View metrics for an alert
Viewing metrics enables you to understand historical data related to an alert's CI.
Before you begin
- Ensure that you install the Operational Intelligence (com.snc.sa.metric) plugin.
- Configure the metrics to be displayed for the alert, as described in Configure alert metrics.
Role required: evt_mgmt_admin
Procedure
Navigate to Workspaces > Service Operations Workspace.
From the navigation bar, select the Express list icon
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Select an alert to open it.
Click the Metrics subtab.
The configured metrics appear on the page.
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Metrics subtab
Metrics subtab
To customize the metrics display, configure the following properties on the **System Properties** > **All Properties** page:
- **ws\_metric.widgets\_number\_limit**: Specify the number of widgets/records that can be displayed on the metrics tab.
- **ws\_metric.datasets\_per\_widget\_limit**: Specify the number of charts/datasets that can be displayed on a chart.
In the Time range relative to alert list, select the time range for which you want the metrics to be displayed for the alert:
- 1 hour before and after (default setting)
- 3 hours before and after
- 5 hours before and after
- Custom range (to configure a customized time range for the metrics to measure)
- Click a parameter below a chart to hide the specified parameter's data on the chart.
Click the Insights Explorer button to view metrics by dragging and dropping them onto a timeline.
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