Configure a Pie Chart Dynamic Template
Pie charts require both a caption field and a numeric sector field. To create pie sectors for a non-numeric field, such as OS name, you simply can configure a Count function to render the count of the instances of the value.
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Tip: As a best practice, choose a pie chart that is provided as an out-of-the-box report template, then copy and customize it to see how it is configured.
In the Dynamic Template Designer window, select from the list.
Drag or double-click fields to add them to the pane at the right of the window. Typically, you will need only a caption field and a sector field.
: Double-click the field to configure it as a pie sector.
: Double-click the field to configure it as a caption.
Select the field and click .
In the Function Builder window, click and select a function to count the instances of the value to return a decimal that can be graphed as a pie sector.
Be sure to complete the other mandatory fields for the template: Report Name, Short Description, and Long Description.
Click to configure the . Overwrite the default value with the maximum that you want to see.
Save the Report Template.
The following example shows the steps to create a pie chart for the operating systems represented by the hosts in your environment. The steps noted in the following illustration reflect the main steps described in the following.
See Configure a Pie Chart Dynamic Template.
Note that the HostInfo.OS field is used twice in this template, one for the Pie Sector and one for the Caption. Also, for the Sector field type, a COUNT function must be applied.
The Report Template defined in this example results in the following pie chart.
