Configuring the Display Settings for a Tag

Configure the display settings for a tag when you add the tag to the chart, or modify them later using the Trend Parts Manager.

Click Trend Detail to open the Trend Parts Manager, select a component from the list and click Modify to change the following display properties:

Property	Description
Linked Site	Site where this tag value was measured.
Trend Label	Change the trend label as it appears on the trend group chart
Color	Change the color of the trend line. By default, the trending tool applies a different color to each new trend line, but you can choose a specific color by clicking on the color button to open the color chooser.
Line Type	Choose between the following options for displaying the lines between measurements: Linear Step Marked Linear Marked Step
Show Alarm Limits	Select this checkbox to display the configured alarm limits for the tag on the chart.

Property	Description
Min/Max Value	Use these values to adjust the vertical vertical scale of the graph for the selected line. The minimum and maximum values are the values at the bottom and top of the y-axis when the vertical scaling bar is at its default position (approximately halfway along the y axis).
Scale Unit	Defines the grid spacing of the y-axis. For example, set the value to 10 to draw a grid line at every 10 units.
YScale Visibility	Specifies whether the y-axis labels are displayed and on which side of the chart they are displayed.

Property	Description
Independent Time Scale	Select this checkbox if you want to specify a data range for this line that is different from the default range for the trend group.
Begin/End Time	If you have selected an independent time scale, specify the start and end dates to use.
Scale Unit	Specify what time units are used for the x-axis grid spacing.

Property	Description
Line Style	Choose either a solid or a dotted line
Line Width	Specify the width of this trend line in pixels.