Configuration Files for Widget Metric
Configuration
You can create an XML file that displays the adapter type, resource kind, and the
associated metrics that can be displayed in a widget and dashboard.
How Configuration Files
Work
From the
Configuration
Files
page, you can create a XML configuration file with the adapter
type, object type, and metric details to be displayed in a dashboard. The final
output is an XML file. The supported widgets are Metric Chart, Property List,
Rolling View Chart, Scoreboard, Sparkline Chart, and Topology Graph. To use the
metric configuration, you must set the widget Self Provider to
Off
and create a widget interaction with a provider
widget. Where You Find Widget Metric
Configuration File
To manage the configuration files, from the
left menu, click . From the right panel, click the
Widget Metric
Configuration
tile. To add a configuration file, click the
Add
button. You see the Create Configuration
File
page.
Option | Description |
|---|---|
Name | Enter a name for the configuration file. |
Description | Enter a description for the configuration file. |
Containing Folder | Select the folder under which you want to store the new
configuration file. If you have not created a folder, you can
select the User Defined folder if it
appears. The System Defined folder will
not appear for selection. |
Text box | You can define the adapter type, object type, and metrics. From the
Adapter Kind drop down above the
text box, select the adapter type. From the
Resource Kind drop down above the text box,
select the object type. From the
Metric drop down above the text
box, select a metric.Format
XML button to format the XML content. Click
Save . You see the configuration file
under the selected folder. You can preview the XML that was
created. |
Option | Description |
|---|---|
Filter | Click the filter icon to filter the configuration files using the
following criteria: Name, Description, Last Modified, and Modified
By. |
Options from the horizontal
ellipsis
| |
Edit | Select a configuration file to edit the contents of the configuration
file. |
Delete | Select one or more configuration files if you want to delete them.
You cannot delete configuration files under the System
Defined folder. |
Clone | Select a configuration file to clone. You can edit the configuration
file options in the New Configuration File page
and click Save |
Move | Select one or more configuration files if you want to move them to
another folder. You can also move configuration files using the drag and
drop option. You cannot move a configuration file to or from the
System Defined folder. |
Export | Select one or more configuration files if you want to download
them. |
Import | Select this option if you want to import configuration files. To
import:
|
Create New Folder | Enter a name for the folder and click OK . You
can create a new folder for meaningful grouping. |
Rename Folder | Select a folder created by a user and rename the folder. You cannot
rename the System Defined and User
Defined folders. |
Data Grid
Options
| |
Name | Lists the configuration files that have been created. The
System Defined folder contains configuration files that
are predefined. The User Defined folder contains
orphan configuration files that were created by users but not assigned
to a folder. |
In Use | Indicates whether the configuration file is in use in a dashboard and
supported widget. Yes : Indicates that the configuration
file is used in a dashboard. Hover and click on the green tick mark
to view the name of the dashboard and the widget that uses this
configuration file.No : Indicates that the configuration
file is not used in a dashboard. |
Description | Displays the description entered while creating/editing the
configuration file. |
Last Modified | Displays when the configuration file was last updated. |
Modified By | Displays who last modified the configuration file. For example, admin or maintenanceAdmin . |