History Chart view
The History Chart view uses one or more of the controls and options described in this topic.
Figure 52. History Chart view controls and options
To view a history chart, expand right-click the chart name and click .
- The Live Updates icon (
) starts on-demand history plotting. The icon changes to a pause icon while live history plotting is active. - The Delta icon (
) configures the chart to display value changes (delta). - The
Time Rangedrop-down list Time range option list has a variety of predefined time range options, including an option to restrict your data presentation to a particular date and time range that you specify. - The from and to dates display to the right of the drop-down list.
- The clock icon (
) opens an Edit Time Range window for editing the End Time. - The chart title displays the name of the chart and identifies the point. You edit this name in the Chart Builder view.
- The Y axis (vertical axis) displays units.
- The X axis (horizontal axis) displays time
- Charted values display in the body of the chart You can edit the color and type of line in the Chart Builder view.
- When you hover the mouse pointer over a point in the history chart, a tool tip displays the date, time, and value of that location in the chart. The values are defined by chart axes and not the values of the actual data points.
Export options
Right-clicking on the History Chart invokes a short menu with two options: Export Data and Export View. Both open an Export window. The difference between the windows is in the Select Exporter drop-down list.
Clicking Export Data opens the Export window with table export options.
Figure 53. Export Data options
Export Data exports the table to an oBIX, PDF, Text, HTML, or CSV (comma separated variable) file.
NOTE: This export function works only with charts configured with a single history. Multiple histories do not export to table-type
data in a usable format.
Clicking Export View opens the Export window with chart export options.
Figure 54. Export View options
Export View exports the chart view to an oBIX, PDF, Text, HTML, or CSV (comma separated variable) file.