# Exploring through log analytics

## Add log filters

Add any log filters as described in the Log Search View to filter down logs for charting

## Explore count-based log metrics

1. Choose `count_log_eventsfrom` the log facet selector.
2. Choose number as the normalization function.
3. Choose `rate` or `count_over_time` as the Range/time aggregation function.
4. Click **Generate chart** to chart the count-based metric.

## Explore facet log metrics

1. Choose the log facet from the log facet selector.
2. Choose one of `number`, `bytes`, or `duration` as the function to normalize the facet value.
3. Choose `count` to count the number of times the log facet appears in the `time-step`.
4. Choose one of the log facet-based range aggregation functions.
5. Click **Generate chart**.