A timeline widget shows events in chronological order and with color coding.
It is a meaningful way to visualize situation changes over a period of time.
Widget control elements
Context menu
Lets you select a date range, or download the data in various formats.Hovering over a segment
Shows a coaster detailing the measurement or event for that period.Clicking on a legend
Hides the segments having that particular value.
Clicking the legend again unhides them.
Widget configuration panel
In the widget selection panel, click on Timeline. A new panel will appear where you can configure the widget.
Timeline data
Select sensors
The first step is to add at least one measurement to the chart.
Press the Add Sensors button, a panel will appear where you can select the sensors you want to include in the chart.
Click Save.
Fill in the fields below:
Show events
If enabled, shows the corresponding message defined in event definitions.Show string data
Enable this if the measurement data is a string.
Click Next to go to Timeline settings.
Timeline settings
Fill in the fields below:
Title
A title or description for the widget.Widget width
The width in relation to the screen width.Height
The height of the widget in pixels.Order
The position on the dashboard.Refresh in seconds
Leave this at the default.Show legend
If enabled, displays the sensor labels at the bottom of the chart.
Settings
Fill in the fields below:
Color scheme
Choose the color palette for the sensors shown in the graph.
Click Save to add the widget to the dashboard.