In this support article, we will explain how to select or deselect the datapoints for each of our devices.
The contents of this article are:
Introduction
As you might already know, for each new parameter sent from a device to our platform, you need to accept or reject the datapoint. The following diagram shows what we consider a datapoint.
If you want to learn more about them, you can take a look at this article.
How to manage the datapoints?
Now we will be detailing the steps to either accept or reject datapoints:
- Navigate to the Settings and once there click on the Datasources section.
- Next, choose the Datasource where you are receiving the data and open it.
- Go to the Devices tab.
- Next, navigate through the devices and click on Parameters to the right of the device that you want to see.
- A new window will appear indicating the parameters that the device monitors and inserts into the platform.
- In this pop up, select the datapoints you want to monitor in the account. Keep in mind some of them may be billable.
The following picture shows an example:
If you don't want to store all the parameters, you can simply uncheck the ones you don't need and click Save. This way you will only store and pay those parameters that you're interested in.