Navigation Menu
When you left-click a channel in Data Explorer, you'll usually open the Navigation Menu.
This allows you to explore the channel further, by leaving your current dashboard and opening something new.
If you've selected a single measurement channel, there are several choices you can make.
Options marked as Single Channel Only will only appear when you've opened the navigation menu from left-clicking a single channel. Certain options are the opposite - only available for Multi-Channel Only.
View Asset
Single Channel Only
This takes you to the dashboard of the asset that this channel belongs to.
For example, if you are looking at a chart showing the power usage of every machine in your ARDI system, you can click on the bar in the bar chart and choose 'View Asset' to be taken straight to that machine to discover what it's doing to consume so much power.
By Itself
Single Channel Only
This is the opposite of 'View Asset' - it creates a new dashboard that has only the channel you selected.
View Time Series
When viewing a live value
It creates a new dashboard showing the last half-hour of values for the channels you selected.
View Live
When viewing a single time-series channel
It creates a new dashboard showing the live value of the channels you've selected..
Show All
Single Channel Only
This options creates a new dashboard showing the value of this property across other assets.
When selected, this option opens up an additional menu, allowing you to choose exactly what other assets you'd like to include.
For example, let's assume we've left-clicked on the Power Usage of Power Meter A3, which feeds power to some machines.
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Inside… | Power Meter #3 | Shows only the power meter - there aren't any other meters inside. |
| Distribution Board A | Shows power across all meters in the board | |
| Building A | Shows power across all meters in the building | |
| Site | Shows power across every power meter across the ARDI database | |
| By AC Power… | All | Shows the power use across everything wired to this power meter |
| Downstream | Shows only the power use of items that are fed from this meter | |
| Nearby | Shows only those nearby items across the AC Power relationship (ie. the two nearest upstream and the two nearest downstream) |
Compare Against
Single Channel Only
This lets you compare your chosen channel against one or more other channels.
When you hover over this option, a popup menu will appear to allow you to choose which other channel you'd like to compare against.
In most cases, this will open a scatter plot analytic page, comparing the two to one-another over time.
If one of the points includes the word 'setpoint' or 'target' in its name, you'll instead open an x-bar-r chart, assuming that you're checking how well the value is controlled.
Report Style
Multi-Channel Only
This opens an analytic page, allowing you to compare values.
These can include things like a scatter plot (only available if you've selected exactly two channels), a parallel coordinate chart, a heatmap or a treemap.
Also Show
Multi-Channel Only
This adds a new panel to the dashboard, showing an additional property.
For example, when you're looking at the temperature in a number of rooms, you can then choose Also Show to add a new panel that displays the humidity, or air-conditioner status.