A method and apparatus for generating a graphical display report. The
method includes representing a plurality of events as one or more icons;
and positioning the icons inside two or more concentric circles defining
at least an outer circle and an inner circle disposed inside the outer
circle. The inner circle is configured to contain icons corresponding to
events having a first status. The outer circle is configured to contain
icons corresponding to events having a second status. The outer circle
defines a plurality of tick marks disposed at a periphery of the outer
circle, wherein the tick marks represent an attribute.