Explore is a starting point for querying, analyzing, and aggregating data.

Explore provides a temporary space to experiment with queries and visualizations before deciding what information to track long-term.

With Explore, you can perform the following actions.

  • Prototype dashboards.
  • Investigate system behavior.
  • Compare multiple measurements on a single chart.
  • Troubleshoot issues by examining live or historical data.

Use the following steps to open Explore and create an ad hoc visualization of tag data.

  1. Under Systems Management, click Systems.
  2. Navigate to a System and click Tags.
  3. Select one or more tags to analyze.
  4. Click Visualize. SystemLink opens Explore with configured queries for the selected tags.
  5. Review the generated chart and data.
  6. Modify the visualizations in the following ways.
    • Compare multiple metrics
    • Adjust the time range
    • Change chart settings
    • Refine the queries

If the visualization is useful, you can save that visualization to a dashboard.

Note For more information on tags, refer to Managing Data with Tags. For more information on using Explore, refer to Get Started with Explore.