addmi 09-analysis ui-reporting
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Analysis UI -Reporting
Turning Data into Information
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Outline
UI Basics Quick access tools The different views
Simple Search Quick (keyword) search Advanced search
UI Filtering and Charting The different ways to filter results or views Charting and breadcrumbs
Contextual Analysis
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UI Basics
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Basic Navigation
System wide searchTop Level Tabs
Second Level Buttons
Quick Access Tools
Current View icon and title
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Quick Access Tools (1)
Help and Support
Appliance Status
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Quick Access Tools (2)
Recent Items
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Quick Access Tools (3)
User Details
Manual Groups
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List Views
Pagination Controls
Selection Controls
Page Size Controls
Sort Control
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Node Views
Node Label
Links follow relationships to other nodes
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Channel Views
Many Related
Channels
Many Related
Channels
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What are Channels?
Channels are small portals of information in the UI
Covered in more detail in the Dashboards module
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Other Views
Visualization Views
Chart Views
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Search
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Quick search
Simple search keyword
Examines the whole data store (Section)
Can choose to match: exact – matches case word – case insensitive
Search can be the fastest way to
dive into the data!
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Keyword Search Results
Most Relevant Results
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Advanced search page
Use multiple keywords Choose which sections to look at Can match with Regular Expressions
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Finding Reports
Searching UI search will search in titles and descriptions
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UI Filtering and Charting
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Keyword Filtering
Keyword Filtering Controls
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Ad Hoc Filtering
Make an ad hoc selection
Filter to selection
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Column Filtering
Filter IconFilter Menu
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Charting
Chart Icon Chart Menu
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Chart Views
Cycle between presentation styles Click on a sector to drill through
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Filtering Breadcrumbs
Breadcrumb for each step of filtering
Previous Steps are clickable
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Contextual Analysis
Reports, Charts and Visualizations
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What is contextual analysis?
Contextual reports, charts and visualizations driven from the data you are looking at Where you are within the UI What items are displayed
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Where Can I Find Contextual Analysis? (1)
Generally all List Views All Host list All SI list All BAI list
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Where Can I Find Contextual Analysis? (2)
Node View detail page Hosts, SI, BAI, Packages etc
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Not Just Analysis of Infrastructure
Not always infrastructure reporting! Discovery Run detail page - diagnostics
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Online Documentation: http://www.tideway.com/confluence/display/81/Managing+Reporting
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