The Trend analysis page displays a site’s trend charts. This multi-point trend analysis feature supports up to 10 data points in one chart. This allows you to visualize the correlation between data points and assist in diagnosing system issues.
- Trend analysis overview
- Trend configuration
- Edit trend dialog
Trend analysis overview
The overview pane displays a tiled view of all the saved trend charts created for the site. Selecting the Create button initiates the creation of a new trend analysis.
Trend configuration
Configured trend charts display color-coded data points used for analysis based on your customizations from the Edit and Style dialogs.
You can also select an area on the chart to display cross-section details.
- Flexible time bar: Select-and-drag the ends of the time bar to adjust the current view of the trend to a specific time in the chart. The Time slider allows you to select a time-based increment for how you want to view the chart: hour, day, week, month, year, or all. The flexible time bar adjusts accordingly.
- Trend chart name: The name of the current chart.
- Trended data points left Y-axis and right Y-axis: The names of the data points added to the chart displayed on the left y-axis and the right y-axis. You can select a data point name to include or exclude it from the current trend display. The names of excluded data points are grayed out.
- Cross-sectional trend information: Displays the date, time, and values of the trended data point(s) in the selected cross-section.
- Editing tools:
- Zoom: Enable and disable zooming directly in the trend with your mouse.
- Edit: Open and close the Edit trend dialog.
- Options: Delete, export, or print the trend.
Edit trend dialog
Allows you to name, edit, format, and save/discard changes for a trend.
From the Edit trend dialog, the following options are available:
- Add Chart: This option is not yet operational.
- Discard changes: Any modifications prior to a save operation are disregarded and the Edit trend dialog closes.
- Save: Any changes in a trend chart are saved.
- Save As allows you to save a trend chart with a new name.
- Exit closes the Edit trend dialog.
The Edit trend dialog consists of three separate sections:
Use the following tabs and popup to edit and format your trend:
- Options tab: Enter and edit information about the trend.
- Series tab: Add or delete data points from the trend and select the Y-axis position.
- Select to add data points
- Select to delete the data point.
- Select Options menu to rename the data point.
- Style pop-up: Available from the Series tab, allows you to customize the trend line for each data point. Select a data point trend line under the Style heading to access the pop-up.
Trend reports
You can export and download a trend chart in various formats. The images below represent the same trend report, each displayed in one of the three different supported formats:
- CSV
- XLSX