Chart Customization window

Use this window to customize the chart of a report generated in the Reporting facility, on the dashboard, or from a system report. You can use the settings on this window to:

If a field on this window does not apply to a selected report it will appear as grayed out and cannot be edited.

Field Name

Description

Chart title

Enter the name you want to appear at the top of the generated chart.

Maximum number of charts or series per screen

Select the maximum number of charts or series per page that should appear in the generated report from this drop-down list.

The default maximum is 10. The most charts or series you can define to appear on a page is 30.

Maximum number of series per graph

Select the maximum number of resources that should appear on a graph. When the number of resources to appear on a generated graph exceeds the number in this field, the additional resources will be shown in a separate graph.

The default maximum is 12. The most resources can define to appear on one graph is 30.

Show values for data points or areas

Determine how to display the data points/areas on a chart. You can choose to display the data points areas:

  • Only when hovering - display the data points/areas on a chart when the mouse hovers over an appropriate place on that chart
  • Always - always display data/points areas on a chart

GRAPH_CHARTS

Chart type

Select a type for the generated chart including:

  • Pie Chart
  • Bar Chart
  • Stacked Bar
  • 100% Stacked Bar

Chart orientation

Determine whether the chart graphic will appear vertically or horizontally on a page. You can set the orientation for the following chart types only: Bar Chart, Stacked Bar, and 100% Stacked Bar.

History Charts

Show Trends

Check this box if you want to show a trend for the data in a history chart. The trend attempts to show future storage usage in a chart based on earlier usage.

Restore Defaults

Reset the values in the fields on this window to their original default settings.

Apply

Apply the settings defined in this window to the current chart.

Save

Apply the settings defined in this window to the current chart and save those settings. When the chart is generated in the future, it will automatically use the saved settings.

Cancel

Exit the window without applying or saving the settings in the window.