In this article, you are going to learn how to use the By Parameter feature in the EMS platform.
Contents:
- Introduction
- Requirements
- Available Resolutions
- Available Parameters
- Customise your graph
- Visualisation Options
- Convert to Analytics
- Data export
- Tips and Tricks
- Feedback
Introduction
Users can easily select the type of data they want to see, how they want to visualise it, the period for which to view the data, and the graph is generated easily.
Requirements
Please remember that the platform can only display data that has been previously uploaded.
To view data in the 'By Parameter' screen, you must:
- Send data to the platform
- Accept the devices and datapoints created when the data is uploaded
- Assign the devices to their respective locations
Note: Only admins and superadmins have access to this feature.
Available Resolutions
The available resolutions on this screen are the ones you have configured in the Preferences section (Settings --> Preferences).
They can range from 5-minute to monthly.
There are some exceptions where not all resolutions are displayed, for example, depending on the selected period:
- Less than 1 day: All resolutions except daily, weekly, and monthly.
- Between 1 and 8 days: All resolutions except weekly and monthly.
- Between 8 and 28 days: Only hourly, daily and weekly resolutions are available.
- Between 28 and 59 days: Only hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly resolutions are available.
- More than 59 days: Only weekly and monthly resolutions are available.
Available Parameters
This feature shows data of any parameter available in the platform. They are listed here.
You can also view all your custom parameters.
Customise your graph
In your graph you can customise the way you want to visualise your selected data. On top of your analysis you will see the following options:
1. Period:
This screen allows different possibilities to choose the period. You can choose to view a fixed period or a rolling one, based on the current date and time.
Read more about the Period selector in this article.
2. Resolution:
Here you can choose the resolution of your data. Remember to check what resolutions are available for a given period here.
3. Comparison:
You can choose to compare your data to a previous period or to the same period last year. You have the option to 'align weekdays' in order to make sure that your comparison takes into account the days of the week (e.g. comparing a Monday with a Monday and a Sunday with a Sunday).
4. Visualisation:
You can choose how you want to visualise your data, as depending on the selected datasources you may want to choose a visualisation graph or another.
The basic chart/widgets types, which are only available for Entry customers, are:
-
Line
-
Column (bars)
-
Stacked column (bars)
-
Pie chart
-
KPI
-
Simple table
The advanced chart/widgets types, which are only available for Advanced or Ultimate customers, are:
-
Area
-
Stacked area
-
Heatmap
-
Aggregated columns
-
Scatter plot
- Statistics
You can read more about the different types of visualisation in this article.
5. Acumulator Operation:
This is optional, you can choose not to use it. But if you choose to display the accumulator operator, your graph will accumulate overtime.
In the case of using the pie chart or KPIs, this function changes its name to reducer operation, and the summation function allows you to see the comparison of all summed data.
In the case of the Heatmap, we cannot accumulate the data.
Note: The maximum number of data series that can be added is 100.
Visualisation Options
In addition to the many display options mentioned previously, the By Parameter functionality incorporates all the features also available in the Analytics feature, such as the following:
Units
If you need to adjust the scale of your units, you can now do so from the top of the chart, in the Units section, for the following parameters:
Distance. You can choose from the following scales:
- mm
- cm
- m
- km
Energy. You can choose from the following scales:
- Wh
- kWh
- MWh
- GWh
- BTU
- MBTU
- MMBTU
- toe
Power. You can choose from the following units:
- W
- kW
- MW
- GW
Energy/Surface area. You can choose from the following units:
- Wh/m²
- kWh/m²
- MWh/m²
- GWh/m²
- BTU/m²
- MBTU/m²
- MMBTU/m²
In addition, you can also use the following functions to enhance your experience when using the charts:
- Hover over the graph to see specific numerical data.
- Drag and drop to zoom in into a specific timeframe.
- Click on the button to hide the menu and have a larger image of the resulting graph.
Convert to Analytics
If you want to save your graph, add more parameters, or send it to a Dashboard, you may decide to convert it into Analytics.
Data export
You can download your Analysis in Excel to obtain raw data. You can do it by clicking on the options and directly download it. You can also download the graph as a PNG image.
Tips and Tricks
- In the Device selector, remember that you can use the asterisk (*) to put many devices at the same time.
Feedback
If you would like to give us your feedback on this feature, you can do so with this form: