Aggregation strategies

These strategies configure the system to ignore either the aggregated sum of a series with missing data or to ignore only the missing values while calculating the aggregated sum of the records with values.

Ignore series

This strategy ignores any aggregated sum that includes missing data, even if only a single record is missing.

For example, a meter is added to a site, and four days later it starts recording energy consumption data. On a report or chart configured to aggregate the sum of all energy meters, the system ignores the aggregated sum for days 1–3 because the calculation for at least one meter contains missing data.

Day Meter 1 energy values Meter 2 energy values Aggregated values (sum)
1 - 10 -
2 - 10 -
3 - 10 -
4 30 20 50
5 30 30 60

The aggregated sum ignores the fact that meter 2 recorded values of 10 for the first three days.

Ignore point

This strategy ignores only the values in the interval that are missing and accommodates the recorded values for the overall calculation.

For example, using the same meter as in the example of ignoring the series, the system aggregates the sum of all values ignoring only the missing values themselves.

Day Meter 1 energy values Meter 2 energy values Aggregated values (sum)
1 - 10 10
2 - 10 10
3 - 10 10
4 30 20 50
5 30 30 60

The system counts Meter 2’s values for days 1–2.