Timeline widget

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Introduction

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.

Graph showing digital input status over time with highlighted on and off periods.


Instructions

In the widget selection panel, click on Timeline. A new panel will appear where you can configure the widget.

Timeline data

Dashboard interface displaying sensor options for engine monitoring and timeline settings.

Press the Add Sensors button, select the sensors you want to include in the chart, and click Save.

Dashboard interface displaying timeline settings and options for adding sensors and widgets.

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

Dashboard settings interface displaying timeline data and widget configuration options.

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

Dashboard settings for timeline data and color configurations in asset tracking.

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.