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Introduction

opCharts has the capability to create custom charts that may present any combination of data sets to the user in a single easy to read medium.

Creating a New Custom Chart

From the opCharts home page navigate to the charts view.

 

The resulting Charts page will look something like the following.  From here via the administrative action palette we can add, edit, delete, and set permissions to charts.

 

 

Click the blue '+' button to create a new chart and we will be presented with a page such as the following.  The only mandatory field is the chart name.  All other fields and be left blank and edited at a latter time.

 

Field Descriptions

Field NameFunction

Name

This name is primarily administrative and will be used to identify the chart on the Views->Home->Charts page.
Desc.A description field that will appear on the Views->Home->Charts page.
TitleThis title will appear at the top of the chart.
Time PeriodThe default time period of the chart when it is initially displayed.  Once you start typing the format and options will display.  A user may change this once the chart is selected in order to access the time period they are interested in.
Left Y-Axis TitleThis description will appear on the left side of the chart representing the scale of 'axis 0'.  When selecting the data set we well be presented with the axis option.
Right Y-Axis TitleThis description will appear on the right side of the chart represting the scale of 'axis 1' .  When selecting the data set we well be presented with the axis option.
Only Stacks in LegendNeed to define!
SaveSelect this to save the chart.
Add DatasetSelect this to add data sets to the chart.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click 'Add Dataset' in order to add data sets to the chart.  A window such as the following will be presented.



It is important to first select the 'Data Type'.  Clicking on this field the user will be presented with two choices; 'NMIS Graph' or 'NMIS Dataset'.  For this example choose 'NMIS Dataset'. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After selecting the Data Type 'NMIS Dataset', the form will change slightly as below.

 

FieldFunction

Data Type

 
Node 
Resource 
Index 
Class 
Field 
Dataset Title 
Line Type 
Axis 
Color 
Legend Min 
Legend Max 
Legend Avg 
Legend Axis 
Stack 
Suffix 
Decimals 
Dataset Multiplier 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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