Techniques for specifying information displayed in a graphical user interface may include: receiving a runbook definition that is a template including a primary object category, a first object category related to the primary object category, a first chart definition of metrics about the primary object category, and a second chart definition of metrics about the first object category; loading the runbook definition; applying the runbook definition to a first primary object that is an instance of the primary object category, wherein the first primary object has a first related object and the first related object is an instance of the first object category; and updating the graphical user interface to display a first chart having the first chart definition for the first primary object and to display a second chart having the second chart definition for the first related object.