Configuring Charting Tool


The page describes how application creators configure Charting Tool to build asset data charts.

Prerequisites


Before you start, make sure that:

  • You have the required asset permissions, operational permissions, and access permissions for Chart Tool pages. Contact the application administrator to get the required permissions.
  • You have registered the attributes, measurement points, and metrics of target assets in Common Data Service (CDS). For more information, see About EnOS Common Data Service.

Configuring Asset Data Charts


You can create time series chart based on the measurement point or metric data of assets in the specified sites or site groups during a specific time period. Configure the information such as asset, data field, and time period of the Charting Tool by the following steps:

  1. Select Charting Tool from the left navigation pane.

    Note

    The menu name in your applications might be different from the name in this article, because of the customization on menu names for Unified Monitoring pages. Contact the application administrator for more information.

  2. Select More to open the configuration popup window in the Charting Tool page.

  3. Select the following scope in the Chart Scope section.


    Chart Scope Description
    Site Group Cover the time series data of the devices in above-site asset hierarchy layers such as group and region.
    Site Cover the time series data of the devices in the specified sites.
    Device Cover the time series data of the specified devices.


  4. Select the assets displayed on the chart in the Select Assets section.

  5. Select the data fields, including measurement points and metrics, displayed on the chart in the Select Data section.

  6. Configure the following information in the Select Display Style section.


    Field Description
    Interpolate Values Interpolate based on the data of the last time point if there is no data for a data field on specified time point.
    Decimal Places Select the decimal places of the data displayed on the chart, supporting 1-10 or Original.
    Chart Style Select the style for data fields, supporting Line Chart and Bar Chart.
    Color Select the color for data fields displayed on the chart.


  7. Configure the following information in the Select Time Period section.


    Field Description
    Time Interval Specify the time interval for data fields in the chart, supporting raw、1m、5m、10m、15m、30m、H、L、D、W、M、Q、T.
    You can only choose the intervals that supported by all selected data fields. For more information on the time interval in Common Data Service, see Registering a Virtual Measurement Point and Registering a Source Metric.
    Comparison Display the data of the last cycle of data fields, supporting Day-over-Day for daily comparison, Month-over-Month for monthly comparison, and Year-over-Year for annual comparison.
    Time Range Select the start time and end time of the data fields in the chart.


  8. Select Apply.


Configuring Chart Templates


The template of Charting Tool contains multiple configuration items, such as chart scope, asset type, target assets, data fields, chart style, time interval, time range, and custom analysis target. Application users can apply templates to quickly view the chart of asset data and analyze the target data fields.

Saving or Updating a Template


Save the current report configuration as a template or update the configuration of an existing template by the following steps:

  1. Select Charting Tool from the left navigation pane.

  2. Hover over the setting button i_setting and select Save Template from the dropdown list.

  3. Enter the following information on the popup window.


    Field Description
    Template Name Enter the name of the template.
    Template Description Enter the description of the template.
    Save Time Interval and Scope Save the current configuration of time interval and time scope into the template.
    Save as OU Default View Display the template as the Metric Inquiry Report when opening the Common KPI Inquiry page.


  4. Select OK.

Saving the Modified Template as a New Template


If you have applied a template to the current page and modified the template configuration, save the modified template as a new template by the following steps:

  1. Select Charting Tool from the left navigation pane.

  2. Hover over the setting button i_setting and select Save as Template from the dropdown list.

  3. Enter the following information on the popup window.


    Field Description
    Template Name Enter the name of the template.
    Template Description Enter the description of the template.
    Save Time Interval and Scope Save the current configuration of time interval and time scope into the template.
    Save as OU Default View Display the template as the Metric Inquiry Report when opening the Common KPI Inquiry page.


  4. Select OK.

Editing a Template


  1. Select Charting Tool from the left navigation pane.
  2. Select Templates to open the template panel from the top left corner.
  3. Hover over the card of the target template and select the edit icon i_edit_t.
  4. Edit the name and description of the target in the popup window and select OK.


Deleting a Template


  1. Select Charting Tool from the left navigation pane.
  2. Select Templates to open the template panel from the top left corner.
  3. Hover over the card of the target template and select the delete icon i_remove.
  4. Select OK in the popup window.

Configuring URL Parameters


Besides the configuration above, application creators can enable or disable more functions by configuring the parameters of the URL. For more information, see URL Parameters.