How to create and edit Dashboards ?

 

This article is about how to create and edit Dashboards.

 

We wanted to give you a simple tool to visualize a building data that is why we created Dashboards.

The Dashboards tab offer two experiences :

• Schematics : please refer to the schematics article for more details.
• Dashboards : A board to visualize values or schedules.

To add a new Dashboard, click on the Dashboard circle : 

 

The configuration panel for the Dashboard is displayed.

Give the Dashboard a name.

Dashboards are made of different charts. Three type of charts are available : Single Value, Table or Schedule. Here is an example of each type of display :

 

Single Value (displays the value of a data point in a tile)

Table (shows a data table (maximum 3x3) with different data points values)

Schedule (displays schedules from Wattsense Console or controller schedules)

 

Single Value display

Select the “Single Value” chart type to start with and click “Add property” to choose the data points that will be represented in the charts.

On the next page, you can select equipment and properties :

 

 

   1) You can filter properties by equipment

   2) You can search for specific properties by name (ex “Tempe”)

   3) You can select properties in the list. Perform an other search and select the new properties matching the results. They will all be added to the current list

 

Once you have selected the properties that you want to display in a single value chart, click "Save".

As we are adding charts for the first time here, we can add multiple single value chart at once. There will be as many single value charts created as there are data points selected. Example :

Finally, click “Add” to create the Dashboard.

It will create four single value cards as I selected four data points :

You can now access several functions using the menu at the top right of the tile :

• See the lastest values is a shortcut to the general Console Live data Tab
• Configure the property is a shortcut the the general Configuration Tab
• Edit / Delete the widget : you can change the property and the name on the chart, or delete the card

You can add as many charts as you want. To add a table chart, click “Add widget” on the Dashboard

 

Table display

Select “Table” as the new chart type. This chart allows you to display data points in a table format similar to Microsoft Excel for example.

Complete the settings in the dedicated page as follows :

1) Select the properties that you want to display. (4 properties in the example below).

2) Specify the number of rows and columns (2 or 3), and associate the properties to the corresponding cell.

 

The configuration above will be displayed in this format :

A 2 by 2 table will let you 1 cell to display the value of your data point(s).

Row 1 Header /  Column 1 Header	Column 2 Header
Row 2 Header	Data points values

A 2 by 3 table will let you 2 cells…

Row 1 Header /  Column 1 Header	Column 2 Header
Row 2 Header	Data points values
Row 3 Header	Data points values

Depending on the number of columns and rows, you are asked to edit the headers or the labels of the columns and rows. Then, select the position of the different data points values in the newly defined table. For this select for each data point, the cell where it will be displayed. The cells are named in the same fashion as in Microsoft Excel with letters for the columns and numbers for the rows.

Click “Add” to add the table to the current dashboard.

As with single value charts, you can edit/delete the chart by clicking in the chart menu at the top right.

 

 

Schedule display

This feature offers a dedicated display for schedules (Wattsense console schedules or equipment schedules).

First of all you will have to choose the type of schedule :

Controller schedule

Here you can display schedules that are stored inside controllers equipments.

All the availables schedules are present in the list. You just have to select the one you want to display and click on the "Add" button. Here is an example of a programmed planning retreived on a Siemens RVL 480 :

                    

In the menu at the top right, alongside the standard Edit/Delete functions, two functions are available to modify the schedule itself as well as the property settings.

• Edit the value feature is a shortcut to the Console main menu / Live Data Tab :

 

• Configure the property feature is a shortcut to the Console main menu / Configuration Tab :

 

 

Schedule created in the console

Select the schedule in the list and choose the display format (Single day, 5 days slidings or week without week-end). You can create a schedule in the general Configuration Tab / Scheduling. (Cf article Scheduling)

Here are examples of display, with single day / full week configurations.

Here the top right menu can be used to duplicate or modify the schedule :

 

Dashboards management

Three additionnal fonctions are available in the common dashboard menu :

• The first cloud icon indicates the dashboard state.
• The second function allows you to switch the display to full screen mode.
• The last one allows the deletion of the current dashboard tab.

 

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