Scaling the performance data chart display

You can manually adjust the scale for counters so that the graphic displays enable meaningful comparisons between graphs of different counters. Follow these steps to manually adjust the scale:

Steps for this task

1. Double-click the Scale column for the counter that you want to modify.
2. Type the desired value in the field for the Scale value.

   The View Chart display immediately reflects the change in the scaling factor.

Results

The possible values for the Scale field range from 0 to 100 and show the following relationships:

• A value equal to 1 indicates that the value is the actual value. The value represents the default setting.
• A value greater than 1 indicates that the variable value is amplified by the factor shown. For example, a scale setting of 1.5 means that the the variable is graphed as one and one-half times their actual values.
• A value less than 1 indicates that the variable value is decreased by the factor shown. For example, a scale setting of .5 means that the the variable is graphed as one-half its actual values.

Scaling only applies to the graphed values.