Create calculation chart
- georg.kotek (Unlicensed)
- Reinhard Mayr (Unlicensed)
Create a new calculation chart
To create a new calculation chart, open the Calculation page and switch to the Cost Center Plan view.
Drag e.g. a cost center from the cost center plan on the left hand side to the calculation chart on the right hand side - repeat this step for additional cost centers.
A dialog asks to select the resource and how to add the series to the calculation chart.
Select the option Show itemized values to display each meter point of the selected resource.
This means if a cost center has 2 meter points assigned for electricity - select Show itemized values to see both meter points and the sum of them in the chart (3 bars shown in the chart), otherwise the chart will only show the sum of the meter points (1 bar in the chart).
Note the following difference:
- Adding a cost center with its meter point to the calculation chart: the bar chart shows the consumption of the cost center.
- Adding the meter point of a cost center to the calculation chart: the bar chart shows the total consumption of the meter point.
Edit an existing calculation chart
Open the Calculation page, select the calculation chart to edit and click the Configuration button 
in the header section.
The following image shows the configuration of a calculation chart:
* indicates a required field.
Content
The page consists of four areas:
- Name area
- Meter point list area
- Trending list area
- Y axis list area
Name area
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Name of the calculation chart. |
| Description | Chart description. |
| Chart type | Normal (default): shows the values of trendings and meter points. Period comparsion: compare the data of a period to data of another period defined by an offset. |
Meter point list area
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Meter point | Name of the meter point, including path and resource information. |
| Calculation type | Consumption: The chart shows the consumption values based on the meter readings. Meter reading: The chart shows the meter reading of the selected meter point. |
| Show itemized values | Enabled: The consumption value of each meter point of the selected resource type is displayed in separate graph. Disabled: The total consumption of all meter points of a the selected resource type is displayed in a single graph. |
| Resource | Resource type of the meter point. |
| Trendline | In addition to the selected data a trendline is shown. |
| Type | Line (default for meter readings): The values are shown as a line. Bar (default for consumptions): The values are shown as a bar. |
| Color | Color of line or bar representation. |
| Decimals | Specifies the precision of values (meter point and trendline) shown in table view or chart view. Select the number of decimals to show: |
| Offset | For period comparison chats only. Specifies the temporal offset of the displayed data in number of periods relative to the selected period. Example: A value of -1 shows the data of the previous day in a day view, of the previous week in a week view, etc. |
Trending list area
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Trending | Name of the trending. |
| Y axis | Name of the Y axis which will appear in chart view. |
| Aggregation | Aggregation type: Average, Min, Max |
| Trendline | In addition to the selected data a trendline is shown. |
| Type | Line (default): The values are shown as a line. Bar: The values are shown as a bar. |
| Color | Color of the graph. |
| Decimals | Specifies the precision of values (trending and trendline) shown in table view or chart view. Select the number of decimals to show: |
| Offset | For period comparison chats only. Specifies the temporal offset of the displayed data in number of periods relative to the selected period. Example: A value of -1 shows the data of the previous day in a day view, of the previous week in a week view, etc. |
Y axis list area
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Y axis name | Name of the Y axis, used as reference in a trending. |
| Label | Label of the Y axis. |
| Scaling | Dynamic (default): Based on the displayed values, the range of the Y axis is dynamically adjusted. 0-based: The X axis intersects the Y axis at 0. |
Click the Add button to add a new Y axis to the list.