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Background documentationi5Chart Features

 

Access Toolbar

An Access Toolbar is located at the top right corner of each chart and by default contains the following icons:

  • Data:

    • You can export data for the specified chart in one of the following formats:

      • HTML

      • CSV

      • XML

    • Current Values: Displays the current values for all the tags available in the query in a new window in HTML format.

    • Statistics: Displays the statistical values for all the tags available in the query in a new window in HTML format.

      Note Note

      Current Values and Statistics options are enabled only for queries that support these modes. In other words, these options are available only for Tag, PCo and Catalog queries.

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  • Refresh Rate: This number, in seconds determines the duration after which the chart is redrawn or refreshed.

  • Refresh Automatically: Refreshes the charts automatically as per the duration specified in the Refresh Rate.

  • Show Legend: Displays the legend on the right side of the chart.

  • Show Tooltip: Displays the tooltip when you hover over the chart.

  • Configure Display Parameters: Adds additional parameters to the display template and configure the values. These values will precede the existing values that are available in the display template definition. The parameter selection dialog box displays all the parameters along with the descriptions. All the available parameters for the selected display template are displayed and the checkboxes are highlighted for the selected parameters. You can also deselect the parameters from the parameter selection box. You can delete the added parameters or all the parameters from the selected display template. To add parameters follow steps 4-9 from the Activities section of Display Templates.

  • Configure Query Parameters: Adds additional parameters to the query template and configure the values. These values will precede the existing values that are available in the query template definition. The parameter selection dialog box displays all the parameters along with the descriptions. All the available parameters for the selected query template are displayed and the checkboxes are highlighted for the selected parameters. You can also deselect the parameters from the parameter selection box. You can delete the added parameters or all the parameters from the selected query template. To add parameters follow steps 4-9 from the Activities section of Query Parameters.

  • Print: Opens the Print dialog box to print the chart.

  • Glossy Effect: Displays the chart with a glossy finish. You can enable glossy effect for the i5charts in the Chart Area. For details, see i5Chart Chart Area.

Time Bar

To display or hide the time bar, choose Display TimeBar.

The chart area displays a time bar if the query data contains time based values. You can configure the date-time range using Date/Time Picker. The charts are refreshed accordingly based on the selected date-time ranges. The arrows on the time bar display the charts moved by full screen duration, quarter screen duration, or for the current data. You can define the date range, Start Date and End Date in the query template configuration or by using the Date/Time Picker in the time bar. The properties of the time bar are as follows:

  1. Slider: On moving the slider back and forth, the chart is refreshed using the data available on the slider. In other words, the graph is plotted based on real time data. On releasing the slider, the chart is refreshed with the current date and time available in the Date/Time Picker.

    You can zoom into the rendered charts to analyze the data in detail or to display microscopic view of the data. You can select a section of the data (subset) by moving the cursor on the timebar and view the data only for the selected timestamps (cursor positions) on the timebar.

  2. , : The double arrows button scrolls the chart forward or backward by full length of the initial duration.

  3. , : Single arrow button scrolls the chart forward or backward by quarter length of the initial duration.

  4. : Chart is plot for the current Start Date and End Date as configured in the query.

  5. Date/Time Picker: The Start Date/Time and End Date/Time displays the current date and time as selected by the time slider.

    You can choose the pre-defined periods from the Time Period column. On selecting the pre-defined time periods, the Start and End columns are disabled as these are already specified. For more details on the available periods, see Time Periods. You can customize the Start and End duration by choosing Custom from the Time Period column.

    The Time Period field displays the localized time period titles, if available. For more details on creating and localizing time periods, see Time Periods and Localization.