Configuring Workspaces Widgets

Many widgets in Workspaces can be configured after you add them to a workspace.

The Data Store widget has the most options: you choose what data to query, how to show it, and how it interacts with other widgets.

Other widgets (for example, Text or Runbook) have their own configuration options. For widget-specific steps, see Configuring the Runbook Widget, Configuring the Text Widget, Configuring the Metric Categories Widget, Configuring the Metadata Search Widget, Configuring the Vantage Point Widget, Configuring the Impacted Locations and Services Widget, Configuring the Hourly Incident Backlog Widget, Configuring Monitor Usage Widgets, and Configuring the Toolbar Widget.

Opening the widget configuration

To configure a widget:

Enter edit mode on the workspace.
Open the widget menu (ellipsis on the widget header).
Click Configure.

For Data Store widgets, a multistep dialog opens with three steps: Query, Visualization, and Interactions. Complete or skip steps as needed and apply your changes.

Query step

The Query step defines which data the widget uses. You select the data source (object type), how to group and filter the data, and any limits or metrics A measurement or data point that is monitored and analyzed to detect anomalies and generate incidents.. The exact options depend on the data source you choose. Typical settings include:

Data source (object type): Which data to query (for example, NPM+ traffic, application data, or other available types).
Group by In Workspaces Data Forensics, a dimension (e.g. application, host, service, client IP) that you choose from the sidebar to load data into the main table. Data is aggregated or broken down by that dimension. The sidebar lists available group bys for the selected analysis workspace.: One or more dimensions to group results by (required for most queries).
Filters: Optional filters such as application An entity type representing software applications deployed in the customer environment that are monitored for performance and anomalies., location, or vantage point. Available filters depend on the data source.
Top by and limit: Sort order and how many rows or series to return.
Metrics and time range: Which metrics to include and the time window for the query. Optional comparison to a previous period may be available.

Visualization step

The Visualization step controls how the data is displayed. You can set a widget name and choose the visualization A runbook node category that shows data in a chart, graph, table, or note, providing visual representation of analysis results in runbook output. type (table, bar chart, pie chart, time series, bubble chart, gauges, or others, depending on the query). Each type has its own options. For details on when each type is available and how to configure it, see Data Store Visualization Types. For bar and time series charts, you can also configure color options for Data Store widgets.

Interactions step

The Interactions step defines how this widget responds to selections in other widgets and what it sends when users select values in it. You can configure:

Group, metric, and time: Which interaction types this widget accepts from others (for example, filtering by a selected group or time range).
Only show interaction data: When enabled, the widget shows data only when a relevant selection is made in another widget.
Do not replace group by: When enabled, an incoming group interaction does not replace the widget’s existing group by configuration.

For more on how widgets work together, see Library Widget Interactivity.