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diff --git a/doc/user/project/integrations/prometheus_units.md b/doc/user/project/integrations/prometheus_units.md index 9df9f52ceb1..691d20e5de2 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/integrations/prometheus_units.md +++ b/doc/user/project/integrations/prometheus_units.md @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +--- +stage: Monitor +group: APM +info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#designated-technical-writers +--- + # Unit formats reference > [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/issues/201999) in GitLab 12.9. @@ -5,19 +11,78 @@ You can select units to format your charts by adding `format` to your [axis configuration](prometheus.md#dashboard-yaml-properties). +## Internationalization and localization + +Currently, your [internationalization and localization options](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internationalization_and_localization) for number formatting are dependent on the system you are using i.e. your OS or browser. + +## Engineering Notation + +For generic or default data, numbers are formatted according to the current locale in [engineering notation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering_notation). + +While an [engineering notation exists for the web](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/NumberFormat), GitLab uses a version based off the [scientific notation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_notation). GitLab formatting acts in accordance with SI prefixes. For example, using GitLab notation, `1500.00` becomes `1.5k` instead of `1.5E3`. Keep this distinction in mind when using the engineering notation for your metrics. + +Formats: `engineering` + +SI prefixes: + +| Name | Symbol | Value | +| ---------- | ------- | -------------------------- | +| `yotta` | Y | 1000000000000000000000000 | +| `zetta` | Z | 1000000000000000000000 | +| `exa` | E | 1000000000000000000 | +| `peta` | P | 1000000000000000 | +| `tera` | T | 1000000000000 | +| `giga` | G | 1000000000 | +| `mega` | M | 1000000 | +| `kilo` | k | 1000 | +| `milli` | m | 0.001 | +| `micro` | μ | 0.000001 | +| `nano` | n | 0.000000001 | +| `pico` | p | 0.000000000001 | +| `femto` | f | 0.000000000000001 | +| `atto` | a | 0.000000000000000001 | +| `zepto` | z | 0.000000000000000000001 | +| `yocto` | y | 0.000000000000000000000001 | + +**Examples:** + +| Data | Displayed | +| --------------------------------- | --------- | +| `0.000000000000000000000008` | 8y | +| `0.000000000000000000008` | 8z | +| `0.000000000000000008` | 8a | +| `0.000000000000008` | 8f | +| `0.000000000008` | 8p | +| `0.000000008` | 8n | +| `0.000008` | 8μ | +| `0.008` | 8m | +| `10` | 10 | +| `1080` | 1.08k | +| `18000` | 18k | +| `18888` | 18.9k | +| `188888` | 189k | +| `18888888` | 18.9M | +| `1888888888` | 1.89G | +| `1888888888888` | 1.89T | +| `1888888888888888` | 1.89P | +| `1888888888888888888` | 1.89E | +| `1888888888888888888888` | 1.89Z | +| `1888888888888888888888888` | 1.89Y | +| `1888888888888888888888888888` | 1.89e+27 | + ## Numbers -For generic data, numbers are formatted according to the current locale. +For number data, numbers are formatted according to the current locale. Formats: `number` **Examples:** -| Data | Displayed | -| --------- | --------- | -| `10` | 1 | -| `1000` | 1,000 | -| `1000000` | 1,000,000 | +| Data | Displayed | +| ---------- | --------- | +| `10` | 1 | +| `1000` | 1,000 | +| `1000000` | 1,000,000 | ## Percentage |