to produce a subtitle under the main title of the graph (optional).

  12. Select Advanced Graph Options (optional).

    Use this option if you want to specify the following:

    • Grid Lines

    • Font

    • Color Palette

  13. Click Save to create the graph.

ProcedureTo Edit a Dashboard Graph

  1. In the Administrator interface, click Reports in the main menu.

  2. Click Dashboard Graphs in the secondary menu.

    The Dashboard Graphs page opens.

  3. From the Select Dashboard Graph Type drop-down menu, select a category.

    A table listing dashboard graphs opens.

  4. Click a graph name to edit it.

    The graph attributes you can edit vary depending on the graph selected.

    One or more of the following characteristics are available for editing:

    • Graph Name. Graphs are added to a dashboard by name.

    • Registry. Specifies the tracked event description defined in the registry. The current selection includes: SAMPLE, Service Provider, and IDM.

    • Tracked Event. A system characteristic, such as memory usage, or an aggregation of events, such as resource operations, whose historical values are tracked and displayed visually as graphs or charts.

    • Time Scale. Controls how often data is aggregated and how often it is retained.

    • Metric. Each graph displays a single metric. The available metrics depend on the selected tracked event. Other options may be available for the metric selected.

    • Graph type. Controls how the tracked event data is displayed (for example, line graph or bar graph).

    • Included Dimension Values. If selected, all values for the dimensions are included in the graph.

    • Graph Subtitle. If desired, enter a subtitle under the main title of the graph.

    • Advanced Graph Options. Select this if you want to set the following:

      • Grid Lines

      • Font

      • Color Palette

  5. Click Save.

ProcedureTo Delete a Defined Graph

  1. In the Administrator interface, click Reports in the main menu.

  2. Click Dashboard Graphs in the secondary menu.

  3. Select a category of dashboard graphs from the Select Dashboard Graph Type list of options.

    All graphs in the selected category display in the graphs list.

  4. Use the checkboxes to select the graphs to delete and then click Delete.

    Note –

    Graphs are deleted without warning from all dashboards that included it.