Defining a graphical visualization along a time-based graph lane using key performance indicators derived from machine data

A system comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processing device coupled with the memory to perform operations comprising:
• receiving, via a user interface, an identification of a service of an information technology environment;
• causing display of a plurality of key performance indicators (KPIs) in the user interface, wherein each KPI of the plurality of KPIs indicates a measure of performance for the service;
• receiving, via the user interface, an identification of a time period;
• receiving, via the user interface, an identification of one or more visual characteristics for KPI graph lanes, wherein each of the KPI graph lanes is indicative of one or more KPI values of a respective KPI of the plurality of KPIs, the one or more KPI values obtained from execution of a search query associated with the respective KPI, wherein the search query uses the time period to obtain the one or more KPI values;
• and
• causing display of a plurality of KPI graph lanes based on the one or more visual characteristics, wherein each graph lane provides a graphical visualization of the one or more KPI values of the respective KPI, and wherein the display of the plurality of KPI graph lanes allows for visual correlation among the plurality of KPIs over the time period.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium encoding instructions thereon that, in response to execution by one or more processing devices, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, via a user interface, an identification of a service of an information technology environment;
• causing display of a plurality of key performance indicators (KPIs) in the user interface, wherein each KPI of the plurality of KPIs indicates a measure of performance for the service;
• receiving, via the user interface, an identification of a time period;
• receiving, via the user interface, an identification of one or more visual characteristics for KPI graph lanes, wherein each of the KPI graph lanes is indicative of one or more KPI values of a respective KPI of the plurality of KPIs, the one or more KPI values obtained from execution of a search query associated with the respective KPI, wherein the search query uses the time period to obtain the one or more KPI values;
• and
• causing display of a plurality of KPI graph lanes based on the one or more visual characteristics, wherein each graph lane provides a graphical visualization of the one or more KPI values of the respective KPI, and wherein the display of the plurality of KPI graph lanes allows for visual correlation among the plurality of KPIs over the time period.