Example graphs for custom reports

This section includes three examples of graphs that you can create in custom reports. In addition, the fields that were used to create the graphs are included.

Review the examples to learn how the fields on the Graph Options dialog box correspond to completed graphs.

Figure: Example pie graph

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The example pie graph, titled Frequency of Alert Types, was created using the following:

Table: Example pie graph options

Graph option name

Fields selected

Graph Type

Pie

Graph title

Frequency of Alert Types

Category field

Event name

Data field

Event name

Aggregation function

Count

You can create a bar graph.

Figure: Example bar graph 1

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The example bar graph, titled Average Duration of Job per Device per Selection List, was created using the following:

Table: Example bar graph 1 options

Graph option name

Fields selected

Graph Type

Bar

Graph title

Average duration of job per device per selection list

Vertical axis title

Selection list

Series field

Device name

Category field

Selection list name

Data field

Job duration

Aggregation function

Average

Horizontal axis title

Average duration of a job (seconds)

Compare bar graph 2 with bar graph 1.

Figure: Example bar graph 2

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The example bar graph, titled Total Storage Per Device, was created using the following:

Table: Example bar graph 2 options

Graph option name

Fields selected

Graph Type

Bar

Graph title

Total Storage Per Device

Vertical axis title

Resource

Series field

Device name

Category field

Resource name

Data field

Total data size

Aggregation function

Sum

Horizontal axis title

Total Data Stored (MB)

Example graphs for custom reports