How to create a baseline report

It is hard to assess whether application performance is acceptable unless you constantly monitor past performance and can define expected performance. Observer automates this process and you can understand at a glance whether current application and network performance is acceptable.

Baselines are different than thresholds. Baselines use historical data that does not change. Thresholds, however, determine if that baseline (the historical data) is above, below, or within acceptable levels. Baselines recognize and react to thresholds, but are not the result of those thresholds.

Because baselining is a comparison between past and present data, only time-based reports can include a baseline.

With baselining, Observer automatically establishes performance baselines for any performance or volume metrics. Based on history, Observer calculates the baseline defining normal performance as well as deviations indicating degraded and unacceptable performance. Baselining gives you the flexibility to compare performance by time of day, day of week, or day of month, depending upon the amount of retained data.

Note: To set the baseline thresholds, choose Options > Program Settings and click Configure Default Thresholds. See Configuring your program settings for details.

1.	Click the Schedules tab, then click the Baselining tab.

2.	Click the Edit button. The Baseline Setting window appears.

3.	Select a comparison time.