Data / View Reports

Warning

Report functionality is still under development. Specifically, the following report types have not been implemented:

• point columns
• interval columns
• point rows
• interval rows

Introduction

Clicking on the Data / View Reports menu displays the View Reports page. Data from multiple points can be displayed in a report table. This page is used to query the database for data from a predefined report group or from selected report points. The data returned from the database query will be organized based on the report group parameters. Click the Display button located at the bottom of the page to retrieve the data specified in the input fields. The web browser will remember the report data request parameters and restore them the next time the page is selected.

NovaStar provides four types of reports:

Report types

See Product definitions - Reports for a more detailed description of reports types. This page is intended to describe retrieving reports rather than report content.

• Points in Columns will display columns of point data report analyses for multiple rows of fixed time intervals.
• Intervals in Columns will display rows of point data report analyses for multiple columns of fixed time intervals.
• Points in Rows will display multiple rows of points. The report columns will display point database information and data report analysis values. The database information, data report analyses, and time intervals are programmable.
• Intervals in Rows will display columns of point data report analyses for multiple rows of programmable time intervals and time offsets.

View Reports (see full-size image)

Select Report Input

Select the report and (potentially) points to query. The first image below illustrates when the point Override is set to true. The second illustrates the point Override set to false.

Report Input, Point Override Set to True (see full-size image)

Report Input, Point Override Set to False (see full-size image)

Data Label	Description
Report	Select the report to display
Point list	Depending on the points' Override parameter when the report was defined, the point list is either a fixed point or point list and is provided as information (false) or point(s) may be selected to display from the pick list (true). If editable, the Add button and are present.

Select Points Popup

If selecting points is enabled, parameters, organized by tabs, are available to further specify how data should be represented.

Point Popup (see full-size image)

Data Label	Description
General
Panel	Select the report panel for this point.
Point	Select the point from the pick list.
Label	Enter the report legend for this point. If blank the point pick list label is used.
Analysis
Statistic	Select the data analysis for the point readout. See the data analysis appendix for a description of the analysis types. Analysis type, if selected, will override the report data request analysis.
Data type	Select the type of data displayed: Scaled: Scaled or analysis value Raw: Raw data value Score: Nova score value Rating1 - Rating5: Rating value 1 - 5 Date: Date of data report Time: Time of day of data report DateTime: Date and time of data report
Display Interval	Select the time interval for the data analysis. The time interval is used to compute the start time for the data analysis from the end time. Use Request Interval and Show Data Reports will use the report data request display interval if selected or 1 day by default.
Time Offset	Select the time offset from the report data request end time for the data analysis period, default if 0.0 seconds. A positive time offset starts in the future (After), a negative time offset starts in the past (Before). Click the Time Offset: button to select from a list of intervals. The time offset direction is selected from the After/Before list. Click the button again to use the time offset fields.
Multiplier	Multiply the data analysis computed value by this constant.
Adder	Add this constant to the data analysis computed value.
Display
Data class	Select a class from the report style sheet to define the report data display style. The default style is reportdata.
Indicate novascore	Select true to change the data class displayed for the data analysis score value. The score value (1-5, 0 for missing) is appended to the data class name. For example if the data class name is reportdata then a score of 1 will use the class reportdata1, a score of 2 will use the class reportdata2, and so on. Missing data will use the class reportdata0. This feature is false by default. /* Report readout background colors for scores */ td.reportdata0 {color:#888888;background- color:#ffffff;} td.reportdata, td.reportdata1 {background-color:#ffffff;} /* white */ td.reportdata2 {background-color:#ffff44;} /* yellow */ td.reportdata3 {background-color:#ffaa44;} /* orange */ td.reportdata4 {background-color:#ff8866;} /* pink */ td.reportdata5 {background-color:#ff4444;} /* red */
Display digits	Set the number of decimal digits to display to the right of the decimal point. Select default to use the number of display digits assigned to the point type.

Select Display Time and Interval

Select the period of record to query.

Select Display Time and Interval (see full-size image)

Data Label	Description
Starting Time	Select the starting time for the report. Click to set the starting time to start of day for ending time. Note: the starting time must be before the ending time.
Ending Time	Select the ending time for the report display. Select Current checkbox to continuously update the ending time to the next even 15 minutes past the current time.
Display Interval	Select the report point time interval for the report. Select Show Data Reports to report data reports at the data report time. This display interval is only used if the report point analysis display interval is set to Use Request Interval.
Refresh Interval	Select the interval to automatically refresh the report data display. This field is only available when the Ending Time is set to Current .

Display Options

Select display options.

Select Display Options (see full-size image)

Data Label	Description
Display Only	Select the display data restrictions: All data: All data, valid or questioned Valid data: Data reports with a valid flag. A valid flag is automatically set by the system when data checking criteria is met. Verified data: Data reports with a verified flag. A verified flag is set by an operator using the data editor to certify that the data is valid. Maintenance data: Data reports with a maintenance flag. A maintenance flag is manually set by an operator to indicate test data not used for public viewing. The maintenance flag is also set when a point of station is out of service or when the data report received has the test flag set.
Display Header	Select true to display the report header above the report display panel. The report header is the report name, data analysis, ending time and display interval. Select false to prevent the data table display.

Report Display

Clicking the button displays the data in tabular form. If no data is available, the Results section displays a message such as, "No data reports available for the above settings."