How to add graph elements

Graphs provide a quick way to see a relative relationship. For instance, both a graph and a table can show you the top 10 data sources receiving the most traffic, but a graph will show you that data visually and the table will show you that data as numbers.

1.	In the Layout tab of the Report Setup window, click the Add Item button. The Add Report Element dialog appears.

2.	Select Graph, and click OK. The Graph Setup window appears.

3.	Type a title for the graph. This name appears on the Layout tab and in the heading of the graph when the report is displayed in your web browser.

4.	In the Data Source Selection section, choose the trending source, sub-source, report type, and graph type. The trending source that you choose determines what sub-sources and reports are available.

5.	Use the Available Columns area to choose what information you want on your graph.

6.	Use the Graph layout area to change the order of columns in the columns. The top entry is the first (left-most) column in your graph while the last entry is the right-most.

Arrows—Changes the order of the columns.

Remove—Deletes the column from the graph.

Set as Sort Column—Sets the selected column as the key column and sorts the data from highest to lowest (descending) value. Click the button again to sort the data lowest to highest (ascending).

Edit Field Display Name—Sets the display name of the selected field to a custom text string.

7.	(Optional) Click the Edit Filter button (above the OK and Cancel buttons) to apply custom filtering for this report element.

8.	Click OK to close the Graph Setup window. Your graph appears.

9.	Select the graph you want to configure. On the left you can see the tables, graphs, or other items you have added. On the right are the options for the selected graph.

Option	Description
Edit	Allows you to make changes to your graph.
Max items	Limits the maximum number of items that may appear in the graph. The default is 10.
Large number format	Choose how you want large numbers to appear. Your choices are: actual, exponential, and metric.
Minimum graph height	Sets the minimum height of a graph. This is pixels. For most monitors there are 96 pixels in one inch (96 pixels in 2.54 cm).
Legend rows	Choose how many rows you want in your legend.
Vertical title	Select this option if you want the title of the graph to appear vertically instead of horizontally.
ORS drill down report	Choose an ORS sub-report if you want to be able to navigate from this report directly to it.
Observer drill down report	Choose an Observer sub-report if you want to be able to navigate from this report directly to it.
Enable GigaStor drill down	Select this option to be able to connect to your GigaStor for more reports. This requires that you have GigaStor.