Point Detail (4.4)

Overview

This article applies to versions 4.4 of Explorer. For help on the latest version, see Point Detail.

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

There are two types of Point Detail:

• Tag Details
• Attribute Value 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. Many of these entities have attributes.

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.

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 Tag Detail from a Data Label or from the Tag 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 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.

 

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. 4. This section contains the datasource details of the tag. These details are stored in Server. Type: This could be a Calculation or a Datasource. Native Name: The unique name of the tag in its originating system. Datasource: The name of the datasource in Server. Datasource Description: Information on the external system that this datasource connects to. Datasource Adaptor: The type of connection that is used by the datasource to retrieve the data.

5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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.