Define default properties for glass tables in ITSI

The defaults section of a glass table in IT Service Intelligence (ITSI) defines default properties for various glass table elements.

• In the defaults section of the glass table definition at a global level for all visualizations or all data sources.

Set global defaults

The following code snippet from the defaults section uses the global field to set refresh and refreshType settings for all data sources.

"defaults": {
    "dataSources": {
      "global": {
        "options": {
          "refresh": "1m",
          "refreshType": "delay"
        }
      }
    },
  }

Sample options for the defaults section

Set properties in the dataSource or visualizations stanzas under either global or specify individual visualization types or data source types. Following the JSON format, each setting must be enclosed in quotes unless it is a boolean value or a number. Options other than the last one set must end in a comma.

option	type	default	description
refresh	string	N/A	Specify the refresh interval with a time expression. For example, "5s" for five seconds or "1m" for one minute.
refreshType	(delay | interval)	delay	Indicate the starting time for a search to refresh. Use "delay" to start the countdown to refresh when the search is done. Use "interval" to count down when the search is dispatched.
queryParameters.earliest	string	N/A	Specify the earliest time to search for events. Choose from year (y), month (m), week (w), day (d), minute, (m), or second (s), or 0 for all time.
queryParameters.latest	string	N/A	Specify the latest time to search for events. Choose from year (y), month (m), week (w), day (d), minute, (m), or second (s), or 0 for all time.
queryParameters.timezone	string	User's timezone	Set the timezone for the search parameters to run in.