Using views
You can either begin monitoring the system using the default views, or you
can add, change, or delete views before monitoring the system. The
following sections describe how to use existing views or create and configure
views from the Web-based System Monitor. A view is a Web
page that contains one or more monitors. Several default views are
included in the installation of the Web-based System Monitor. You may
use these default views or create new views. Before you can create and
configure views, you must log on to the Web-based System Monitor. For
instructions on logging on to the Web-based System Monitor, see Logging on to the Web-based System Monitor.
This section covers the following topics:
Using default views
Creating new views
Configuring existing views
Configuring existing views
Using default views
The default views that are shipped with the Web-based System Monitor are
described in Table 3. The table describes which monitor or monitors are
contained in the view, as well as which display option is used. For
descriptions of default monitors and samples of display options, see Table 1 and Sample display options, respectively.
Table 3. Default views
Default view
| Monitor(s) and display options
|
System Overview
| System Overview monitor displayed in a table tree
|
Connector
|
- Business Objects monitor displayed in a table
- Connector Subscriptions monitor displayed in a table
|
Collaboration Overview
| Collaboration Statistics monitor displayed in a table
|
Collaboration
|
- Collaboration Events monitor displayed in bar chart, and
- Event Rate monitor displayed in a meter
|
Collaboration History
|
- Historical Collaboration Flows monitor displayed in a bar chart
- Historical Collaboration Flows monitor displayed in a line chart
|
Connector Overview
| Connector Statistics monitor displayed in a table
|
Maps and Relationships
|
- Map Status monitor displayed in a table
- Relationship Status monitor displayed in a table
|
Server Statistics
|
- Historical Server Statistics displayed in a stacked bar chart
- Database Connections displayed in a table
- Message Queues displayed in a table
|
Server History
|
- Historical Server Statistics displayed in a bar chart
- Historical Server Flows displayed in a line chart
|
Flow Control
| Flow Control monitor displayed in a table
|
State Change Log
| State Change Log monitor displayed in a table
|
Creating new views
The following instructions describe how to create a new view:
- Click Create and Configure Views in the left frame of the Web-based System
Monitor. The Create and Configure Views dialog box appears (see Figure 12).
Figure 12. Web-based System Monitor, Create and Configure Views dialog box

- Click the Create New View button. The View Name dialog box
appears.
- Type a name for the view in the View Name field, then click OK. The
new view name appears in the View field of the Create and Configure Views
dialog box.
- Select one or more monitors from the Select Monitor(s) group box, or
choose "Select all" to select all the monitors listed. Your selections
appear in the Order Monitors group box.
- Use the up and down arrows to the right of the Order Monitors group box to
put the monitors in the order you want to view them, from top to
bottom.
- Click Preview if you want to see a preview of the new view.
- Click Save View. A "View was saved successfully" message
appears. Also, the new view appears immediately in the left frame of
the Web-based System Monitor under Views.
Configuring existing views
The following instructions describe how to make changes to an existing
view:
- Click Create and Configure Views from the left frame of the Web-based
System Monitor. The Create and Configure Views dialog box appears (see Figure 12).
- Select the view you want to change from the View drop-down menu.
- Add monitors to or remove monitors from the view, from the Select Monitors
group box. The revised monitors for the view appear in the Order
Monitors group box.
- Use the up and down arrows to the right of the Order Monitors group box to
put the monitors in the order you want to view them, from top to
bottom.
- Click Preview if you want to see a preview of the new view.
- Click Save View. A "View was saved successfully" message
appears.
Deleting views
The following instructions describe how to delete a view:
- Click Create and Configure Views from the left frame of the Web-based
System Monitor. The Create and Configure Views dialog box appears (see Figure 12).
- Select the view you want to delete from the View drop-down menu.
- Click Delete View. A message appears, asking if you are sure you
want to delete the view.
- Click OK. The view is removed from the Views list in the left frame
of the Web-based System Monitor.
See also:
Overview
Different approaches for using the Web-based System Monitor
Using default monitors
Creating new monitors
Logging on to the Web-based System Monitor
Contents of the Web-based System Monitor
Fine-tuning the Web-based System Monitor
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