Customize widgets

This topic describes how to customize widgets so that you can view the data displayed in the most effective way possible.

Personalize the display

You can personalize the display by adjusting granularity, selecting the graph format, controlling the appearance of the individual points plotted in the graph, and selecting the columns you want to see in the measurements table.

Your customized settings and widgets are automatically saved when you sign out, and restored them the next time you sign back on.

Enlarge a section of the graph

To zoom in or enlarge a section of the graph, hold down the left mouse button and drag the slider over the section of the graph that you want to enlarge. This impacts all widgets in the active tab.

To restore the view, drag the start and end indicators of the time picker slider.

Change the display to bold

You can change the display of the graph to bold by clicking the graph. To restore the display, click the graph again.

Indicate a time point across widgets

You can mark a point in time during a run. This is useful for long duration runs.

To indicate a time point:

Click a point in time on a widget. A vertical time indicator line is displayed.

The time indicator marks the same point in time across all the widgets of the tab. The time indicator line is also displayed on the time picker slider at the top of the tab.

Determine a point's coordinates

You can determine the coordinates and values at any point in a graph.

To determine the coordinates of a point on a graph:

Click the widget's Expand View button .
In the View menu, turn on the Data point details switch.
Place the cursor over any point on the graph that you want to evaluate. The axis values and other grouping information is displayed.

Change the granularity of the data

To ensure readability and clarity, there is an automatic adjustment of the minimum granularity of graphs. The higher the granularity, the more detailed the results. For example, use a high granularity to see the intervals in which no hits occurred. However, using a lower granularity is useful to study the overall Vuser behavior throughout the scenario.

You can make graphs easier to read and analyze by changing the granularity (scale) of the x-axis. You increase granularity by decreasing the size of the intervals on the x-axis, thereby displaying more detailed results.

To set granularity:

Click the widget's Expand View button .
In the panel above the graph, expand the dropdown menu next to Granularity. To ensure readability and clarity, the minimum granularity of graphs is automatically adjusted. If you require more granularity than the stated minimum, zoom into a section of the graph. For details on zooming into a section of a graph, see Enlarge a section of the graph.
Enter the granularity of the x-axis in seconds.
To restore the default granularity, click the Close button X next to the field.

Change the graph display

You can select the graph display and control the appearance of the individual points plotted on the graph.

Select a widget and click the Expand View button .
On the View menu, select Graph Type.

Choose the format.

Format	Details
Line and Points	Switches the format to a line and point graph.
Line	Switches the format to a line graph.
Points	Switches the format to a point graph.
Columns	Switches the format to a stacked column graph.
Area	Switches the chart format to a stacked area graph.

Configure graph time options.

You can select the way in which the graph shows the elapsed time on the x-axis by switching between the Relative to start time / Absolute time options.

Time option	Details
Relative to start time	Displays the time relative to the beginning of the test run.
Absolute time	Displays the actual time on the machine's system clock.

Assign colors to measurements.

You can apply color preferences to make specific measurements more recognizable.
1. In the table under the graph, hover over the color icon or a measurement and click Change color.
2. Select a color from the available color palette. The color is applied.
Show or hide measurements.

You can determine the measurements that are displayed in the graph. In the table under the graph, select the checkbox to include a measurement in the graph. Clear the checkbox to exclude a measurement from the graph.
Change the scale.

In the table under the graph, hover over the Scale column header and click the Options button . You can set the scale of the y-axis for a selected measurement, for all measurements, or set default values. To set the scale of a specific measurement, click the dropdown button in the table.
View in full screen mode.

Full screen view expands the selected graph page to fill the entire screen.
1. To change a graph window to full screen view, click the Full Screen button
2. To exit full screen view, click the X button or click the Esc key.

Personalize the data table

You can personalize the data table by sorting, selecting the columns you want to see, and adding favorites.

Action	Description
Select Columns	Click the Available columns button and select the columns you want to display. Drag the columns to rearrange the display order.
Search	To search for measurements by name, click the Search button and type the name (or part of it) in the search box. Clear the search string to restore the full list.
Sort	You can sort the table according to the values of any column by clicking the column header. Click again to reverse the sort order. To remove the sort order, right-click the column header and select Clear Sorting.
Export table	Click the Export button to export the table. The table can be exported as: a CSV file. an image file.
Add favorites	Favorites are a great way to quickly see the measurements you are most interested in monitoring. Select a measurement and click the Add to Favorite button on the right side of the table. When a measurement is added as a favorite, it is indicated by the Favorites icon . By default, the table is sorted by favorites. You can select up to 10 measurements to add to your Favorites. You may need to remove some of your Favorites before you can add more. Measurements added to your Favorites are shown at the top of the transactions table. To remove a measurement from favorites, click its row so that the Favorites icon no longer appears.