Index | Prev | Next

Chart commands

Options in the Chart view Command Bar allow you to fine tune data presentation.

Figure 5.   Command Bar
Image
 NOTE: Most options in the Command Bar provide fine tuning for viewing purposes only. Changes made with those options are of a temporary nature and are not included when the chart is saved or exported. For example, if you turn on time zoom and Delta using buttons in the command bar and then export the chart, the chart file displays with the original default settings for those options. Exceptions to this are changes made with the Time Range, Sampling, and Status Coloring options, which are included on export or save. To export the chart and retain all of the changes that you have made, you need to do the following:
  1. Export the modified chart to a Station File.
  2. Create a Px view for this chart and load the exported Station File to this Px view. The chart will display with the modifications included.
 
Figure 6.   Narrow chart width changes the chart display ( Niagara 4.6 and later)
Image

Any time the chart width is less than 800 pixels the following changes in the chart occur. This prevents the chart from appearing overcrowded which helps maintain legibility. Once the chart window is resized to greater than 800 pixels, the changes revert.

  • Chart title and data series legend become hidden.
  • Several of the commands icons move from the chart Command Bar into the Settings window.
  • In the Settings window, a right-click menu is available on data series in the Series window. The right-click menu allows you to hide or show specific data or even completely remove data from a chart.
Command Bar Default Description
Image Add Series opens separate Nav tree Adds components to the chart. Select one or more components via the File Chooser. Use Ctrl + Click to select multiple individual components or select a folder that contains multiple components.
Image Save Chart opens save window Available only when you open an existing .chart file and make changes.

Saves the file (chart or csv format) to the station File space (Files/charts/chartName.chart or Files/csv/chartName.csv ).

Image Export Current View or Object opens exporting window Available in a new chart and when you open an existing chart file.
  • Select Exporter opens a window to choose the exported file type. Options are Chart (default), CSV, and, in a browser connection, Print is also available.
  • Ord Type selects the type of ORD: Absolute or Relative (default).
     NOTE: In Niagara, there is added support for relative ORDs to better accommodate Px page reuse. 
  • Base Ord specifies a base ORD from which to relate all of the ORDs in the series for that chart. This option applies only to chart exports with the Relative Ord Type.
  • Select Destination provides two options: Download or Station File.

    Download exports to your Windows file system.

    Station File exports the file to the station File space (Files/charts/chartName.chart) or (Files/csv/chartName.csv)

  • File Name
  • View On Export
Image Time Range defaults to Auto (default) Opens a window where you can enter custom Start and End times for the range. Leave the End time property blank for live data to continue plotting on the chart. Options are:
  • Auto (default)
  • Time Range
  • Today
  • Last 24 Hours
  • Yesterday
  • Week To Date
  • Last Week
  • Last 7 Days
  • Month To Date
  • Last Month
  • Year To Date
  • Last Year
Image Toggle Home Zoom
  • On (default)
  • Off
 Turns On/Off Home Zoom.

On — zooms to the X-axis of the primary data set.

 NOTE: If the primary data set is numeric, it zooms on the Y-axis. 

Off — reverts to Home Zoom.

Image Toggle Time Zoom
  • On
  • Off (default)
 Turns On/Off Time Zoom.

On — zooms X-axis to the time period specified by the Time Range drop-down list.

Off — reverts to Home Zoom.

Image Toggle Delta Command
  • On
  • Off (default)
 Turns On/Off Delta.

On — plots the rate of change between points.

Off — resumes plotting data points.

Image Toggle Sampling Command
  • On
  • Off (default)
 Turns On/Off Sampling.

On — sampling is enabled

Off — turns off sampling and disables auto-sampling behavior.

Image Toggle Status Coloring
  • On
  • Off (default)
 Turns On/Off data Status Coloring.

On — displays data points with status colors in a line chart and in shade or bar chart displays a status color band at the top of each bar.

Off — hides status coloring, data points/color bands.

Image Toggle Pause
  • On
  • Off (default)
 Turns On/Off pause in live data plotting.

On — pauses live data plotting. No longer in live mode when paused

Off — resumes live data plotting

Image Stop
  • On
  • Off (default)
 Visible only during data loading. Turns data chunking On/Off.

On — stops the data chunking process, halts data coming from the server. While stopped, the button displays a red border.

Off — reloads all of the data.

Related Links

  • webChart-ChartWidget (Parent Topic)

    • Index | Prev | Next