Configuring Charting Tool¶
This page describes how application creators configure Charting Tool to build asset data charts.
Prerequisites¶
Before you start, make sure that:
You have been assigned with the required asset permissions, operational permissions, and a menu group containing the Charting Tool page. If not assigned, contact your application administrators.
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 Page Functions¶
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.
Select the Basic Settings tab and configure the following information.
Field
Description
Example
Modify Query Conditions
Allow application users to modify the chart configuration.
Enable this function, and application users can perform operations in Configuring Charts.
Template
Allow application users to apply chart templates. Once enabled, you can select
Card
orDrop-down
template panel style.For more information about chart templates, see Managing Chart Templates.
Select the Asset Settings tab and configure the following information.
Field
Description
Example
Asset Dimension
Specify the asset dimensions supported in Charting Tool.
For more information about chart scope, see Configuring Charts.
Asset Type
Specify the asset type supported in Charting Tool. If you select multiple asset types, you can drag the sorting icon on the left of each asset type to sort the display order.
For example, to show wind, hydro, and solar sites in turn, you can select
Wind
,Hydro
andSolar
from the dropdown list, and adjust the display order toWind-Hydro-Solar
in the Asset Type list.Asset Tree Style
Specify the style of asset trees in device filters and the Select Assets section when configuring charts, including
By Hierarchy
orBy List
. If you select both, a style switching button appears in device filters and the Select Assets section.By Hierarchy
inherits the hierarchical structure of Organization Structure in Application Portal, andBy List
displays the devices in the site by asset type.Asset Filter
Display the asset filter in the Charting Tool page when the Chart Range is
Device
.Enable this function, and application users can use site filters, device type filters, and device filters to select the assets displayed in the chart. For more information about the filters in Charting Tool, see Filtering Data.
Select the Time Settings tab, and configure the following information.
Field
Description
Example
Comparison Filter
Allow users display comparison data when configuring charts or filtering chart data.
For more information about configuring the comparison data, see Configuring Charts.
Select the Data Settings tab, and configure the following information.
Field
Description
Example
Data Type
Specify the data types that can be displayed on the charts, including
Metric
andMeasurement Point
.For example, if you only select Measurement Point here, you can only add measurement points to the asset chart in the Select Data section of the configuring chart pop-up window.
Filter Measurement Points With No Data
Filter the measurement points without uploaded data in the Select Data section.
For example, if you have excessive measurement points, you can enable this function to filter out the measurement points without data to increase your configuration efficiency.
Raw Interval Query
Display the
Raw
option in Select Time > Interval when configuring charts.If you want to display data at its original upload interval, enable this option and select
Raw
in Select Time > Interval. For more information about configuring interval, see Configuring Charts.Show Data Quality
Display Data Quality button in the data table.
Enabled this function, and application users can view the data quality of the measurement points with the
Raw
interval in the data table. For more information about the data table of Charting Tool, see Displaying Data Tables.Data Filter
Allow application users to filter chart data with filters
For more information and examples about the Charting Tool Filter, see Filtering Data.
Select Publish. In the popup window, enter the description on the Remark text box, and select OK.
Configuring Charts¶
You can create time series charts 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:
Select Charting Tool from the left navigation pane.
Select More to open the configuration popup window in the Charting Tool page.
Select the following scope in the Chart Scope section.
Chart Scope
Description
Site Group
Analyze the time series data of the devices in above-site asset hierarchy layers such as group and region.
Site
Analyze the time series data of the devices in the specified sites.
Device
Analyze the time series data of the specified devices.
Select the assets displayed on the chart in the Select Assets section.
Select the data fields, including measurement points and metrics, displayed on the chart in the Select Data section.
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
orOriginal
.Chart Style
Select the style for data fields, supporting
Line Chart
andBar Chart
.Color
Select the color for data fields displayed on the chart.
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
, andT
.
You can only choose the intervals 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, andYear-over-Year
for annual comparison.Time Range
Select the start time and end time of the data fields in the chart.
Select Apply.
Managing Chart Templates¶
The templates of Charting Tool contains multiple configuration items such as:
Asset dimension and asset type
Object and data field
Chart style
Time interval and time range
Custom analysis items
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:
Select Charting Tool from the left navigation pane.
Hover over the setting button and select Save Template from the dropdown list.
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.
Template Category
Select a category to which the template belongs.
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.
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:
Select Charting Tool from the left navigation pane.
Hover over the setting button and select Save as Template from the dropdown list.
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.
Template Category
Select a category to which the template belongs.
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.
Select OK.
Editing a Template¶
Select Charting Tool from the left navigation pane.
Select Templates.
Hover over the card of the target template and select the edit icon .
Edit the name, description, and category of the template in the popup window and select OK.
Deleting a Template¶
Managing Template Categories ¶
You can use template categories to classify and manage templates according to information such as scenarios, objects, and time range.
Creating a Category¶
Select Charting Tool from the left navigation pane.
Select Templates.
Select the edit icon to open the Category Configuration popup window.
Select Add and enter a category name. After you create a category, you can add the template to a template category when Saving or Updating a Template, Saving the Modified Template as a New Template or Editing a Template.
Editing a Category¶
Sorting Categories¶
Deleting a Category¶
Restoring History Versions¶
You can view the information about history versions such as version numbers, the users to publish versions, the publishing time of versions, and publishing remarks.If you want to use a history version of Charting Tool, restore the version by the following steps:
Importing or Exporting Pages¶
You can export the following contents of Charting Tool in JSON format and import the JSON file to migrate and reuse the configured page:
Page function configuration
Asset and data field configuration
Exporting Page Configuration¶
Importing Page Configuration¶
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.