Bar Value Representation

Line Value Representation

Area Value Representation

Point Value Representation

Title

This option relates to the title that is displayed in the widget's upper left corner. This does NOT identify the widget (that is defined in the "Widget Name" field).

There is a default suggestion ("My title") but we recommend a widget title related to the displayed data/values.

Define/edit the widget's title.

Y Axis

Title

Refers to the title for the values displayed vertically ("Y Axis").

Enter a title - it will be displayed vertically.

Scale

The scale's minimum and maximum values in the "Y Axis".

Define minimum and maximum values for the Time Chart's "Y Axis".

When no value is defined, "<Auto>" is set and the widget, automatically, defines the "Max" scale value as being the highest received value and "Min" as the lowest received value.

X Axis

Time Scale

The time scale for the data that is displayed in the selected widget which can be aggregated/grouped by "Hour", "Day (UTC)", "Day (Local)", "Week (Day (UTC))", "Week (Day (Local))" or "Month".

Selecting the "Auto" option ensures that the widget's content is aggregated/grouped according to the resolution applied to the dashboard (which is set using the related resolution drop-drown in the upper right corner).

In addition to these default time frames, the drop-down may also include time periods from a Time Period profile (= a profile you can create with specific time periods representing specific working hours/shifts so the data sent by your devices can be aggregated according to those working hours/shifts). See Profiles.

If you have a Time Period profile in mind and its time periods are NOT listed here, go to the "Site Details" sub-module, open the "Time Period" tab and check which profile is defined for the site and edit it, if necessary.

Selecting certain time periods activates fields that define the beginning and end of that time period.

Ex: Selecting "Day (Local)" activates 2 boxes representing the day's start/end hours.

Ex: If "Week (Day (Local))" is selected, you will also have fields to define the day the week begins and ends with.

Define the intended time period from the drop-down (and start/end hours, when necessary) OR  select "Auto".

The defining of a specific time scale for the widget means the displayed values will NOT be affected by the dashboard's resolution. For instance, if your widget has a "Day (Local)" time scale and you set the dashboard's resolution, in the related drop-drown (in the upper right corner) to "Month", that widget will NOT change its values and time scale, it will continue to show values aggregated/grouped by "Day (Local)". ONLY the widgets with an "Auto" defined period will group their values/adopt the newly defined resolution.

Styles

Legend

This option relates to the position of the widget's caption/legend - it can be placed at the bottom ("Bottom") or to the right ("Right") of the Time Chart or have no legend ("None").

Select a position for the widget's caption from the drop-down.

Grid

The Time Chart's guiding lines - this widget can have "Horizontal" or"Vertical" lines or both, forming a grid, to help read the Time Chart.

Check/uncheck the "Horizontal" and "Vertical" options to enable/disable the corresponding guiding lines.

Colors

Widget Background

The color defined for the widget's background.

Maintain or choose a different color by clicking the corresponding box to open a "Colors" pop-up window and defining a new color. See Details on the Widget's "Colors" pop-up window

Widget Title

The color defined for the widget's title, meaning, the text you defined in the "Title" field and is displayed in the upper left corner.

To change the color, click the corresponding box to open a "Colors" pop-up window and define a new one. See Details on the Widget's "Colors" pop-up window

Chart Area

The color defined for the widget's chart area (= the title of the Y axis plus the chart grid lines in the "Y" and "X" axes).

Maintain or choose a different color - click the corresponding box to open a "Colors" pop-up window and define the new color. See Details on the Widget's "Colors" pop-up window.

Chart Legend

The color defined for the widget's captions.

Maintain the color or select another one by clicking the corresponding box to open a "Colors" pop-up window and defining a new color. See Details on the Widget's "Colors" pop-up window

Series

The data to display in this widget is grouped into series - each bar, line, area or point represents a series.

The corresponding internal reference for each series is "#S <number>" (ex: "#S4") - it is attributed by the system and CANNOT be edited. It can be used, for instance, in formulas, when you want to identify a series. Ex: A formula defined in a series with a "Static/Formula" data source - "=#S7-100".

A Time Chart can accommodate up to 20 series.

Use the attached  buttons to add, duplicate or delete existing series:

•Click to add more series.

▪The default name suggestion for each series is "My Series <number>" (ex: "My Series 1") but we recommend renaming the new series according to the value it will represent.

▪Fill in the related options to define its properties (data source, color, etc.).

▪If you add another series, the newly added one comes to focus in this box.

•Click to duplicate the selected series.

▪The duplicate's name will be the name of the original plus "_copy" - the duplicate becomes the selected series in this box.

▪Rename the duplicate so it illustrates the value it will represent and fill in/review the related options to define its properties (data source, color, etc.).

Do NOT forget that you can only add/duplicate up to 20 series.

•Click to delete the selected series.

▪This option is ONLY enabled once you have more than one series (it is NOT possible to delete all the series of a widget).

If required, use the button to hide the selected series and corresponding caption:

•Click to make the series' caption invisible in the widget's display - this button will be replaced with ;

•Click to turn the caption visible in the widget's display again - this button will return to .

Maintain or select a different source for the current series' data.

Changing the data source affects the related available options below - there is an immediate refresh to show the options that relate to the newly defined data source.

If you want to edit a series, make sure it is selected. The remaining options/values in the "Data" child tab always relate to the selected series in this drop-down.

Legend

The caption for the series - it represents the name of the series to be displayed in the widget.

Enter/edit the selected series' caption, as required.

Keeping this field empty means the widget will display the series' name (defined in the "Series" option).

Series Value

Data Source

This field refers to the source of the data to be represented by the currently selected series (in the "Series" option).

The Time Chart widget allows for 3 data source types:

"Counter"

A counter is an entity in our MCL-Mobility Platform account that aggregates specific data (statistic results of processed metric values that have been sent by MCL applications/paired devices). See Counters. Having this data source means the series presents a specific value, from a specific counter. This data source type enables these options:

"Static/Formula"

The necessary value to feed the series is provided by you - the series displays the static value OR  the result of the formula you have entered.

Selecting this data source type activates the following option:

"Configurable Value"

A value that is configured for a specific purpose, as a sort of KPI (Key Performance Indicator). For instance, it can be used to measure the level of performance success/failure based on a given threshold/operational goal.

The following option becomes available when you select this source type:

The "Value" drop-down is ONLY available if there are already configured values for the current dashboard. If you have a button, instead, it means you must create "configurable values" so you can apply them to this widget series.

As an alternative, access the "Dashboard's Configurable Values" pop-up window by clicking the button, available in the header of the dashboard's details page.

Styles

Display Data

If "Accumulate" is checked, it means the time chart will display the current value combined with previously received values.

If unchecked, the widget's display will ONLY include the current value.

Examples:

Check/uncheck the "Accumulate" option as required.

Draw as

Refers to the value representation that is defined for the selected series - "Line", "Area", "Bar" or "Point". Each representation has its own options: