Using an Embedded Trend (4.5.4)

This article applies to version 4.5.4 of P2 Explorer. For the latest, see Using an Embedded Trend.

The Embedded Trend component embeds a smaller version of a trend within an Explorer page, and is used for quick and simple diagnostics in Display Mode. As with the full Explorer trend, you can use hairlines on the embedded trend (if configured to use hairlines), and add comments to tags at a point in time, by clicking the trace line.

You can drag and drop time series data labels from the page onto the trend, or drag tags and attributes from the Navigators. Right-click on the embedded trend to open a full Trend display.

Watch this short video to follow to see how to add data to an embedded trend.

 

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Identifying an Embedded Trend on a Page

The embedded trend can be configured to have trace items, which appear on the trend, or it can be empty when the page is loaded. Here are some examples of how the embedded trend can appear on your page:

An embedded trend with trace items configured in Design

An embedded trend with no pre-configured trace items

No pre-configured items, but with borders (from a grid) and a title (text label)

 

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Working with the Embedded Trend

• Drag tags, attributes values, and ad hoc calculations onto the embedded trend
• Remove trace items from the embedded trend
• Open a full trend
• Place hairlines and add comments
• Select a Y-Axis
• Change the Time Range
• Change Sample Interval and Sample Method

Dragging Values onto the Embedded Trend from the Navigators

You can drag and drop attributes from the Attribute Panel (accessed via the Hierarchy Navigator) and tags from the Tags Navigator onto the embedded trend.

1. On the Page ribbon tab, click Hierarchy to open the Hierarchy Navigator.

2. Select an entity.

3. Open the Attributes Panel, by clicking Show Attributes (the label changes to Hide Attributes).

4. Hover over the page you want to add to, to give it focus.

5. Drag and drop an attribute value onto the embedded trend.

The attribute value appears on the embedded trend.

You can also add a tag: open the Tags Navigator, search for a tag, hover to give a page focus, then drag and drop the tag onto the embedded trend.

Dragging Values onto the Embedded Trend from Data Labels on the Page

You can add a data label's value onto the embedded trend, provided the value is a tag or an attribute.

In Display Mode, drag and drop the data label onto the embedded trend.

The value is added as a trace line.

Watch the short video in the introduction, to follow the steps outlined above.

 

Removing Items from the Embedded Trend

To remove a single trace item, click the little X in the legend. To remove all added data, click Reload on the Page ribbon tab.

Note that in Display Mode, you can remove data that was added in Display Mode [2], but data added in Design Mode [1] cannot be removed.

Opening a Full Trend

To open a full trend, right-click on the embedded trend, and click Open Trend.

Placing Hairlines and adding Comments

You can only add hairlines if the embedded trend has been configured for this.

To add a hairline, click a point on the trace. To add a comment, click the comment icon for a series, in the information box to the side of the hairline.

To reposition a hairline's information box, click on the hairline, then move the mouse up or down the hairline.

Selecting a Y-Axis

The embedded trend uses a single Y-Axis. Each item is plotted against its own Y-Axis, but only one axis is rendered.

To render the Y-axis for a series, click the legend for that series.

Changing the Time Range

To change the time range, hover over the embedded trend and click the left or right arrow, to move to an earlier time range (left) or a later time range (right).

If the embedded trend is configured to use date controls from the page, you can use these to change the range.

Changing the Sample Interval and Sample Method

You can only change the sample interval and the sample method if the embedded trend is configured to work with interactive controls, for example a combo box.

Watch the video below to see how you can change the sample method and sample interval using combo boxes.

Note: The shorter your sample interval (for example 5 seconds) the more data required, potentially affecting performance. Raw sample method will usually return the highest number of data points, which also potentially affects performance.

Embedded Trend Configurations

Here are some examples of how the embedded trend appears in Display Mode, depending on how it was configured in Design Mode.

Configured for Dual Hairlines	No Legend
No X-Axis	No Y-Axis
This comparison here uses an additional trace item to highlight the effect of Auto Range.
With Auto Range	Without Auto Range

 

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Release History

• Using an Embedded Trend 4.5.4 (this release)
  • You can now drag a data label from another page onto the embedded trend
  • Labels for ad hoc calculations can be dragged onto an embedded trend (as well as for Tags and Attributes)
• Embedded Trend 4.5.0