Graph Property Menu
Use the Graph Property Menu to:
- Hide or display selected signals
- Highlight or remove highlights from selected signals
- Show or hide graph points and/or graph values
- Zoom in or zoom out graph areas as well as reset all zoom levels
- Jump to a selected date in the graph
- Change the graph period
- Compare the present period with another
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Display alarm limits (Analog objects only)
- Send the present graph to the default printer (not embedded graphs)
- E-mail a graph
- Save the present graph as an operator graph (not embedded graphs)
- Export the graph to a comma separated (CSV) file
- Generate an HTML Report
- Open the Graph properties form
The Graph Property Menu is identical for most of graphs with a few exceptions as indicated above and in the table below. The Graph Property Menu for the Embedded Graph Basic is different – see the How to ... help for this.
You can also get access to most of these options in the Graph Toolbar if this has been selected in the Graph Properties form's Options tab.
Where do I find it?
In the graph area, right-click to open the Graph Property menu.
Preconditions
Stand-alone graphs and Operator graphs must be opened in a graph window. Embedded graphs are permanently displayed as part of a diagram.
Menu help
Menu option |
Description |
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Show All |
Select this option to display the graph and Y-axis (if properties have been set up to display this) of all hidden signals. This option is only accessible if there are hidden signals in the graph. |
Remove all highlights |
Select this option to remove all highlights from all signals. This option is only available if the Highlight option has been selected for one or more signals. |
Show Points |
Select this option to display the points in the graph line. The points will be displayed as light gray dots. If you want to see the values on the graph line, select the Show Values option. |
Hide points |
Select this option to hide the points in the graph line. The graph will be rendered as line(s) with no points. |
Show Values |
Select this option to display data values in the graph line. The value indicator will be displayed in the X-axis of the graph. You can drag the value indicator to any position in the graph and display the values on the graph line as well as the date and time of the value. If you want to see the points on the graph line, select the Show points option. |
Hide Values |
Select this option to hide the value indicator. |
Zoom in |
Select this option to zoom in on an area in the graph. Click and drag to mark an area in the graph and release the mouse. You can continue to zoom areas, increase the details by selecting this option and graph area repeatedly. The selected area is magnified and a zoom overview window will open in the upper right-hand corner of the graph displaying the graph area in miniature with the zoomed area. |
Zoom out |
Select this option to zoom out of a graph area, stepping back one zoom action. This option is only accessible if the graph has been zoomed once or more. |
Zoom Area |
If you select Zoom in, you can only determine which period (X-axis) is to be zoomed. Select the Zoom Area option to zoom in on a custom area in the graph, defining which value (Y-axis) as well as the period (X-axis) to be zoomed. You can also achieve this by selecting Zoom in and pressing the ↑Shift key while dragging an area in the graph. |
Reset zoom |
Select this option to zoom out to the main area, resetting all zoomed areas. |
Go to Date |
Select this option to open the Go to Date form where you can jump to a an entered date and time. You can also click the Now button to jump to the present date and time in the graph. |
Change Period |
Select this option to open the Graph Properties form and change the display period. Only the Period tab of the Graph properties form will be accessible. Here you can also select the Set as Default option. |
Compare Periods |
Select this option to compare (by scrolling) the present trend with the trend for another period. The area will be divided into two sections. The upper and lower section's display period can be scrolled individually for comparison. Scrolling by placing the cursor in the graph area will scroll both section's periods simultaneously. Right-clicking the upper section's display period and selecting Reset Offset will return the period to the period specified in the Properties form. Right-clicking the lower section's display period and selecting Go to Now will show the period at the actual time. If the display period is different for the upper and lower sections (due to earlier individual scroll) both of the display periods can be reset by selecting Single Period and re-selecting Compare Periods. |
Single Period |
Select this option to revert from a split-sectioned comparison to the original single graph/XY-plot . |
Show Alarm Limits | (Option for analog signals only) Select this feature to display defined alarm limits, if any, for the Actual value signal in the graph, and to define limit line color. |
Remove Limits | Use this option to remove the alarm limits for the Actual value signal. |
Hide |
Select this option to hide one or more signals. Hidden signals are not displayed in the graph and the Y-axis of the signal will be hidden. This option is only available if the graph contains more than one signal. |
Highlight |
Select this option to emphasize one or more signals. The graph lines and Y-axis of highlighted signals will be displayed with thicker lines. This option is only available if the graph contains more than one signal. |
Print (not embedded graphs) |
Select this option to send the present stand-alone or Operator graph, displayed in a separate window, to the default printer. |
Select this option to open the Email Graph form where you can write and send an email message with the graph attached as a JPG file to e-mail recipients. The email function requires that the pc, where the IGSS system is running has an associated email account. In some cases, before a message can be sent, a warning message will appear asking you to allow this as a security measure triggered by e.g. anti virus software. |
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Save (not embedded graphs) |
Select this option to open the Save As form where you can save a pre-defined stand-alone standard graph with its own window as an operator graph, creating a new operator graph. You can also use this function to save and overwrite an already existing operator graph. You can always save a standard graph as an operator graph and afterwards edit the properties and signal settings of the operator graph, creating your own customized graph. |
Export to CSV |
Select this option to export the values of the object(s) from which signals are currently displayed in the graph as a Comma Separated Value (CSV) text file. You can open the CSV file in other 3rd party products such as Excel and continue to work with the exported object values. |
Generate Report |
Select this option to create an HTML report. The operator can generate a graph report for a user defined period with statistics for the selected graph signals, calculated by the IGSS system, for all graph types except an Embedded Graph Basic. It is also possible to include an image of the graph itself. Graph reports can be created for all objects relevant for graphs: Analog, digital, counter and table objects. |
Properties |
Select this option to open the Graph Properties form. Use the New Graph Properties form to define the graph period, the object signals and appearance of the graph line, the data source to be displayed in the graph, the graph title and the font properties for all graph texts. You can also set up the graph legend properties and chart colors as well enable display of the graph toolbar and status bar. |
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