The Navigator Workspace
The workspace is the area below the top table. Use the workspace to display top table data in charts and tables that you select. A workspace can be saved and shared as an Insight or a Snapshot. Selecting a group in Navigator opens a default chart, typically a time-series chart, in the workspace.
The workspace also uses the Navigator time interval for charts or tables. Changing the Navigator time interval recalculates the table rows as well as the workspace charts and tables.
The Workspace Toolbar
The following widgets and tools, from left to right, are available in the workspace toolbar. Hover your mouse over an icon to see a description of what it does:
◼ Revert to Default Chart—Replaces the current workspace with the default chart for the group in the top table. Any changes or additions to the current workspace not saved are lost.
◼ Load Insight icon—Choose an existing custom Insight to display in the workspace. Built-in Insights are not loaded this way.
◼ Save Insight—The workspace can be saved as an Insight in two different formats:
– Insight—Insights you create also can be revised and renamed in the Navigator workspace.
– Snapshot—A Snapshot is a one-time image of a chart’s contents.
◼ Top Check Box—Selects what group data in the top table is displayed in a new chart or table.
– Checked—A chart or table shows only the topped table rows. The charts and tables that support topped data are available for use.
– Unchecked (default)—A chart or table shows only the selected table rows. All supported charts and tables for the group are available.
◼ Chart icons—The type of group in the top table determines the chart icons displayed. Other chart options may be available when a different type of group is selected. Charts may include time-series charts, multi-metric time series charts, pie charts, bar charts, TruePlot (scatter) charts, waterfall charts, grid tables, sparkline charts, and flip charts.
◼ Workspace format—Click an icon to choose how charts are displayed in the workspace. The default is a tabbed folder. The choices are:
– in a tabbed folder, one chart or table per tab.
– one chart or table per line.
– two charts or tables per line.
– three charts or tables per line.
Controlling Chart and Table Updates
A chart or table can be unlocked (default) or locked to control when the chart or table is updated.
◼ If unlocked, new selections in the top table are automatically added to a chart or table.
– If a top table row selection is cleared, the data is removed from unlocked charts or table.
◼ If a chart or table is locked, new selections in the top table are ignored while unlocked charts and tables are updated.
Locking or Unlocking a chart or table
1. Hover over the top-right corner of a chart or table to see the lock icon.
2. Click the lock icon to lock or unlock the chart or table.
Adding top table data to an unlocked chart or table
1. Hover over a top table row and click its selection box.
2. Click the selection box of additional top table rows to add them to the chart.
Adding top table data to a locked chart or table
1. Select the row or rows to add.
2. Click the grab icon at the beginning of a row to drag the rows into an open chart.
3. Drop the rows over Append or Replace to add to or replace the existing chart data.
Adding Top Table Rows to a New or Existing Chart or Table
Table row data can be added as a new chart or table or the data can be added to multiple existing charts and tables, both unlocked and locked.
Creating a new chart or table in the workspace
1. Right-click on the group name of a top table row to open a pop-up menu of options.
2. Choose Add to Workspace.
3. Select the radio button next to New Chart/Table.
4. Choose a chart or table from the list presented.
5. Click OK to add the chart to the workspace or Cancel to close the window.
A new chart or table is added to the workspace with the selected table row data.
Adding to an existing chart or table in the workspace
1. Right-click on the group name of a top table row to open a pop-up menu of options.
2. Choose Add to Workspace.
3. Select the radio button next to Current Chart/Table.
4. Select Show Locked to include existing charts or tables that are locked in the list.
5. Select the charts and tables where the data is to be added.
– To select multiple charts or tables, hold the CTRL-key down when selecting.
The table row data is added to the selected existing charts or tables.
Using Settings to Select Chart Data and Appearance
The top table rows displayed by a chart when it opens are set by default. Hover over the top-right corner of a chart to see the settings icon. The settings icon opens an edit widget window where you can select and edit existing data (groups). You also can choose or modify their appearance.