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Point Detail (4.4.5)

This article applies to Point Detail in versions 4.4.5 and later of P2 Explorer. For help on earlier versions, see Version History. For the latest help, see Point Detail.

New in this release:

  • The Display Properties of a tag appear on the Tag Details page. These details are stored in the tag definition in P2 Server.
  • Calculation details, opened from a Tag Details page, are displayed in a pop-up window that remains open even when the Tag Details page is closed.
  • References to pages and trends have a larger area now, below the trend, and are grouped into columns. Scrollbars appear if the list of referenced items exceeds the allocated area.
  • If units are allocated to a tag, then these appear with the tag value.

Overview

The Point Detail page shows various details and links for a tag or an attribute value.

There are three types of Point Detail:

  • Tag Details
  • Attribute Value Details
  • Calculation Details

 

Attribute Value Details

You can open the Attribute Value Details from a Data Label on an Explorer Page, or from the Attributes Panel.

Open from a Data Label

The Data Label can be used to show time-aware tag and attribute values on Explorer pages, with quick access to trending and point detail.

For example, this Explorer page has an image overlaid with data labels, showing values for various parts.

Related: Data Label

If you hover over a point of data shown on a data label on an Explorer page, a tooltip appears showing the full value. If the Data Label's Value is an Attribute, it is preceded by the full attribute name. For example, Big Red[Oil Producing Well]:Choke!Inlet Pressure: 64.9539500311.

1. Click on the Data Label value, to open the radial menu.

2. Click on the information menu item on the radial menu (Open Attribute Value Detail).

The Attribute Details opens in a new Explorer tab.

Open from the Attributes Panel

Related: Tag Search and Hierarchy Navigation

Entities that have been organised into a hierarchy in P2 Server can be located using Hierarchy Search or Navigation.

To locate an entity, open the Hierarchy Panel from the Navigators group on the Explorer ribbon, which is available on the View, Studio and Trend tabs.

Navigators on the View Tab

1. Locate an entity in the Hierarchy Panel, then click on the entity to open the Attributes Panel, which displays attributes (if any) for the selected entity.

2. On the Attributes Panel, locate an attribute or an attribute value, then press the Ctrl key and click.

The Attribute Value Details opens in a new Explorer tab for the attribute value (or for the default attribute value if you just selected the attribute).

 

 

Features of Attribute Value Details

Attribute Value Details page displays the following:

1. Attribute Value Details Tab:

The Explorer tab takes on the name of the attribute value.
2. Attribute Value Name and Description:

The fully qualified name of the attribute in the format Entity[Template]:Attribute!Attribute Value. Beneath the name is the description.

Related: Templates and attributes in Server.
3. Value:

The value for the current timestamp.
4. Type:

The attribute value's data type, as defined in Server.

Related: Data Formats and Data Types.
5. Target At:

This is where the attribute value's data comes from. It could be a fixed value, or it could be a tag.

If it is a tag, the tag name has a hyperlink to its own Tag Details.
6. Trend:

A trend of the attribute values for the time range selected in the Time Range.

Click a point on the trace to get a vertical hairline, with a label to the side showing the datetime, attribute, value and comment button.

Click the comment icon on the hairline information box, to open a blank comment window. You can add and save a comment, or search for other comments using the Search times dates.

Related: Creating a Trend.
7. Time Range:

Time Range defines the start and end date and time of your trend and comments. If you select Now, Time Range is replaced by Duration and Refresh Rate.
8. Comments:

You can type a comment into the edit box, and click Add.

Any comments made by users against the attribute value and during the selected time range are listed below the comment box. To reply to an existing comment, click Reply, type a reply in the Add a reply box and click Add.

 

 

Tag Detail

Open the Tag Detail page from a Data Label, the Tags Navigator, or from the Search page.

Open from a Data Label

The Data Label can be used to show time-aware tag and attribute values on Explorer pages, with quick access to trending and point detail.

For example, this Explorer page has an image overlaid with data labels, showing values for various parts.

Related: Data Label

If you hover over a point of data shown on a data label on an Explorer page, a tooltip appears showing the full value. If the Data Label's Value is a Tag, it is preceded by the tag name. For example, Limit450: 450.

1. Click on the Data Label value, to open the radial menu.

2. Click on the information menu item on the radial menu (Open Tag Detail).

The Tag Details opens in a new Explorer tab.

 

Open from the Tags Panel

Related: Tag Search and Hierarchy Navigation

A flat list of tags can be located using Tag Search.

To locate a tag, open the Tags Panel from the Navigators group on the Explorer ribbon, which is available on the View, Studio and Trend tabs.

1. Locate a tag in the Tags Panel.

2. Press the Ctrl key and click.

The Tag Details opens in a new Explorer tab for the tag value.

 

Open from the Search Page

1. Click Search on the Home ribbon tab.

2. Click the Tags tab button.

3. Type part of a tag name or description in the Search box.

4. Click the Search button.

5. Hover over a tag and click the information icon to open the Tag Details page.

The Tag Details opens in a new Explorer tab for the tag value.

 

Features of Tag Detail

Tag Details page displays the following:

1. Tag Details Tab:

The Explorer tab takes on the name of the tag.
2. Tag Name and Description:

The name of the tag, with its description below.
3. Value:

The tag value for the current timestamp, with units.
4. This section contains the datasource details of the tag. These details are stored in Server.

Native Name: The unique name of the tag in its originating system.

Datasource: The name of the datasource in Server.

Datasource Type: The type of connection that is used by the datasource to retrieve the data.

(Alternatively this section contains a link to Calculation details, if the tag is a Server calculation.)
5. Display Properties:

Display Properties are stored in the tag definition in P2 Server.
6. References:

Pages and Trends that use this tag are listed here, grouped under their workspaces. Click a hyperlink to navigate to the page or trend.
7. Trend:

A trend of the tag values for the time range selected in the Time Range.

Click a point on the trace to get a vertical hairline, with a label to the side showing the datetime, tag name, value and comment button.

Click the comment icon on the hairline information box, to open a blank comment window. You can add and save a comment, or search for other comments using the Search times dates.

Related: Creating a Trend.
8. Comments:

You can type a comment into the edit box, and click Add.

Any comments made by users against the tag during the selected time range are listed below the comment box. To reply to an existing comment, click Reply, type a reply in the Add a reply box and click Add.

 

Calculation Detail

Open the Calculation Detail pop-up window from a Tag Detail page. Click the View calculation button on a Tag Detail page to open the Calculation Details.

You can open multiple calculations windows, from multiple Tag Detail pages, to compare different calculations.

 

Version History

  • Point Detail (4.4)

 

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