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How to

How to


Products: WebStation
Functionalities: Dashboards
Product version: 3.2, 3.3, 2022, 2023, 2024
2/23/2024

Configuring a Period over Period Chart

You configure a period over period chart so that you can compare trend logs over different time periods.

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Dashboard widgets are small applications in a dashboard. Dashboard widgets are the main components in a dashboard and present graphical information from your system.

You can create one or many dashboard widgets in a dashboard. Dashboard widgets can only be created in a dashboard in WebStation.

Ready to use

All dashboard widgets are ready to use. The only thing you have to do is add the trend log or variable you want to display in the dashboard widget. All dashboard widgets have default setting for color and different layout components, but you can also configure them to suit your needs. For example, you can add captions to the widget itself or the x- and y-axis in diagram, you can use different colors for different values or value ranges in a gauge.

Empty Space

Empty space is not a dashboard widget but a way to create empty spaces between dashboard widgets. Empty spaces are used when you do the layout of a dashboard.

Heat Map

A heat map is a graphical representation of data where the values contained in a matrix are represented as colors.

For more information, see Heat Map .

Log Gauge

A log gauge displays trend log values in a gauge.

For more information, see Log Gauge .

Log Pie

A log pie chart is a circular graphic divided into slices to illustrate proportions of trend logs.

For more information, see Log Pie .

Log Value

A log value displays one or many trend log values as numerical values.

For more information, see Log Value .

Period Chart

A period chart is used to compare trend logs over different time periods.

For more information, see Period Chart .

Period over Period Chart

A period chart is used to compare trend logs over different time periods.

For more information, see Period over Period Chart .

Point Gauge

A point gauge is used to graphically display a current value in a gauge.

For more information, see Point Gauge .

Point Pie

A point pie chart is a circular graphic divided into slices to illustrate proportion of values.

For more information, see Point Pie .

Point Value

A point value is used to display the present value of one or many variables as a numerical value.

For more information, see Point Value .

XY Plot

A XY plot, also called a scatter plot, is used to display values for two trend logs.

For more information, see XY Plot .

Browse

Use Browse to navigate to a graphic or a hyperlink that you want to add to a dashboard.

Graphics

Graphics can be added to a dashboard.

For more information, see Graphics in Dashboards .

Hyperlinks

Hyperlinks can also be added to a dashboard. To be able to display the content of the hyperlink, you must enable external content to be embedded in WebStation.

For more information, see Configuring Security in WebStation using WorkStation .

To configure a period over period chart

  1. Click Configure or click the Settings button

     
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  2. Click Add .

  3. Select the trend logs and click Select .

  4. In the Chart type box, select how the trend log is displayed.

  5. In the Calculation method box, select a calculation method for the trend chart.

  6. In the Color box, enter a color for the trend log.

  7. Select the position of the Y-axis.

  8. I the Missing data list, select how to handle missing data in the chart.

  9. In the Period box, select a period.

  10. In the Caption box, type a caption.

  11. In the Caption Link box, enter a link to an object that is relevant for the period over period chart.

  12. In the Show Legend box, select True to display the name and color of the trend log in the period over period chart.

  13. In the Show Period box, select True to display the period as a legend.

  14. In the Stack series , select True to stack the series bars.

  15. In Y-axis minimum box, enter the minimum value of the left y-axis.

  16. In Y-axis maximum box, enter the maximum value of the left y-axis.

  17. In the Decimal box, select the number of decimals.

  18. Click OK .

See Also

  • How Dashboards Work
  • Dashboard Widgets
  • Period over Period Chart
  • Period over Period Chart Properties – Dialog Box
  • Adding a Widget to a Dashboard