# APM Trace pie chart view

The Pie chart view of traces is a quick summary of metrics that match the filter and time interval criteria. While it does not include a time axis, the pie chart is an excellent visual representation of proportional weight of a metric across the data from the time series. The pie chart view also includes the table representation of the items on the chart; you can sort by name of service, or by the count of spans in each service.

Follow these steps to get to the **Traces: Pie Chart** interface:

1. Click the **APM** tab, and then the **Traces** option in the drop-down menu.

2. The **Traces** interface appears.
3. Select **Pie Chart** in the view options.
4. The **Pie Chart** interface appears.

## Using the APM Traces Pie Chart Interface

The **Traces: Pie Chart** interface has the following information and affordances:

01. **[Filters](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.2.5/apm-traces-filters/)** help you to determine what requires your immediate attention. For details, see [APM Traces Filters](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.2.5/apm-traces-filters/).

To show filters, expand the filters: click the  (Show filters) icon in the top left corner of the page.
   
   To hide the filters, click the  (Hide filters) icon in the top right corner of the filter panel.

02. **Search** for any tag on ingested spans.

03. **Overall interval**. The default is **Last 5 minutes**. Click the drop-down to use the time picker and select the appropriate time interval.

04. **Refresh display**: click  (Refresh) to update the display.

05. Use the **Query builder** to further specify your query. See [Specify a query](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.2.5/apm-trace-queries/#specify-query).

06. Select the **Errors only** option to report only on traces that contain an error.

07. From the **Spans** drop-down, select if you plan to examine all spans, [service entry spans](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.2.5/glossary/#service-entry-span) only, or [trace root spans](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.2.5/glossary/#trace-root-span) only.

08. Click  to add a new query. See [Add Query](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.2.5/apm-trace-queries/#query-add).

09. Click  to add a new Formula. See [Add a Formula](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.2.5/apm-traces-formulas/#formula-add).

10. The **View type** selector enables you to specify the view by selecting one of the following modes:
   
   
   [List view](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.2.5/apm-traces/)
   
   
   [Time Series view](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.2.5/apm-trace-time-series-view/)
   
   
   [Top List view](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.2.5/apm-trace-top-list-view/)
   
   
   [Table view](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.2.5/apm-trace-table-view/)
   
   
   [Pie Chart view](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.2.5/apm-trace-pie-chart-view/#)
   
   This article discusses this view.
   
   
   [Heatmap view](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.2.5/apm-trace-heatmap-view/)

11. Click  (Export) icon to add the chart as a panel of a new or existing dashboard.

12. **Pie Chart** of the metrics that match the filters and time interval criteria.

Here, we counted all spans, grouped them by `service`, and limited to top 5.

13. **Table** of the metrics that match the filters and time interval criteria.

Here, we counted all spans, grouped them by `service`, and limited to top 5.