7 Working with Data

This chapter describes the various ways in which you can interact with data in Oracle Pulse.

Topics:

• Generating Reports for Different Time Periods

• Personalizing Charts and Environments

• Exporting Data

Generating Reports for Different Time Periods

Reports in Oracle Pulse are generated for default periods of time, as explained below:

• the widgets on the Pulse Dashboard, the Performance dashboard, the Incidents and Changes Dashboard views, as well as the Transactions dashboard, report data as of the current day. This setting cannot be changed.

• the Calendar Monthly View and List View, the CSU Dashboard and List views, as well as the Dashboard view on the Availability, Incidents and Changes menus, report data for the current month. The default time periods for reports can be changed using the page time selector.

• the List and Chart views on the Availability, Incidents and Changes menus, as well as the Storage dashboard, report data for three months prior to the current month. The default time periods for reports can be changed using either the page time selector or the widget time selector.

By default, reports in Oracle Pulse are generated in the GMT time zone. Oracle Pulse allows you to change the default time zone for the reports on the Transactions and Performance dashboards.

Personalizing Charts and Environments

The chart personalization feature in Oracle Pulse allows you to select the charts you want to display. This feature is available only for the Availability, Incidents, and Changes Chart views, as well as for the Storage dashboard.

In the Performance dashboard, the environment personalization feature allows you to select up to five environments for which to display host and database metrics.

Exporting Data

Oracle Pulse allows you to export data in the table views of reports for later use. To export data:

1. Click the widget or the Open Table View icon ( ) in the lower right corner of the chart whose data you want to export.

2. Click the Export icon ( ) in the upper right corner of the table.

3. Select one of the available formats:

   • PDF

   • MS Excel

   • PPT

   The Save As dialog box opens.

4. Browse to the location where you want to save your report.

5. In the File name field, enter a name for your report.

6. Click Save.