Viewing and Filtering Samples

Contents

Viewing samples

Sorting the Samples Table

Hiding Samples in the Samples Table

Filtering the Samples in the Samples Table

Viewing Samples

 To view samples:

1. Click Devices in the left pane.
2. Click the stream name in the Sites Tree pane.
3. In the right pane, select the Samples tab. The Samples table is displayed.

For each reading taken in the past, the Samples table lists the following information:

• • The sampling date and time
  • The raw value
  • The final value after converting the raw value to engineering units
  • The Hidden/Visible status of the sample

Sorting the Samples Table

To sort the Samples table:

You can sort the entries in the table by a specific column. To do so, click the column head and then click the arrow appearing to the right. The samples are sorted in descending order. Click again to sort by ascending order.

Hiding Samples in the Samples Table

To hide samples in the Samples table:

You may wish to change the status of some samples to Hidden, for example because you know they do not represent the true state of what is being sampled. Hidden samples appear neither in the Visualization window nor in reports.

To hide a single sample:

1. In the Samples table, double-click the word Visible in the line corresponding to the data point you wish to hide.
2. In the drop-down menu, click Hidden.

To hide samples from a certain period:

1. In the Samples table, click Hide Samples.
2. In the drop-down menu, enter the start and end dates, and then click Submit.

The status of all samples from the specified period changes to Hidden.

Filtering the Samples in the Samples Table

To filter the Samples table:

1. In the Samples table, select Show Samples.
2. In the drop-down menu, enter the start and end dates, and then click Submit.

Only samples from the specific period are displayed in the table.