Display characteristics of a pinup graph

If a graph is accompanied by a small binocular icon, you can change the graph's size, style, and how often it refreshes. You make these changes in the pinup version of the graph.

To create a pinup graph:

  1. Click the binoculars icon in the lower right of the graph whose view you want to modify. The pinup graph window opens, displaying the graph.
  2. Drag the lower-right corner of the window so you can see the entire page. The data label at the top of the graph serves as the graph's legend.
  3. Depending on the graph, from the pinup you can customize the graph properties described in Table 2–1.
    Table 2–1: Graph properties and options
    Property
    Options
    Comments
    Graph Size
    • Very small
    • Small
    • Medium
    • Large
    If you have a graph with small statistics, you can choose to make the pinup graph larger so you can better see its details.
    Graph Style
    Vary by graph family.
    See the "Types of graphs" section for a list of graphs that belong to each family.
    Graph Data Averaging
    When data averaging is on, OpenEdge Management computes weighted averages from the data. Using weighted averages reduces the number of data points and creates more meaningful graphs. If data averaging is off and there is more data than pixels, OpenEdge Management compresses the data.
    Graph Dimension
    Changes the display from two- dimensional to three-dimensional.
    Grid
    The default is Off.
    Graph max time
    • 5 minutes
    • 10 minutes
    • 15 minutes
    • 20 minutes
    • 30 minutes
    • 45 minutes
    • 1 hour
    • 90 minutes
    • 2 hours
    • 3 hours
    • 4 hours
    • 5 hours
    • 6 hours
    • 7 hours
    • 8 hours
    • 12 hours
    • 24 hours
    • 36 hours
    • 2 days
    Controls how much time the graph spans.

    Note: The graph time span does not affect how often or how much data is collected for graphing. You change how often your database resources are polled and how often the polled data is trended by editing the resource's monitoring plan. See Chapter 1, "Database Resource Monitoring," for information about editing monitoring plans.
    Graph start time
    Select the check box and choose the start time from the drop-down menus.

    Note: The time selected does not necessarily correspond to the first time that displays on the graph axis. For example, if you define the pinup graph to display data for 15 minutes starting at 10:05 AM, the axis may run from
    10:00 AM to 10:30 AM.
    Refresh rate
    • None
    • 15 seconds
    • 30 seconds
    • 1 minute
    • 2 minutes
    • 3 minutes
    • 4 minutes
    • 5 minutes
    • 10 minutes
    • 15 minutes
    The refresh rate is the rate at which the resource is checked to see if there is more information to put in the graph.
    The refresh rate should not be less than the polling rate for the resource. For example, if you set the refresh rate to 1 minute and the polling rate is at 5 minutes, you do not get new graph data every minute; you get it only at the same rate as the polling occurs.
  4. Click Change Pinup when you finish making your selections. The graph appears in the pinup with the new characteristics.

Note the following about pinup graphs:


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