This graphs a data set using the default graph properties.
To Quick Graph a data set you can double-click on it, or:
1. Highlight a data set in the workspace.
2. Click the Quick Graph button.
The default properties will typically allow Flowlink to present a graph displaying the latest readings in the data set.
From this point you can modify several items, such as the titles, to customize your graph.
Tip: You can quickly add more data sets to a graph. From the workspace, click and drag a data set to the open Graph window and release. Flowlink displays the data set in a new pane.
Quick Graph a site
This graphs a site using a template. A template is any existing graph in the open database. When you quick graph a site, the original graph’s data is substituted by the data of the desired site, while all of the graph properties remain unchanged. For your convenience, the Flowlink database can be pre-loaded with graph and table templates during installation. The templates, which are located in the Templates sub-directory of the Flowlink 5.1 program folder, support many of the common needs of Flowlink users. For easy reference, each template is identified by a descriptive name. To make a template active in Flowlink, simply open the .IGD file.The easiest way to Quick Graph a site using a template is to drag and drop the desired data set(s) on the desired graph. Or, you can:
1. Right-click a site in the workspace.
2. Select Quick Graph, or from the menu select Item>Quick Graph.
3. Flowlink will open a window to select the graph to be used as a template. Highlight the graph and click OK.
Flowlink substitutes the new site data in the existing graph properties and then displays the graph.
Notes:
• When using existing graphs as quick graph templates, the site that is to be substituted is defined on the General Properties tab.
• Graph templates can be imported into a database using the File>Import menu command.
New Graph or Table
This opens a blank Graph window. To create a new graph:1. Click the New button, or select File>New (Ctrl-N) from the menu. Flowlink displays the New window.
2. Select Graph or Table from the list and click OK.
Flowlink opens a blank Graph window using the default graph properties.
3. Add data to the graph. This can be done by clicking and dragging a data set from the workspace onto the graph.
Data may also be added to the graph from the Graph Properties window.
DEFAULT Graph
When you click the DEFAULT Graph button on the Site window, you can quickly display a graph of the site data, using the DEFAULT graph/table template. A common use of this feature would be to quickly graph the site data before disconnecting, so you can view the data at a glance to check site conditions.The Quick Graph with DEFAULT option also appears when you right-click on a site in the workspace.
Flowlink provides several templates to choose from that can be imported and saved as the default. To set a Flowlink template as the default:
1. Select File>Import.
2. In the “Select files for import” window, go to C:\Program Files\Flowlink 5.1\Templates.
3. Locate the template subfolder with the data interval and type(s) you wish to graph.
(From Files of Type, select *.igd.) 4. Select the IGD template and Open.
5. When Import Progress is complete, click Done.
6. The imported template now appears in the workspace, identified by file name. To set it as the default, right-click the template and select Copy to DEFAULT.
The DEFAULT is now ready to use. The default will always be the last imported template for which you have selected Copy to DEFAULT.
The DEFAULT template can be further customized and formatted by right-clicking on the graph when it is displayed, and selecting Properties.
Open All Graphs
To view all graph templates in the local or global directory simultaneously, right-click the desired folder and select *Open All Graphs.Graph - Navigating
You can move through a Graph or a Table with either the mouse or the keyboard.With the Mouse -
• Navigating - Navigating is easiest when using the graph toolbar. Select View>Graph Toolbar from the menu and it will appear next to the Flowlink menu bar. You can drag it to any position that is convenient. The buttons on the toolbar help you move through the display. Buttons on the toolbar allow you to move (jog) 25% back or forward, to display the previous or next timespan, to advance to the beginning or end of data, to maximize the graph, to go to a particular date or time, or to zoom out (Unzoom).• Select a point - (Graphs Only) Hold your cursor over a point on the graph and left-click. The top-left corner of the graph window displays the time and value of the selected point. Note that the time and date is always referenced to the first data set of the first series.
• Zoom - (Graphs Only) You can zoom in on a graph by left-clicking and dragging the cursor across the area of interest. You can zoom horizontally or vertically. Right-click on the graph and select a zoom option from the pop-up menu. Unzoom by clicking the Unzoom button on the Graph Toolbar, or select Unzoom from the Graph’s Actions menu.
• Magnify/Unmagnify - These buttons on the Graph Toolbar increase or decrease the time scale in fixed steps.
The steps are 1 hour, 4 hours, 12 hours, 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, 1 quarter, and 1 year.
• Display the Properties - Double-click anywhere in the Graph window or click the Graph Properties button on the Graph Toolbar.
From the keyboard -
• Navigating - Press Alt-A, G (Actions>Go To) to navigate using menu commands, or use the following keys:Home - beginning of data End - end of data
Page Up - previous timespan Page Down - next timespan
Ctrl-Page Up - jog left (25% of timespan) Ctrl-Page Down - jog right
• Selecting a point - (Graphs Only) Arrow keys. The left and right arrow keys will move the cursor horizontally through the series. The up and down arrow keys move the cursor from pane to pane. As you move the cursor, note that the top-left corner of the graph window displays the time and value of the selected point. The time and date is always referenced to the first data set of the first series.
• Magnify/Unmagnify - Press Alt-A, A
(Actions>Magnify) to increase or Press Alt-A, N
(Actions>Unmagnify) to decrease the time scale in fixed steps. The steps are 1 hour, 4 hours, 12 hours, 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, 1 quarter, and 1 year.
• Display the Properties - Press Alt-Enter.
Graph - Modifying
The appearance of the Graph or Table can be changed with the Properties window. To display the Properties window a graph window must be active on the Flowlink desktop. There are three ways to open the Properties window: double-click on the graph, click the Graph Properties button on the Graph Toolbar, or press Alt-Enter.The Properties window groups the settings on three tabs.