Create an Alert Tile

  1. From Dashboard > Dashboard 2.0, create a new dashboard or select from an existing dashboard collection.

    See Create Dashboards to learn about creating dashboards.

  2. Click CREATE TILE or + from the toolbar.

  3. In the ADD TILE screen that appears, select Alert.
    The following screen is displayed:

Add Metric Tile Screen
  1. Select one of the following:
Tile OptionFunctionality
Build my ownvisualize alerts split out by priority, client, or other common attributes like current state, type, and resource.
Alert TrendVisualize critical and warning alerts over a time period.
Top AlertsVisualize top 10 resources by Open Alerts.
Alerts by locationVisualize warning and critical alerts across the sites.

Build My Own

Click here to view how to Build Your Own Query
  1. Select the Build my own tab. This enables you to create a custom tile.
Add Metric Tile Screen

  1. Below is the default QUERY that is already mentioned:

    • Attribute - status = Open
    • Group By
      • Attribute 1 = currentState
      • Attribute 2 = resource.timezone
  • Dashboard time range = Alert created time Notes:
    • You also have the option to edit the Query.
    • Time fields, like currentState and resource.timezone, can only be used in the first GROUP BY.
    • You can combine multiple filters together to view only the required alerts.
      The query is completed and the results are displayed in the preview graph.
Add Metric Tile Screen
  1. Alternatively, click </> to use the advanced query builder.
    Click </> again to close the advanced query field and switch back to the basic query builder format.
  2. Enter a query or click inside the box to see a list of OpsQL attributes.
  3. Click the optional Legend icon and enter {{ in the EDIT LEGEND field to see a list of options.
  4. Select the visualization from the following options:
Chart TypeDescription
PieDisplays a pie chart.
Single ValueDisplays a single value.
ListDisplays values in a list format.
BarDisplays the bar representation of the values
GeoDisplays the geographical location of the resource.
  1. From the GROUP BY option, select an attribute. You can select up to two attributes.
    In the List visualization, the second attribute values are displayed in a multi-column colored list.
    The following is a sample illustration of a multi-column list:
Add Metric Tile Screen
  1. Enable the Combine subgroups to view each grouping as a separate row.
    Notes:
    • The multi-column list and split subgroup options are available for List chart only.
    • The colors are displayed based on the default color categorization of alerts.
    • Click the count or any column in the multi-column list to drill down and see the contextual list of alerts in the alerts browser.
  2. Select the time range from the below option to view the alerts graphs based on:
    • All Alerts: All the alerts are displayed.
    • Alert created time: Alerts are filtered based on the alert created time and the graph is displayed.
    • Alert updated time: Alerts are filtered based on the alert updated time and the graph is displayed.
Add Metric Tile Screen
  1. See Visualization to know on how to customize the Alert Tile.
  2. Click the Last Hour to select the duration for which the data needs to be retrieved. The duration can be selected for
    • Last Hour
    • Last 4 Hours
    • Last 8 Hours
    • Last 24 Hours
    • Last 7 Days
    • Last 15 Days
    • Last 30 Days
    • Month to Date
  3. Click Create.
    The Alert tile is created and displayed on the main dashboard page.

Alert Trend

Click here to view how to generate Alert Trend
  1. Select the Alert Trend tab. This enables you to create a custom tile.
Add Metric Tile Screen

  1. Below is the default QUERY that is already mentioned:

    • Attribute - status = OPEN AND currentstate IN ("CRITICAL", "WARNING")
    • Group By
      • Attribute 1 = createdTime
      • Attribute 2 = currentState
  • Dashboard time range = Alert created time
    Notes:
    • You also have the option to edit the Query.
    • Time fields, like currentState and resource.timezone, can only be used in the first GROUP BY.
    • You can combine multiple filters together to view only the required alerts.
      The query is completed and the results are displayed in the preview graph.
Add Metric Tile Screen
  1. Alternatively, click </> to use the advanced query builder.
    Click </> again to close the advanced query field and switch back to the basic query builder format.
  2. Enter a query or click inside the box to see a list of OpsQL attributes.
  3. Click the optional Legend icon and enter {{ in the EDIT LEGEND field to see a list of options.
  4. Select the visualization from the following options:
Chart TypeDescription
PieDisplays a pie chart.
Single ValueDisplays a single value.
ListDisplays values in a list format.
BarDisplays the bar representation of the values
GeoDisplays the geographical location of the resource.
  1. From the GROUP BY option, select an attribute. You can select up to two attributes.
    In the Bar visualization, the second attribute values are displayed in a graph-colored bar.
    The following is a sample illustration of a graph-coloured bar:
Add Metric Tile Screen
  1. Select the time range from the below option to view the alerts graphs based on:
    • All Alerts: All the alerts are displayed.
    • Alert created time: Alerts are filtered based on the alert created time and the graph is displayed.
    • Alert updated time: Alerts are filtered based on the alert updated time and the graph is displayed.
Add Metric Tile Screen

  1. See Visualization to know on how to customize the Alert Tile.

  2. Click the Last Hour to select the duration for which the data needs to be retrieved. The duration can be selected for

    • Last Hour
    • Last 4 Hours
    • Last 8 Hours
    • Last 24 Hours
    • Last 7 Days
    • Last 15 Days
    • Last 30 Days
    • Month to Date

