If you’re just getting started with Uptrends dashboards, we recommend that you read the Dashboards overview and Custom report tiles articles.
Dashboards contain report tiles that let you visualize monitoring data to clearly illustrate the behavior and performance of your websites and web services. This article explains how to filter your dashboard and report tile data to customize your view and focus on the most relevant information.
Dashboard filtering
You can filter any Pre-defined or Custom dashboard using the Quick Action menu located in the top right corner of the dashboard:
Below are the list of filtering options that you can use to narrow down the data set of a dashboard.
Monitor filtering
Use this filter to sort data by individual monitors or monitor groups to view their corresponding monitoring details.
Error level filtering
Use this filter to sort data by error level, such as successful monitor checks (OK results), unconfirmed, and confirmed errors.
Partial checks filtering
Use this filter to sort data for monitors that use concurrent monitoring. Selecting Show partial checks displays the checks for each individual checkpoint, while the Hide partial checks displays the overall check results. For more information, refer to Understanding concurrent monitoring results.
Checkpoint filtering
Use this filter to sort data by checkpoint locations.
Period filtering
Use this filter to sort data by time period, such as year, quarter, month, week, day, hour, or a specific date and time.
Tile filtering
In a dashboard, you can filter the individual report tiles using to access its tile settings. A pop-up appears containing a series of tabs and configuration options associated with the tile. The availability of these options may vary depending on the type of report tiles.
Below are the list of filtering options that you can use to narrow down the data set of a report tile.
Tile tab
This tab provides filtering and sorting options that vary depending on the tile context. This tab lets you perform the following actions:
- Specify the tile name
- Hide or display specific rows or columns
- Sort by rows, columns, or alphabetical order
- Sort by monitor metrics, such as total time, checkpoint time, and others
- Enable options for concurrent monitors
- Filter by time zones
- Filter by errors
- Filter by SLA
- Select a display mode
- Enable export options
Groups and monitors
This tab provides you filtering options for individual monitors, monitor groups, or using the dashboard context. Selecting Use dashboard’s context shows the selection defined by the dashboard itself. It will follow the specified setting found in the Quick Action menu, instead of letting you manually select individual monitors or groups.
Checkpoints
This tab provides you filtering options for all Uptrends checkpoint locations.
Period
This tab provides you filtering and sorting options based on time periods. By default, the period is aligned with the dashboard’s time context. This means it uses the time range specified in the Quick Action menu. You can also set the following options, which may vary depending on the tile context.
- Specify the preset period by year, quarter, month, week, day, or hour
- Specify the period using a specific date and time
- Specify the resolution period to apply a more granular filter, by automatic, months, days, or hours. The Automatic option shows you the time range specified in the dashboard setting itself
Export
This tab lets you select specific columns to include these details when exporting a dashboard. The availability of this tab may vary depending on the type of report tile.
