You can change the appearance of a table, bar chart, and line chart
during the current session. To apply the change to all instances of that report,
save the report. You can also change certain defaults.
About this task
To customize the appearance of a report graph:
Procedure
- In the Test Navigator, expand the project until you locate the
run. Each run begins with the name of the schedule or test, and
ends with the date of the run in brackets.
- Double-click the run. The default report opens.
- Right-click the graph to modify, and then click Customize. The Graphic Configuration window opens.
- The controls in the Graphic Configuration window differ depending
on the graphic type: bar chart, line chart, or table. For each graphic type,
only the applicable controls are displayed. You can adjust the following controls:
Option |
Description |
Graphic spans full width |
Select to force the graphic to use the entire width of the view. |
Sort labels |
Select
to sort the data alphabetically by label (left to right for charts, top to
bottom for tables). |
X Label |
Select
to edit the default X axis label (line charts only). |
X Multiplier |
Select
to change the multiplier value for the X axis (line charts only). |
X Min |
Select to
change the minimum value that is displayed on the X axis (line charts only). |
X Max |
Select to
change the maximum value that is displayed on the X axis (line charts only). |
X Sliding Scale |
Select
to see a "window" of data displayed on the X axis. This is useful when viewing
results during a test run (line charts only). |
Display Run Time |
By
default Display Run Time is selected so that the time
at the start of the test is displayed as zero. Clear to display time in UNIX® epoch
format (the number of milliseconds since the UNIX epoch on January 1, 1970; line charts
only). |
Summary Table |
Select
to collapse the table to summary style. Because this removes column headings,
this is useful only for tables where the row label completely describes the
corresponding values (tables only). |
Sort Columns |
Select
to sort the columns left to right alphabetically by header label (tables only). |
Invert Table Rows/Columns |
Select to swap the columns and rows in the table (tables only). |
Y Label |
Select to
edit the default Y axis label (charts only). |
Y Multiplier |
Select
to change the multiplier value for the Y axis (charts only). |
Y Min |
Select to
change the minimum value that is displayed on the Y axis (charts only). |
Y Max |
Select to
change the maximum value that is displayed on the Y axis (charts only). |
Show Legend |
Clear
to disable the chart legend, which matches data labels with the colors or
geometric shapes of the displayed data (charts only). |
Use Symbols |
Select
to display symbols at data points; clear to remove symbols (line charts only).
Click . |
Draw Thick Lines |
Select
to display thick graph lines; clear to display thin graph lines (line charts
only). |
Show Time Range Markers |
Select to display vertical markers between the user load stages of
a schedule (line charts only). |
Show Gridlines |
Select
to display vertical grid lines (line charts only). |
Use Thin Bars |
Select
to display graph bars that do not touch; clear to display graph bars that
touch (bar charts only). Click . |
Use 3D Bars |
Select
to enable three-dimensional bars (bar charts only). Click . |
Height |
Select to
specify the graphic height in pixels (charts only). Note that if you enter
a value that is too small, the graphic might not be displayed at all. |
Width |
Select to
specify the graphic width in pixels (charts only). Note that if you enter
a value that is too small, the graphic might not be displayed at all. |
Example
The scope of the change depends on whether you change one report
only, save the report, or change the report preferences. Assume that you want
to make bar graphs three dimensional:
- To change one bar chart for one session, select the report, click Customize,
and select Use 3D Bars.
- To change every instance of a bar chart, select the report, click Customize,
select Use 3D Bars, and save the report. For example,
if you change the Overall bar chart in the HTTP report and then save it, every
Overall bar chart in every HTTP report is changed.
- Click .