Configure a Chart

After a chart is defined with the NetWitness rules with NWDB as the data source, you can configure its execution properties.

Create a Chart Group

To add groups to the default folder or to add subgroups under a chart group:

  1. Go to Reports.
    The Manage tab is displayed.
  2. Click Charts.
    The Chart view is displayed.
  3. In the Charts Groups panel, click netwitness_add.png.
    A default group is added in the Chart Groups panel.
  1. Enter the name of the new group.
  2. Press Enter.
    The group is added to the Chart Groups panel.

Create a Chart

To add charts to a group or subgroup:

  1. Go to Reports.
    The Manage tab is displayed.
  2. Click Charts to display the Chart view.
  3. In the Charts toolbar, click netwitness_add.png.
    The Build Chart tab is displayed.
    netwitness_build_chart.png
  1. Enter the name of the chart.
  2. For the Reporting Engine to collect the data and generate chart results, select the Enable checkbox.
  3. In the Rule Basis field, do the following:
    1. Click Browse. The Add Rule dialog box is displayed.
    2. Navigate the Rule tree and select a rule.
    3. Click Select.
  1. The Rule appears in the Rule Basis field.
  2. Select the data source from the Data Source drop-down list.

Note: If the default data source is configured in the Reporting Engine, then the data source is displayed by default on the Build Chart page. If the data source is not displayed, ensure you have Read permissions set for the data source. This is applicable for NWDB and Warehouse data sources. For more information, see the "Configure Data Source Permissions" topic in the Host and Services Configuration Guide.

  1. (Optional) To modify the Interval value, click the up or down arrow.
    The Interval value is the interval in minutes at which the rule which forms the basis of the chart is run to collect data.
  2. Select the Limit value to limit the number of records to be displayed.
  3. X-Axis and Y-Axis are used to specify the meta to be plotted in charts.
    In the X-Axis, the meta for the 'Group by' rule is displayed. In the Y-Axis, the aggregate functions used in the rule are displayed.

Note: Sum, Count, Countdistinct and Average are the supported aggregate functions for chart. By default, for Custom Rules with multiple 'Group by', you can select only the first meta in X-Axis.

  1. Click Save.
    A confirmation message that the chart is saved successfully is displayed.