How to Create Network Utilisation Map?

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Thanks for anyone's help in advance as I am struggling with my first attempt at creating a network map. 
 So on our main Solarwinds dashboard we have a piece which shows the network utilisation of our various site MPLS links. This is the overall utilisation of the link from all sources. 
 
 I wanted to reflect this on a network map but it seems to be no easy task. So I wanted a line from each of our offices to the MPLS which would reflect the values shown above? Red at over 90% total utilisation, yellow over 80 and green if less than 80. 
 
 It seems that the line must go to an endpoint in order to generate a value but the MPLS doesn't work like that. So is there any way that I can recreate the above on a network map? Any thoughts/guidance would be much appreciated.

Solarwinds is clearly catching what I want but I'm just not sure how to display it.

marlief22 · Answer

Hi there, 
 First off, from your images it looks like you are using the Network Atlas mapping software that is currently in the process of being deprecated by the developers. Depending on your version, you should have the Orion Maps option in the All Settings page which will allow you to create maps entirely through the web console. 
 That being said, you can do what you are looking for with Network Atlas still, however after some time you may have to do it all again once it is fully deprecated. 
 Follow step 6 here to have the status of the link change based on an interface: https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-connecting-map-objects-manually-sw3386.htm 
 Follow these steps to have the link utilization displayed on the map: https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-determining-interface-performance-sw3404.htm 
 And here are the instructions for the Orion Maps software: https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-orion-maps-connections.htm 
 Here is what it will look like in Orion Maps: 
 
 Kind regards, 
 Marlie Fancourt | SolarWinds Pre-Sales Manager 
 Prosperon Networks | SolarWinds Partner since 2006 
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How to Create Network Utilisation Map?

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