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Trend Settings for Capacity Planning Reports

When you open a Capacity Planning report, the Trend Settings controls are at the top of the page. Display options are on the left and Calculations options are on the right. Use these settings to control the data display and projection calculations in the report.

Trend Settings Display Options

Use the Display options to specify the historical time period and the projection time period displayed in the report. This setting does not determine the data that is used to make projection calculations.

Follow these steps:

1. In the Historical Display section, select a time period from the ‘Show actual data from’ list.

   You can select a time period that is relative to today’s date, such as Last 7 days, Last 1 month, Last 2 months, and Last 3 months. Alternatively, you can select Custom to specify a specific date.

   Note: The report displays the data starting at this time but does not necessarily use this time as the starting point to calculate the projection. For example, if you want the projection to calculate from six months of historical data but want to display only seven days of that data. In this scenario, you would select Last 7 days in this menu.

2. Accept the default start date or specify a custom start date in any of the following ways:
   • Click the calendar icon and choose a date from the calendar pop-up.
   • Enter a date value in the Start box in the DD/MM/YYYY format.
   • Enter a custom start time in the box on the right. Use the 24-hour time format.

   

3. Accept the default time period or select a time period from the ‘Show projection for’ list in the Projection Display section.

   You can select a time period relative to the Historical Display end date (such as 1 month) or you can select Custom to specify a date.

4. Accept the default end date or specify a custom end date for the projection in any of the following ways:
   • Click the calendar icon and choose a date from the calendar pop-up.
   • Enter a date value in the End box in the DD/MM/YYYY format.
   • Enter a custom end time in the box on the right. Use the 24-hour time format.
5. Click Set to apply the display settings.

   The report views below the Trend Settings regenerate and reflect your changes.

   Note: If you make further changes, click Set to apply those settings to the report views.

Trend Settings Calculations Options

Use the Calculations options to specify the data, calculation method, and threshold for calculating the projection data. These time period settings do not affect the projection data displayed in the report.

Follow these steps:

1. In the Projection Slope Calculation section, use the ‘Use data from’ list to select the historical time period you want use to calculate the projection data.

   You can select a time period that is relative to the current date, such as Last 7 days, Last 1 month, Last 2 months, or Last months. Alternatively, you can select Custom to select a specific start date.

   Note: The report uses this starting time for calculations but does not necessarily use this time to display historical data in the report. For example, if you want the projection to calculate from 6 months of historical data but want to display only seven days of that data. In this scenario, you would select ‘Last 6 months’ in this menu.

2. Use the Time Filters list to select a filter for restricting the data.

   Note: User accounts that are assigned the Power User or the Administrator role can create custom time filters. For information about creating time filters, see the CA Network Flow Analysis Administrator Guide.

3. Accept the default start date or specify a custom start date in any of the following ways:
   • Click the calendar icon and choose a date from the calendar pop-up.
   • Enter a date value in the Start box in the DD/MM/YYYY format.
   • Enter a custom start time in the box on the right. Use 24-hour time format.

   

4. Select a calculation method from the ‘Calculate using’ list and enter a value in the Percentage box.

   You can select Daily Percentile or Daily Average. To use the Daily Percentile method, enter a value in the Percentage field.

5. Enter a value in the Percentage box and select a measurement from the Of list in the Threshold Line section.

   The default measurement is Actual Bandwidth.

6. Click Set to apply the display settings.

   The Trend report views regenerate and reflect your changes.

   Note: If you make further changes, click Set to apply those settings to the report views.