Find Out How

There are many ways that you can interact with a chart in order to help analyze your data.  These include zooming, hiding series, minimizing the legend, and getting detailed information for an individual message.  Each of these is described below:

Zooming

Some charts can pack many data points into a small area.  In these cases it can be useful to zoom in on some smaller period of time.  SOASTA CloudTest charts allow you to do that and still keep the time scale for each of the charts in sync.  To zoom in on a chart:

1. Select an area of the chart which you wish to zoom in on by clicking on the upper left area and then dragging to the lower right.   The selection area must be within the x-y boundries of the chart but can extend down to the 0 value of the Y axis.

2. Let up on the mouse and the chart will zoom in on the area.   Any other charts  displayed will also zoom to the same time frame in order to keep the times in sync.

3. To move back to the original time coordinates, double click in any area of the same chart that you zoomed in on.

4. In the Test Results Dashboard, there is a special chart named “Detailed Response Time”.  This chart interacts with other charts – usually the Average Response Time chart.  When a range in the Average Response Time chart is zoomed in on, the Detailed Response Time chart will get detailed response data for the given time frame.

Working with the Legend

Charts that display more than one series will display a legend. When the chart loads, the legend is closed so that more of the chart data is visible. The legend can be closed, opened, and moved.  In addition the legend allows a user to hide particular series.  To work with the legend:

1. To open or close the legend press the open button in the upper right corner of the legend.  The full legend will open/close.
2. To hide a series, click on the “eye” next to the series that you wish to hide.

Getting Detailed Information

It is possible to view specific information for each data point in a chart.  For most charts this will consist of the X and Y axis values.  For a Response Time chart, the message name, test clip, track, etc. can be displayed. To view detailed data:

1. Use your mouse to hover over a point. For detailed message information in a Response Time chart, click on the data point.