We have the following hierarchy:
Environment->Machines->Local contents within a machine
We are planning to show this hierarchy using an in-place navigation just like the Windows File explorer feature in Vista and beyond.
We have a set of performance counters for environments and for machines. In addition, these counters also have an innate hierarchy within them:
Category->Counters->counter instances
Should I show these counters in a separate window and some how visually show the contextual relationship between the 2 windows? Or should I jam in the counters at each level (Environment, Machines, Local contents) within the first window? Any other suggestions??
Thanks a lot!