Adding a widget

To add a new widget to the User Experience dashboard, the user must first click on the icon. Figure 1 will then appear.

Figure 1 : Adding a widget to the User Experience dashboard

The User Experience Dashboard supports four type of widgets, namely:

  • The Data widget: When included in the dashboard, this will display the current state and value of a selected measure, with a link to detailed metrics (if available).
  • The Area Chart widget: When included in the dashboard, this will display a historical area chart indicating the trends in the behavior of a chosen measure over a given timeline. This chart is easy to read and helps in rapidly detecting abnormal performance trends.
  • The TimeLine Chart widget: This widget will display a line graph of a chosen measure over a given timeline. Using this graph, time-of-day variations in measure values can be observed closely and sporadic/consistent aberrations in performance can be quickly identified.  
  • The dd – Bar Chart widget: This widget will graphically represent the detailed diagnostics of a chosen measure. This way, administrators can quickly compare performance across various parameters and can accurately isolate the root-cause of performance degradations.

To add a Data widget, do the following:

  1. Click the Add button in Figure 1. Figure 2 will then appear.

    Figure 2 : Th pop up window that appears when the Add button against the Data Widget is clicked

  2. In Figure 3, specify the Panel Title.

    Figure 3 : Adding a Data widget

  3. Next, select the Test that reports the measure to be displayed in the Data widget.
  4. Pick the Measure.
  5. Provide a Display Name for the measure.
  6. Click Add to add the measure to the Data widget. Similarly, multiple measures can be added to the same Data widget.
  7. Once you are done adding, click the Update button to apply the configuration changes to the dashboard.

  8. Figure 4 displays a Data widget that has been added to the dashboard.

    Figure 4 : User Experience Dashboard with a Data widget

  9. To add an Area Chart, do the following:
  10. Click the Add button against the Area widget in Figure 1.

  11. In Figure 5 that appears, specify the Panel Title (see Figure 5).

    Figure 5 : Adding an Area widget

  12. Next, select a Timeline for the Area chart.
  13. Then, pick a Color Palette for the Area chart by clicking the icon.
  14. Then, select the Test that reports the measure for which the Area chart is to be generated.
  15. Pick the Measure for the chart.
  16. Provide a Display Name for the measure.
  17. Click Add to add the widget and Update to apply the configuration changes to the dashboard.

  18. Figure 6 displays a Data widget that has been added to the dashboard.

    Figure 6 : A User Experience Dashboard with an Area widget

  19. To add a TimeLine Chart, do the following:
  20. Click the Add button against the TimeLine Chart widget in Figure 1.

  21. Then, specify the Panel Title (see Figure 7).

    Figure 7 : Adding a Line widget

  22. Next, select a Timeline for the graph.
  23. Then, pick a Color Palette for the Area chart by clicking the button.
  24. Then, select the Test that reports the measure for which the Line graph is to be generated.
  25. Pick the Measure to be plotted in the graph.
  26. Provide a Display Name for the measure.
  27. Click Add to add the widget and Update to apply the configuration changes to the dashboard.

  28. Figure 8 displays a TimeLine Chart widget that has been added to the dashboard.

    Figure 8 : A User Experience Dashboard with a Line widget

To add a DD – Bar Chart widget, do the following:

  1. Click the Add button against the DD – Bar Chart widget in Figure 1. Figure 9 will then appear.

  2. Then, specify the Panel Title (see Figure 9).

    Figure 9 : Adding a DD – Bar Chart widget

  3. Pick a Color Palette for the bar chart by clicking the icon.
  4. Then, select the Test that reports the detailed metrics for which the bar chart is to be generated.
  5. Pick the Measure.
  6. From Process Name and Process lists, select the DD columns that report the values to be used as the X and Y axis of the bar graph. 
  7. Click Update to apply the configuration changes to the dashboard.

  8. Figure 10 displays a Line widget that has been added to the dashboard.

    Figure 10 : A User Experience Dashboard with a DD – Bar Chart widget

    Note:

    The position of any widget (default/custom) can be changed in the dashboard using a simple 'click-and-drag' routine.