Create custom sample value to be used in a specific custom cabi report

Products

• DX Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft / UIM)
• CA Unified Infrastructure Management On-Premise (Nimsoft / UIM)
• CA Unified Infrastructure Management SaaS (Nimsoft / UIM)

Issue/Introduction

I want to show the data for a metric that is in bytes, as megabytes. Can this be done?

Environment

Release: Any
Component: cabi

Cause

guidance
change/modify sample value units displayed

Resolution

This can be done, but the actual metric name will not change so it is important to define the name with the conversion in mind:

1. Click on the 3 dots (vertical ellipsis) to the right of the Measures title bar (see below)
2. Select to create a calculated measure
3. Give it a meaningful name
4. Drag sample value to the Formula, and define to divide it by 1000000
5. Click Save
6. Use your calculated sample value as the sample value for your view

The result:

Additional Information

How to create customized reports using UIM CABI