CygNet FMS History Graph Control

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CygNet FMS History Graph Control

History Graph control icon The CygNet FMS History Graph Control is an ActiveX control used to view liquid (periodic) or gas metering/gas quality history graphically for multiple selected Nodes, in order to get a visual overview of the data and to facilitate the identification of trends and features on a larger scale. The History Graph can display data for up to 16 process variables at one time. Data cannot be edited with this control.

See Using the History Graph Control for more information about configuring and using this control.

See CxFmsHistoryGraphCtrl Object in the Scripting section for more information about scripting this control.

Adding a History Graph Control to a Screen

To Add and Configure a CygNet FMS History Graph Control in CygNet Studio

Create a new CygNet Studio screen.
Click the ActiveX tool on the Standard Tools palette.
Click and drag the outline of a box on the screen. When the mouse button is released, an Insert OLE Control dialog box appears.
In the dialog box, double-click on CygNet FMS History Graph Control to place a history Graph control on your screen.
Right-click the control to open its property sheet.
On the ActiveX page, click ... or double-click (OCXProperties) to access the CygNet FMS History Graph Control Properties dialog box.
The CygNet FMS History Graph control contains a General tab, a Graph tab, a Colors tab, and a Commands tab.
Configure properties on each page as desired, click Apply, and then click OK.
Close the property sheet, save, and then switch to Run mode to use the control.

General Properties

The General page of the CygNet FMS History Graph Control Properties dialog box contains the following properties. This control displays data in Contract time (C), therefore time format selection is not available in this control.

General Properties

Property	Description
General
FMS service	Type the name of the Site.Service to which to connect in the control's Chooser, or click ... to access the Select Service dialog box.
Use Point in Time mode	Click the check box to select/clear the option to use the Point in Time mode.
PIT (C)	If Use Point in Time mode is selected, do one of the following. Type the desired date/time value into the text box. Click ... to access the Select Date and Time dialog box, then enter the date/time, in Contract time (C), from which you want to view data. Default value is T, date and time today. See Using the Home Menu for more information about PIT mode.
Use Session Node	Click the check box to select/clear the option to Use Session Node instead of using the Node chooser. Default value is cleared.
Use Session options	Click the check box to select/clear the option to Use Session options instead of entering a time window and time format. Default value is cleared.
Show Chooser pane	Click the check box to select/clear the option to display the Chooser pane in the control. Default value is selected.
Show Options pane	Click the check box to select/clear the option to display the Options pane in the control. Default value is selected.
Node Chooser
Allow FMS service selection	Click the check box to select/clear the option to show the FMS service selector in the control's Chooser.
Allow Node category selection	Click the check box to select/clear the option to show the Node category selector in the control's Chooser.
Allow multiple selections	Click to allow multiple selection of Nodes in the control's Chooser list.
Category	Select the desired Node Category to display in the control's Chooser from the drop-down menu. Options are as follows. Gas Device Station
Group	Select the desired Node Group type to display in the control's Chooser from the drop-down menu. Options are as follows. All Nodes General Station By Category
Filter	Select a filter. First type a partial string of known Node name/description/ID characters to populate the filter text box in the control's Chooser. Wildcard values * (multiple character) and ? (single character) are supported. Default value is * (multiple character wildcard) - all. Note: Wildcards can be used only when filtering by Name or Desc, not when filtering by ID. Then select a Node option to filter for results. Options are as follows. Name Desc ID
Primary column	Select the desired primary sort column in the control's Chooser from the drop-down menu. Options include the following Type ascending Name ascending Description ascending Type descending Name descending Description descending Default value is Name ascending
Date
Start	Date selections are in Contract days (C). Enter the starting date (absolute or relative date) in the text box or click ... to access the Select Date dialog box. See Selecting Date and Time for more information.
End	Date selections are in Contract days (C). Enter the ending date (absolute or relative date) in the text box or click ... to access the Select Date dialog box. See Selecting Date and Time for more information.

See Using the History Graph Control for more information about configuring these properties.

Graph Properties

The Graph page of the CygNet FMS History Graph Control Properties dialog box contains the following properties.

Graph Properties

Option	Description
Show legend	Click the check box to select/clear the option to display the color-coded device legend at the top of the graph.
Unit set	Select a Unit set in which to view the data. Options appear in the drop-down menu, which is populated by the unit sets defined in the service, and includes a default unit set.
	Refresh the available unit set list
Station meter view	Click to select a Station meter view mode from the drop-down menu. Options are as follows. Device Station
Record span	Click to access the drop-down menu to select a Record span for display of history data. Options are as follows. Daily Hourly Native Default value is Native.
Decimal precision	Click to select a Decimal precision for the display from the drop-down menu. Options are from 0 - 7 decimal places. Default value is 7. Note: Although values are shown in the History Graph control with a decimal precision of up to 7 places, device Node values are shown in other controls with a decimal precision of up to 10 places, and in the Batch, Ticket, Liquid Device QTR, and Liquid Device Raw QTR reports with a decimal precision of 15 places.
Font size	Click to select a Font size from the drop-down menu. Options are as follows. Large Medium Small Default value is Medium.
Process variables	Lists the process variables currently selected to be displayed in the graph. Note: A maximum of 16 process variables can be contained in the list box, and displayed on the graph, at one time.
Modify	Click Modify to access the Process Variables dialog box containing the list of possible process variables that can be displayed in the graph. Note: Attempting to add more than the maximum number of 16 process variables produces an error message.
Remove	Select the data item(s) to be removed from the graph, and then click Remove to delete the item(s) from the list of process variables that will be displayed graphically. To select multiple PVs to delete from the list, use Ctrl+Click or Shift+Click.

Selecting and Modifying Process Variables for Display

Select up to 16 process variables for display in the graph. Attempting to add more than the maximum number of process variables produces an error message. When a selected process variable has no data for the entire time window selected for the control, it will not appear on the graph or in the Value Table.

To Configure History Graph Process Variables for Display

The list of available process variables is subdivided into gas and liquid items for ease of selection. Modify the list as follows.

On the Options pane, click Modify to access the Process Variables dialog box to select the process variables to display in the graph.

Select the items to display.
- Click a process variable name from the list of available items (left pane), and then click >> and << to edit the list of process variables to display graphically (right pane).
- To select multiple PVs at one time, use Ctrl+Click or Shift+Click.
Select the order of the items in the display.
- The order of items in the Process Variables list will be the order of display in the graph.
- To change the order, first click an item to select it in the list and then click Move up / Move down until the desired order is achieved. Each click moves the selected item one position further up/down the list.
Save your selections.
- Once the list contains the desired items in the desired order, click Save to view the results in the process variables list shown on the Options pane.

See Using the History Graph Control for more information about configuring these properties.

Colors Properties

The Colors page of the CygNet FMS History Graph Control Properties dialog box contains the following properties.

Colors Properties

See Graph Color Properties for more information about configuring colors for the FMS History Graph control.

Commands Properties

The Commands page of the CygNet FMS History Graph Control Properties dialog box contains the following options.

Commands Properties

See Managing Node Commands for more information about configuring commands for the FMS History Graph control.

CygNet FMS History Graph Control – Properties, Methods, and Events