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.
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 .
To return to the default appearance of report graphs, click , and then click Restore Defaults.