# Performance Widgets

Performance widgets in Applications Manager help you visualize critical monitor metrics in dashboards. They highlight key data points such as top-performing resources, metric trends, tabular summaries, and threshold violations.

You can add performance widgets to dashboards to create a consolidated view of operational indicators. Based on the selected widget type, Applications Manager supports visualization options such as line charts, bar charts, area charts, dial charts, and table-only views.

- [Top N Monitors](https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/help/performance-widgets.html#top-n-monitors)
- [Performance Metric Widget](https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/help/performance-widgets.html#performance-metric-widget)
- [Tabular Data Widget](https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/help/performance-widgets.html#tabular-data-widget)
- [Threshold Breakers Widget](https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/help/performance-widgets.html#threshold-breakers-widget)

## Top N Monitors

The Top N Monitors widget displays a ranked list of monitors sorted by a selected performance metric. This helps you quickly identify top-performing or underperforming monitors across the selected scope.

### Configuration options

| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Widget Name | Specify the widget name that appears on the dashboard. |
| Description | Provide an optional description to identify the widget's purpose. |
| Filter by Monitor Type | Select the monitor type for which performance metrics must be displayed, such as AIX, Windows, or MS SQL. |
| Primary Metric | Choose the key performance metric based on which monitors are ranked. |
| Advanced Filtering Options | Apply value-based filters for the selected primary metric to refine the data shown in the widget. |
| Show Top N Monitors | Specify the number of top monitors to display, such as Top 5 or Top 10. |
| Order by Values | Sort metric values in ascending order to show the lowest values first, or descending order to show the highest values first. |
| Select Time Period | Select *Show Polled Data* to display the most recent polled value, or choose an archived time range such as the last 1 hour or 24 hours. |
| Business Rule | Apply a business hour rule to evaluate metrics only during the specified working hours. |
| Enable Alarm Status for Metrics | Highlight metric values using alarm status colors, such as red for Critical and orange for Warning. |
| Show Additional Metrics | Display additional performance metrics in a tabular format along with the primary metric. |

### Graph and monitor selection

| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Graph Type | Choose the visualization type: *Bar Chart*, *Line Graph*, *Dial Chart*, *Area Graph*, or *No Graph* for a table-only view. |
| Graph Scale | Select *No Scale* to show raw values, *Auto Scale* to adjust the scale automatically, or *Custom Scale* to define minimum and maximum values manually. |
| All Monitors | Display top monitors from all configured monitors of the selected type. |
| Selected Monitor Groups | Restrict widget data to monitors that belong to selected monitor groups. |
| Specific Monitors | Select individual monitors manually for inclusion in the widget. |
| Custom Fields | Filter monitors based on custom field values configured in your environment. |

## Performance Metric Widget

The Performance Metric Widget visualizes performance metrics for a specific monitor or a group of monitors of the same type. You can customize the display by choosing metric types, time periods, graph styles, and additional attributes.

This widget is useful for tracking key indicators of monitor health in graphical or tabular formats.

### Configuration options

| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Widget Name | Enter the widget name that appears on the dashboard. |
| Description | Provide an optional description for easy identification. |
| Generate Widget For | Select *Single Monitor* to visualize metrics for one monitor, or *Multiple Monitors* to configure metrics for monitors of the same type. |
| Filter by Monitor Type | Select the monitor type, such as AIX, Windows, or MS SQL, to fetch relevant metrics. |
| Selected Monitor | Choose the monitor instance whose data must be shown in the widget. |
| Primary Metric | Choose the main metric to be visualized. |
| Select Time Period | Select *Show Polled Data* to show the most recent polled value, or select an archived duration such as the last 1 hour or 1 day. |
| Business Rule | Apply a business hour rule to restrict metric evaluation to working hours. |
| Enable Alarm Status for Metrics | Highlight metric values using alarm status colors, such as red for Critical and orange for Warning. |
| Show Additional Metrics | Select additional attributes to display in a tabular format with the primary metric. |
| Widget View | Select *Horizontal* to display metrics in rows, or *Vertical* to display metrics in columns. |

### Graph options

| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Graph Type | Choose *Bar Chart*, *Line Graph*, *Dial Chart*, *Area Graph*, or *No Graph* for a tabular view. |
| Show Graphs for Additional Metrics | Display selected additional metrics in graph format along with the primary metric. |
| Graph Scale | Select *No Scale* for raw values, *Auto Scale* to automatically adjust the graph from 0 to 100, or *Custom Scale* to define a minimum and maximum range. |

**Note:**

- In *Multiple Monitors* mode, only singular attributes are supported.
- For table-level attributes, use the Tabular Data Widget.

## Tabular Data Widget

The Tabular Data Widget displays performance data for a specific monitor or multiple monitors in a table for the selected time period. It is useful when you need to compare primary and additional metrics across monitors.

### Edit options

| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Filter by Monitor Type | Select the monitor type to display metrics relevant to that type. |
| Primary Metric | Choose the main performance metric to display. The metric list includes numeric and string-type attributes. |
| Select Time Period | Select *Show Polled Data* to show raw polled values, or choose another time period to retrieve aggregated or archived values. |
| Graph Type | Select *No Graph (Tabular)*, *Bar Chart*, *Line Chart*, or *Area Chart* for the primary metric. |
| Business Rule | Apply a business hour rule to limit the displayed data to specific time intervals, such as business hours, weekends, or custom schedules. |
| Enable Alarm Status for Metrics | Show status-based colors for metric values, such as red for Critical, orange for Warning, and green for Clear. |
| Show Additional Metrics | Select other metrics to display with the primary metric in the table. |
| Sort By | Sort the displayed data by the primary metric or any additional metric in ascending or descending order. |
| Show Monitors From | Display data from all monitors, selected monitor groups, specific monitors, or monitors filtered by custom fields. |
| Filter by Name | Filter monitors in the list by matching the text entered against their display names. |

**Note:**

- If a string-type attribute is selected as the primary metric, the *Graph Type* and *Select Time Period* fields are disabled because graphing is not supported for string values.
- Graphs are shown only for the primary metric. Additional metrics are displayed in tabular format.

## Threshold Breakers Widget

The Threshold Breakers Widget displays monitors that exceeded the configured thresholds for a selected performance metric. It helps you quickly identify resources that are currently in Warning or Critical state.

**Note:**

- This widget lists monitors only when a threshold is associated with the selected primary metric.
- The current alert status for the selected metric must be Warning or Critical.

### Edit options

| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Widget Name | Enter a name to identify the widget on the dashboard. |
| Description | Provide an optional description about the widget's purpose or scope. |
| Filter by Monitor Type | Select the monitor type to display metrics specific to that type. |
| Primary Metric | Select the metric for which threshold breaches must be monitored. Only monitors where this attribute is in Warning or Critical status are listed. |
| Graph Type | Choose *No Graph* for textual or tabular display, or choose *Bar Chart*, *Line Chart*, or *Area Chart* to visualize the selected primary metric. |
| Show Monitors From | Include all monitors, selected monitor groups, specific monitors, or monitors filtered by custom fields. |
| Filter by Name | Filter the listed monitors by entering part of the monitor name. |

## Related links

- [Dashboards and Widgets](https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/help/dashboards-widgets.html)
- [Availability and Health Widgets](https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/help/availability-and-health-widgets.html)
- [Alarm Widgets](https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/help/alarm-widgets.html)
- [Monitor Group Widgets](https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/help/monitor-group-widgets.html)
- [Utility Widgets](https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/help/utility-widgets.html)
- [Dashboards](https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/help/dashboards.html)
- [Viewing performance metrics](https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/help/viewing-performance-metrics.html)