  3. Click Create.
    The Alert tile is created and displayed on the main dashboard page.

Top Alerts

Click here to view how to generate Top Alerts
  1. Select the Top Alerts tab. This enables you to create a custom tile.
Add Metric Tile Screen

  1. Below is the default QUERY that is already mentioned:

    • Attribute - status = OPEN AND currentstate IN ("CRITICAL", "WARNING") AND objectType = RESOURCE
    • Group By
      • Attribute 1 = resourceName
    • Dashboard time range = Alert updated time
      Notes:
      • You also have the option to edit the Query.
      • You can combine multiple filters together to view only the required alerts.
    • Customize Columns:
      • Resource name is by selected and cannot be unchecked.
      • Alert Count checkbox is selected.
Add Metric Tile Screen
  1. Alternatively, click </> to use the advanced query builder.
    Click </> again to close the advanced query field and switch back to the basic query builder format.
  2. Enter a query or click inside the box to see a list of OpsQL attributes.
  3. Click the optional Legend icon and enter {{ in the EDIT LEGEND field to see a list of options.
  4. Select the visualization from the following options:
Chart TypeDescription
PieDisplays a pie chart.
Single ValueDisplays a single value.
ListDisplays values in a list format.
BarDisplays the bar representation of the values
GeoDisplays the geographical location of the resource.
  1. From the GROUP BY option, select an attribute. You can select up to two attributes.
    In the list visualization, the Resource Name and the Alert Count are displayed.
    The following is a sample illustration of a graph-coloured bar:
Add Metric Tile Screen
  1. Select the time range from the below option to view the alerts graphs based on:
    • All Alerts: All the alerts are displayed.
    • Alert created time: Alerts are filtered based on the alert created time and the graph is displayed.
    • Alert updated time: Alerts are filtered based on the alert updated time and the graph is displayed.
Add Metric Tile Screen

  1. See Visualization to know on how to customize the Alert Tile.

  2. Click the Last Hour to select the duration for which the data needs to be retrieved. The duration can be selected for

    • Last Hour
    • Last 4 Hours
    • Last 8 Hours
    • Last 24 Hours
    • Last 7 Days
    • Last 15 Days
    • Last 30 Days
    • Month to Date

  3. Click Create.
    The Alert tile is created and displayed on the main dashboard page.

Alerts by location

Click here to view how to generate Alerts by location
  1. Select the Alerts by location tab. This enables you to create a custom tile.
Add Metric Tile Screen

  1. Below is the default QUERY that is already mentioned:

    • Attribute - status = "OPEN" AND currentState IN ("WARNING", "CRITICAL") AND objectType = "RESOURCE" AND resource.location IS NOT NULL
    • Group By
      • Attribute 1 = resource.location
    • Dashboard time range = Alert created time
      Notes:
      • You also have the option to edit the Query.
      • You can combine multiple filters together to view only the required alerts.
    • Customize Columns:
      • Resource name is by selected and cannot be unchecked.
      • Alert Count checkbox is selected.
Add Metric Tile Screen
  1. Alternatively, click </> to use the advanced query builder.
    Click </> again to close the advanced query field and switch back to the basic query builder format.
  2. Enter a query or click inside the box to see a list of OpsQL attributes.
  3. Click the optional Legend icon and enter {{ in the EDIT LEGEND field to see a list of options.
  4. Select the visualization from the following options:
Chart TypeDescription
PieDisplays a pie chart.
Single ValueDisplays a single value.
ListDisplays values in a list format.
BarDisplays the bar representation of the values
GeoDisplays the geographical location of the resource.
  1. From the GROUP BY option, select an attribute. You can select up to two attributes.
    In the geo visualization, the Network Device by Location is displayed.
    The following is a sample illustration of a graph-coloured bar:
Add Metric Tile Screen
  1. Select the time range from the below option to view the alerts graphs based on:
    • All Alerts: All the alerts are displayed.
    • Alert created time: Alerts are filtered based on the alert created time and the graph is displayed.
    • Alert updated time: Alerts are filtered based on the alert updated time and the graph is displayed.
Add Metric Tile Screen

  1. See Visualization to know on how to customize the Alert Tile.

  2. Click the Last Hour to select the duration for which the data needs to be retrieved. The duration can be selected for

    • Last Hour
    • Last 4 Hours
    • Last 8 Hours
    • Last 24 Hours
    • Last 7 Days
    • Last 15 Days
    • Last 30 Days
    • Month to Date

  3. Click Create.
    The Alert tile is created and displayed on the main dashboard page.

Visualization

  1. Click the Visualization tab to customize the visualization further:
  • TILE
Label NameDescription
HEADERSet a name, color, size, and alignment for the header.
Background ColorSelect the background color, enable or disable the background color by clicking the toggle ON or OFF background color.
Note: By default the Background Color is disabled.
  • Display:
FunctionalityDescription
TypeChoose Pie or Donut.
Data Color Mapping
  • Red: Critical
  • Yellow: Warining
  • Green: Ok
LegendChoose List or Label from the drop-down.
Add Metric Tile Screen

Examples

  • See Value to view example illustrations for each visualization.
  • See Line/Bar to view example illustrations for each visualization.
  • See Pie to view example illustrations for each visualization.
  • See Geomap to view example illustrations for each visualization.
  • See List to view example illustrations for each visualization.