You want to view and create a trend analysis of some site data points, and then format the resulting chart:

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Add a trend

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Add data points to a trend

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Style a trend

Complete the steps below to create and format a trend analysis:

Create a trend

  • You are on a site-specific page.
  1. Go to Trend analysis.
  1. Select Create.
  1. Select Edit.
  1. Go to Options.
  1. Type the name of graph in the Title field and edit the Default time-period to reflect the appropriate option.
  1. Select Save.

Add data points to a trend

  • On the Trend analysis page, a trend chart is selected.
  1. Select Edit.
  1. Go to Series > .
  1. From the Available list, choose your data point(s).
  1. Select to add the data point(s) to the Selected list.
  1. Confirm your selection.
  1. For each data point, select the appropriate placement option in the Y-axis column.
  1. Select Options
  1. Set the Default period.
    NOTE: Operations Manager displays a maximum of three years of trend data on a chart. For example, if the Default period is five years, the trend chart displays only three years of data.
  1. (Optional) For the Left and Right Y-axis, select the appropriate Min., Max., and Auto-scale options.
  1. Select Save.

You can select up to 10 data points.

Style a trend

  • On the Trend analysis page, you have a trend chart with data points.
  1. Click Edit.
  1. Go to Series > Style.
  1. Select to open the Style menu, and then select from the following:
  • Color
  • Width
  • Dash type
  • Marker
  1. (Optional) Enable Smoothing, to smooth the graph line.
  1. Select any area outside the pop-up to exit the menu.
  1. Select Save.